Your twists on the classic burger!

[Toothlessjoe]

This is a great alternative to a beef based patty if you're looking to eat a little healthier, or if you're just bored and want something a bit different. We all try to do something different with the classic hamburger. What are your inventions? This is one of mine:

Ingredients:
1lb unseasoned Turkey meat.
1 fresh pack of basil.
Salt and ground black pepper.
Garlic (minced).
Oregano.

Method:

Mix in the salt, pepper, garlic, and finely chopped basil (I LOVE basil but do it to your own tastes) into your meat. Shape your patties. I like thick burgers but you can make them however you wish. Make sure to generously coat the outside of your patties with another round of pepper and salt because a lot of seasoning tends to get lost when you add it to the pan/grill. Toss them on the grill, or place them in a sauté pan with olive oil on med-high heat. Cook to preference. Enjoy.

I like to serve mine on a nice hearty bun, or wheat roll, with a slice of American cheese, mayo, thinly sliced avocado and some bacon.

Note: To add more body to your burgers you can always mix in an egg or a few ounces of any breadcrumbs you have lying around. It can help hold the patties together.

[anastaciadarling]

get rid of the american cheese and it will be perfect....if you replace it with something else.

[mr.blunt]

Note: To add more body to your burgers you can always mix in an egg or a few ounces of any breadcrumbs you have lying around. It can help hold the patties together.

Egg and oatmeal does this really well in homemade patties, I've found.

[Toothlessjoe]

get rid of the american cheese and it will be perfect....if you replace it with something else.

If you don't like American cheese: replace the avacado with sundried tomatos, and try putting a disc of mozzarella over the other toppings and popping it under the grill for a few minutes before adding the top bun :thumbsup:.

[Vizier]

Adding avocado to anything is always win. Toss some onion, american cheese, barbacue sauce, little bit of salt and pepper, crispy lettuce/tomato, and this mix:

Ketchup and Mayo and a little bit of mustard, not much; mixed all together. Taste's pretty awesome.

Oh, as for the buns, toast them with butter:thumbsup:

[Monkmaster]

Oh, as for the buns, toast them with butter:thumbsup:

Yep, I always toast with butter now. :thumbsup:

My favourite burger to make are spicy burgers with hot pepperoni diced up in the patty and lots of hot mayo (add crushed peppers, chili powder, black pepper, hot sauce to a jar of mayo).

I agree with lots of basil too...I love the stuff.

[The English Gentleman]

Deep fat fried pineapple ring. I had it once, absolute genius...

Sundried tomato paste is also good.

[MunkeyQ]

I like to add grated mature Cheddar on top of the hot patty before adding the onion and everything else. Makes it quite a bit more tasty.

[Toothlessjoe]

Deep fat fried pineapple ring.

Not so sure about that in a burger, excellent idea though.

[The English Gentleman]

Not so sure about that in a burger, excellent idea though.

If the pineapple is dried out enough it works damn well...

[Toothlessjoe]

If the pineapple is dried out enough it works damn well...

Hmm, I just can't think of what it would match in the burger? Chicken breast, American cheese, mayo?

[The English Gentleman]

Hmm, I just can't think of what it would match in the burger? Chicken breast, American cheese, mayo?

Works well with the crispy bacon in the burger, the cheese, the pepper and just bloody everything to be honest, not to mention the texture is great.

[MunkeyQ]

Never tried fried pineapple on a burger but I imagine it would go very well with the bacon.

Pineapple's quite popular on pizza with good lean bacon or ham too... I'm giving it a go next time.

[Marijuanasaurus]

I make a thousand island sauce for my burger using mayo, ketchup, and relish.

[Mantikore]

i put kebab meat in one of my burgers once. it was pretty good

[kingvitamin]

toast the buns. onions(not too many), pickles, tomotoes(minus alot of seeds), peppercinnis, jelapenos, spicy mustard, pepper jack cheese(melted), lettuce, bbq sauce, cheddar cheese, a thouroughly cooked beef patty, fairly thick.

[God Like]

mcdonalds chips Inside burger

[Mantikore]

mcdonalds chips Inside burger

what i like to do is

1)purchase a McDonalds Big Mac and some fries
2)Separate the burger into its components.
3)place your fries into the now empty bun and hint of sauce
4)place everything else between two slices of meat
5)enjoy

[superspeedz]

This is a great alternative to a beef based patty if you're looking to eat a little healthier, or if you're just bored and want something a bit different. We all try to do something different with the classic hamburger. What are your inventions? This is one of mine:



Method:

Mix in the salt, pepper, garlic, and finely chopped basil (I LOVE basil but do it to your own tastes) into your meat. Shape your patties. I like thick burgers but you can make them however you wish. Make sure to generously coat the outside of your patties with another round of pepper and salt because a lot of seasoning tends to get lost when you add it to the pan/grill. Toss them on the grill, or place them in a sauté pan with olive oil on med-high heat. Cook to preference. Enjoy.

I like to serve mine on a nice hearty bun, or wheat roll, with a slice of American cheese, mayo, thinly sliced avocado and some bacon.

Note: To add more body to your burgers you can always mix in an egg or a few ounces of any breadcrumbs you have lying around. It can help hold the patties together.

As im a vegetarian, i tend to use soy patties with lots of chunks of cheese in them, (cheddar, monterey jack, jalapeno havarti, swiss)

[superspeedz]

also if you slice the patty like a pie, you should get 4 slices, if you put a different spread on each one (this is after grilling on the bread), i.e. guacamole, red pepper mayo, aioli, hummus, etc, you can get more variety.

[poast-bortem!]

Additions:

A1 sauce
French Fries
Extra Onions
Plenty of TLC

[Ambient]

put bacon in it.

Or if ur a vegetablist use chickpeas :)

[The English Gentleman]

put bacon in it.

Or if ur a vegetablist use chickpeas :)

Or vegetarian bacon, which I have to say is quite tasty, though no bacon

[Renton]

Eggs and Bacon are the finest things you can put on a burger.

[Mantikore]

As im a vegetarian, i tend to use soy patties

yuck.

seriously though. buy/make felafel. its the best meat substitute there is

[Space Monkey]

Last year I always used to make Mediterranean burgers, use lamb mince, coriander and ground up chilli to make the patties, fry some Halluomi(Cypriot cheese which is great grilled or fried) in a pan in some olive oil and then serve with tomatoes and tatziki(yoghurt, fresh mint cucumber and coriander).

I would have one slice of bread, then one slice of fried Halloumi, then the lamb pattie, then another slice of fried cheese and then a slice of tomato and a generous serving of tatziki covering the whole thing.

In Sainsburys they also had pre-made lamb burgers which are great if you're too lazy to make your own, same thing with the tatziki you can either buy it or make your own, which is cheaper and better.

[Toothlessjoe]

I've always made my tatziki with: olive oil, white wine vinegar, greek yoghurt, mint, shredded cucumber and minced garlic.

[Space Monkey]

I've always made my tatziki with: olive oil, white wine vinegar, greek yoghurt, mint, shredded cucumber and minced garlic.

The garlic is good, but you don't really need the vinegar or the olive oil, I like mine simple, but it's good anyway I love that stuff especially during the warm season.

[Toothlessjoe]

The garlic is good, but you don't really need the vinegar or the olive oil, I like mine simple, but it's good anyway I love that stuff especially during the warm season.

...with cucumbers, garlic, salt, usually olive oil, pepper, dill, sometimes lemon juice and parsley, or mint added. The cucumbers are either pureed and strained, or seeded and finely diced.

From a wiki. Sounds more like mine than yours. Not trying to be a cock or anything. It's just your version sounded nothing like ones I've made or tried.

[Space Monkey]

From a wiki. Sounds more like mine than yours. Not trying to be a cock or anything. It's just your version sounded nothing like ones I've made or tried.

Well I've seen recipes including dill, olives, chopped onions, like everything else there's probably lots of different ways of making it, I like the simplier version, especially if I'm using it with cheese and burgers that have already been fried in olive oil.

[xxombie]

For really good veggie burgers I buy mushroom based patties. I don't think they'd be too hard to make. And yes, falafel is extreme win.

[Death Snuggle]

Honestly, I'm not all into all the super greasy concoctions. I mean some are a nice change of pace every once in a while. I usually like to keep mine simple, but I like this one a lot.

I puree some cucumber, leave some of it in small chunks, mix it with some sour cream, and then add a spoonful of plain yogurt to it.

I cut a nice little slab of onion and grill it up until tender.(I use a toothpick to hold it together during the grilling process.)

I'll also wilt some spinach and dress with olive oil and lemon juice.

I'll usually mix a little soy sauce into the burger before cooking it just for that little extra flavor. I'll toast the bun right along with it.

I assemble mine with the cucumber/sour cream/yogurt mix on the top bun. I then put the dressed spinach on the mix. The onion goes on the bottom bun and the burger on top of it. Flip that top bun on it and you're set to enjoy.

I concocted this thing on my own and no one else will try it so have at it if you want.