Herbed Burger Patties

We make our burger patties from scratch rather than buying the pre-made supermarket variety, as they're too salty for me. This recipe ramps up the flavour by trading the salt for a variety of either fresh or dried herbs instead. These are good on turkish breadrolls or ciabatta rolls with salad of your choice.

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Serves: 4
• Yields: 4 patties

Ingredients

• 300  g minced beef
• 1  tablespoon unsalted butter
• 1  tablespoon fresh parsley, minced
• 1⁄4 teaspoon fresh thyme, minced
• 1⁄4 teaspoon fresh sage, minced
• 1⁄4 teaspoon fresh oregano, minced

Directions

1. Freeze the butter.
2. Separate out the beef in a mixing bowl so it's grainy.
3. Combine all herbs in a second bowl.
4. Grate the frozen butter into the beef.
5. Mix in herbs, and combine all ingredients loosely.
6. Shape mixture into 4 large round pattiess 1cm thick. Make a depression in the centre of each.
7. Grill patties 7-10 minutes (depending on how well-done you like your burger!).