The burger is something I normally find quite repulsive to to call food, but this time I tried to make it as "edible" as I possibly could. The fuzz and culture around fast food ("junk" food) is growing rapidly and our kids are raised up on Coca Cola and pizzas! Children will not have a chance to develop their taste palette and have misleaded conception, of what a meal should be. For all parents, I put to Your heart to keep this from happening.
Serves 4
4 burger buns (see recipe here: http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Burger-or-Hot-Dog-Buns/Detail.aspx)
4 slice of cheese (best are semi soft cheeses as Cheddar, Jarlsberg or Emmental)
2 ripe tomatoes
100 g pickled cucumber
Fresh salad leaves as Lollo Rosso, Rucola, etc
For the meat patties:
600 g minced meat
50 ml water
1 egg yolk
fresh rosemary or thyme
salt, black pepper and little sugar
Basic burger sauce:
1/3 mayonnaise
1/3 sour cream (rømme or Crème fraiche)
1/3 tomato ketchup
little boiled and cooled water
salt, pepper and sugar to season
Make the buns and let to cool 10 minutes, then cut them half. Grill beef patties about 2 minutes each side on hot grill or pan. Cut the tomatoes and pickles. Wash the salad leaves. To assemble paste both parts of the buns with the sauce. Start from the bottom with salad, tomatoes and pickles. Add a little sauce on top. Then add the hot patties and place the cheese slice on top that it melts. Complete with the top bun and serve... with Coke :P
