Homemade Burgers with Special Sauce

Normally a burger recipe would have egg and breadcrumbs in it to help bind the mixture but when I’ve not had either or both ingredients I just adapted it and I’ve never had any problems.  By all means if you have fresh breadcrumbs add a handful along with one egg, they will taste lovely either way.  The sauce is my take on the famous Big Mac sauce and it’s pretty good.

Serves 2

Preparation time: 15 minutes

Cooking time: 15 minutes

For the burgers:

250g lean steak mince

1 small onion

1 tbsp ketchup

1 tbsp American mustard

1 tbsp fresh or dried parsley

Few grinds of nutmeg (optional)

½ tsp salt

Few grinds pepper

Salad, cheese and burger buns for serving

For the sauce:

2 tbsp mayonnaise

1 tbsp American (tomato) burger relish

1 tbsp American mustard

Finely chop the onion and parsley and add it to a bowl along with the remaining burger ingredients, using your hands mix thoroughly and shape into patties slightly flatter and wider than the bottom of your burger buns.  Leave to refrigerate for about half an hour. 

Grill or fry the burgers for 15 minutes over a medium heat turning often to get an even colour on both sides.

For the sauce just mix the three ingredients together and taste, if it is too sharp add a little more mayonnaise or if it is too creamy add some more relish and mustard.

Grill your buns and add cheese to your burger if wanted and serve.