Most people ruin burgers before they even hit the pan. Egg. Breadcrumbs. Onion powder. You don’t need any of it. I’m going to show you how to get that Classic Pan-Fried Beef Burger a proper crust and a juicy centre — using nothing but beef and the salt-and-pepper method.
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Ingredients (Makes 4 burgers) I made 2 only
For the Patties
• Ground beef (20% fat ideal) – 500 g | 4 heaped US cups | 4 heaped UK cups
• Salt – 1 tsp (5 g) | 5 g | ¼ tbsp
• Black pepper – ½ tsp (1 g) | 1 g
For Serving
• Brioche buns – 4 https://youtu.be/qk_XcDTCNdc
• Lettuce leaves – 4
• Tomato slices – optional
• Cheese slices (optional) – 4
• Butter – 1 tbsp (14 g) | 3 tsp
Basic sauce – Ketchup, Yellow mustard.
Slice of processed cheese for a cheeseburger
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50 Comments
No, no, no on ketchup and mustard!!! Hellmans mayo and a dill pickle slice.
I'm in the United States and we might put an egg on a burger fried egg but if you put egg and breadcrumbs into ground/minced beef, and tried calling that a hamburger, 😅
Thank you Rik. I have been cooking my burgers this way for ages. Totally agree these are indeed the best.
Tomato loves a little salt and pepper.
What is the cooker you are using? What brand model? I hope you don't mind me asking. But I could do with a single ring worktop gas hob. I wouldn't be using it to set up a rival channel, I'm an idiot at cooking. lol
I haven't seen glass bottles for ketchup in years. 😮
The burgers look so delicious!
Yummy. But as an Australian I'll add fried onion and beetroot.
Hard to beat a good burger
That little trick with the indentation is genius! ❤
Scrummy ❤ 🍔
Gonna have to gently suggest to my dad not to use eggs in the hamburger next time
Absolutely yummy. Omg, so good. 🤗
Ideally that is indeed the perfect burger. Alas big store ground beef is packed in plastic and water.
It is good for mince or meatball stew etc… as it kind of makes its own gravy. I will try anything to draw out the moisture, maybe repackage it in parchment paper over night to get a desired sear.
People are adding extras because the product is 'not good'
Simple, quick and nutritious…this is commendable 🎉😊❤
Too much tomato, makes the bun soggy and it falls apart.
Perfect ,it gets to confusing the way ppl go on ,i just want a simple burger not go to college to work out how to cook my dinner . Cheers mate this is the way we do it here in Australia but maybe a bit of beetroot as well lol
Mmmm, looks absolutely delicious! 🍔❤
Thanks, that’s a simple recipe and I’ll be making my burgers like yours from now on. I do love beetroot in my burgers. 🍔
This channel is legendary
Agreed; just meat; no egg or crumbs.
You forgot a slice of beetroot, makes it magic.
The perfect burger that I fell in love with at a New Jersey Diner in 1965. I still make them just like that 60 years later, sometimes if I am out and eating a hamburger in a restaurant I might order something like a blue cheese and onion hamburger, and we use to have a place that put a slice of ham,and horseradish sauce on theirs I liked that one too,but mostly just as you made it Rik. Thank you for showing how to do it, those meatloaf types I know just how dry they can be.😊
Those burgers you made looked superb. You did emphasise it's a basic burger. But me personally I would have still added a little bit of relish or mustard or something to it. But as you've made it, yeah it looked very good. You demonstrated the method and recipe was straight forward to follow, which I think is the whole point of your video – to educate us that home cooking can be far easier and simpler than we think and realise. Thank you for doing this video. 👍.
Why Not onions 🧅 Rik? I make my own and also put in breadcrumbs, tasty tasty very very tasty if I say so myself, nice video mate 👍
Oh yeah! THAT'S a burger!
WHAT those other people were making were RISSOLES!!!
MY gripe over here, is, I find it HARD to get BIG, crusty bread rolls! Most are only 3-4" across, when I would LIKE a roll 5-6" across so it all holds together Better!
ALL the bakeries here, make nice rolls but all of them are SMALL, like soup rolls! Annoying!
Nothing quite like a home cooked burger Rik. I agree with you , the meat should be the prize. ♥️🙌🏼,
Looks yummy. I'd need onions and a pickle.
Looks delicious Rik 👌🏼😋
I love a burger
Swedish grandmother made burgers your way!
Mince today has all the rubbish,nose,bum,tounge,etc
All those germs ss you spread the fat on pan,upset stomach on way
Mince meat needs cooking all the wsy through to kill bacteria never pink,but steak mince can be pink
I get the impression that Rik only makes these videos so that he gets to eat the result at the end. 🙂And that's first class marketing.
Not orange American cheese. Not a propper cheeseburger. 😂 jk… Cheers!❤
Oh I do love burgers !! We purchase beef from very good friends and it is excellent grade !! I only put S&P in my hamburger and even on our steaks . We want to taste the delish beef !! Your burgers looked excellent !! I love your recipes the last few days !! Absolutely Perfect !! Thankyou so much for sharing them Chef Rik ! Yes…YOU ARE THE BEST !! Take Care Saskatoon , Canada .
looks great! Thank you for using a sensible 80 or 85 lean hamburg meat… i know too many friends of friends who will use 93% lean and then wonder why it is not as juicy… ;p
Absolutely the best way to make a burger, which I will be preparing tomorrow for dinner. Thanks for your lovely videos!
Looks better than a Macy's could you do that with chicken mince mate?
If it has egg or breadcrumbs it's not a burger. Those are the rules.
The way they should always be.
Delicious
Absolutely loving your videos. Wish I’d found them sooner.
Brilliant no nonsense as always Rik many thanks 🙏
I'd eat it it Dad!
Miam ! Moi qui pensais que dans le burger classique il y a aussi des oignons et des cornichons.
What? No dill pickle?
Perfect!
Brilliant video as always!! A simple recipe that gives an excellent meal. Hope all is well, take care
I cooked some smash burgers just seasoning with salt and pepper. I also made my own chips in the air fryer. Once the burgers were ready I tossed the chips in the pan and covered them in the burger fat. I have to say, I don't think I've ever had a tastier chip in my life.