🍔 Hamburger

Name: Hamburger
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: 600 g ground beef (about 15–20% fat); 4 burger buns; 4 lettuce leaves; 1 large tomato, sliced; 1 small onion, sliced into rings; 4 tbsp ketchup; Salt and black pepper

Origin: United States

550kcal

per serving · 220 g

250kcal

per 100 g

31 gProtein14 g / 100 g

24 gFat11 g / 100 g

51 gCarbs23 g / 100 g

A hamburger is a grilled ground-beef patty served in a soft split bun with crisp lettuce, sliced tomato, onion and ketchup. A good one is juicy and well-seared on the outside, seasoned simply with salt and pepper, and eaten in the hand. It is the best-known fast food in the world, but it is just as easy to make at home on a grill or in a pan.

Diets

✓

No porkfor halal, the meat must be halal-slaughtered

✓

Dairy-freeno milk, cheese, butter or yogurt in a typical recipe

Not vegetarianbecause of: beef

Not veganbecause of: beef

Contains glutenbecause of: bun

Not keto23 g carbs per 100 g

Allergens

Contains (in a typical recipe):

⚠ Gluten

What it is made of

beefbunlettucetomatoonionketchup

Recipe

4 servings25 min

Ingredients

600 g ground beef (about 15–20% fat)
4 burger buns
4 lettuce leaves
1 large tomato, sliced
1 small onion, sliced into rings
4 tbsp ketchup
Salt and black pepper

Method

Divide the beef into 4 portions and shape loosely into patties slightly wider than the buns; press a dimple in the centre.
Season both sides with salt and pepper just before cooking.
Grill or pan-fry over high heat for 3–4 minutes per side.
Toast the cut sides of the buns briefly.
Build the burgers: bun, lettuce, patty, tomato, onion, ketchup, top bun.

How to make it lighter

Choose lean beef (5–10% fat) for a noticeably lighter patty.
Swap the top bun for extra lettuce, or eat the burger open-faced.
Skip the fries and add a side salad — a medium portion of fries can double the meal's calories.

History

Several American towns and cooks claim to have invented the hamburger in the late 19th or early 20th century, and the true story is disputed. The name points to the German city of Hamburg, whose minced-beef steaks travelled to the United States with immigrants. Burger chains spread the dish worldwide in the second half of the 20th century.

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Values are estimates per 100 g for a typical recipe; home and restaurant versions vary. Diets and allergens are worked out from the ingredients of a typical recipe — always check with whoever cooked the dish. Not medical advice. Nutrition data: Me Nutrition dish database v13. How we count →