Let’s face it, meat is expensive nowadays. Especially if you are watching your weight or trying to eat healthier. Finding a lower-fat, healthier ground beef at the grocery store to make ground beef patties for burgers is possible, but difficult. To make your own ground beef patty for burgers you can take your favorite beef (Kobe, grass fed, or commodity) and follow the below guide with detailed step-by-step recipe instruction on how to make ground beef patties for burgers:
Adding a beaten egg and bread crumbs to ground beef will make the burger patties hold together better when cooking, but it will also change the flavor. Whether or not you add eggs to your burgers is really a matter of personal preference.
Instructions for How to Make Ground Beef Patties for burgers:
- In a mixing bowl, combine the ground beef, 1 egg, and a generous amount of salt and pepper to season (half tsp each).
- Divide the well mixed beef into four equal round balls and form into patties. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with more salt and pepper on each side.
- Heat the olive oil and butter in a sauté pan over medium high heat. Add the patties and sauté for 5 minutes on each side, until golden brown.
- Brown both sides and cook all the way through. Temp at 165 degrees for 15 seconds to make sure the ground meet is cooked all the way through. Serve immediately on a bun as a burger, with a side of homemade crispy french fries, or even on a salad as your portion of protein.
Note: I’ve shown an old-fashioned patty press here, which are starting to make a comeback. A silicone one in your favorite color can be purchased online or at your local kitchen supply for under $10.
Ingredients for Making Ground Beef Patties for burgers:
- 1 lb of ground beef
- 1 egg. This is the burger binding agent (very important)
- Salt and pepper
- 1 tbsp olive oil, plus a drizzle or two more to coat each patty
- 1 tbsp butter
Only a few ingredients! Just add eggs to ground meat. It’s so delicious! Easy breakfast or dinner
FAQ
What can I add to ground beef to make it better?
Do you crack an egg in hamburger meat?
Why do people put eggs on burgers?
Do you add eggs to ground beef burgers?
We don’t think it’s necessary to add an egg to your ground beef when you’re making ground beef burgers. The egg acts as both a binder and an extender, but you don’t need either one in this case. Your ground beef mixture should consist of meat or spices, nothing more. Save the eggs and bread crumbs for your next batch of meat loaf.
What is the best way to cook eggs?
The best way to prepare eggs are shorter and lower-heat cooking methods, as they cause less cholesterol oxidation and help retain most of the egg’s nutrients. For this reason, poached and boiled (either hard or soft) eggs may be the healthiest to eat. Also, these cooking methods, don’t add any unnecessary calories, like oil.
Can you add egg to meat?
However, if you’re unsure about the meat holding together, you can always add an egg just to be safe. You’ll add the egg, either whole or just the egg white, to the meat along with the other spices and mix it all together before shaping into patties.
Can you add eggs to a burger mix?
Therefore, you can add an egg or two to bind the mixture and keep the burger from crumbling. You can add one or two eggs, depending on how dry your mix is. You can also add egg whites if you are on a calorie-controlled diet. Two egg whites equate to one whole egg. So, suppose you’re using lean beef, ground turkey, or you are making veggie burgers.