Homemade Hamburgers

Submitted by Christie

"These burgers are very moist and are easy to make. Everyone I've made these for always love them. Hope you do too!!"

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 6
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 lb lean ground beef or 1 lb ground chicken
• 1 medium onion, peeled
• 1 medium potato, peeled
• 2 eggs
• 1⁄2 - 1 cup breadcrumbs or 2 -3 slices bread, cut or torn into small pieces (may need more or less)
• salt and pepper

directions

1. Grate the potato and then the onion in a large bowl.
2. Add 1 of the eggs and mix with spoon or hands (you can add the salt and pepper at this time if you like).
3. Add the beef (or chicken) and the other egg, mix until well blended.
4. Add the breadcrumbs until the mixture sticks together but is not too dry.
5. Remember to add salt and pepper.
6. Shape mixture into 4 patties, each about 3/4-inch thick.
7. You can bbq, fry or broil the burgers for 10-15 minutes.
8. enjoy.

Reviews

[Tommy R.]

I grew up known this as a German hamburger, but my mom taught me to coat the patties with flour. This gives it a nice crust and adds to the flavor.

 

[CiaoBella]

I'm not the best burger griller you'll meet, but this recipe is helping to change that! I tweaked a bit by not using a potato, dicing the onion and frying it and then adding it to the recipe. I prepared the rest of the recipe as is, substituting garlic powder for salt. This recipe yields a moist burger, even when cooked through. Thank you for posting.

 

[KitchenWitchWay]

The potato and bread crumbs really helped to hold the burgers together. I used 1 small onion and about 1/3 of a green pepper that I grated in with the onion. I added about 1/2 tsp. garlic powder also. We had these as burger patties with ketchup along side garlic mashed potatoes and corn on the cob. Delicious!

 

[Pure Lard]

I don't quite get why the potato helped, but these were really tasty burgers. Very juicey, full of flavor. Thanks.

 

[rodney h.]

Since finding this recipe, I've tried several variations. First, I used a half and half mixture of ground chuck and pork sausage, making meatballs instead of hamburger patties. To this I added Paula Deens meatloaf topping (to 1 cup of ketchup add 3 tablespoons prepared mustard, 6 tablespoons brown sugar and stir). My wife, who is not particularly carnivorous, still makes yummy noises whenever it is mentioned, and I must admit I don't care as much for "plain" burgers anymore. I've been compiling a book of tried-and-true recipes for my daughter, recently married. This is definitely going in! Thank you, Christie.