Classic hamburger - tastier than McDonalds 🍔

Kitchen appliances and utensils: meat grinder, frying pan, hob.

Ingredients

Step cooking

Bun preparation

1. Previously, a glass of water and the same amount of milk must be heated to a temperature of about 35 degrees. This is necessary in order for the yeast to become active. It is important not to overheat the liquid, otherwise the dough will not turn out the desired consistency. In a deep container, mix 1 tablespoon of granulated sugar, 1.5 tsp. salt, previously warmed milk and water. Pour here 11 grams (one package) of dry yeast, mix and leave for 5 minutes in a warm place. While the yeast dissolves in a warm liquid, we will melt two tablespoons of butter to a liquid or soft state.
   
2. After a while, when the yeast stood and began to form bubbles, add softened butter to them, mix thoroughly until completely dissolved. In a container, we begin to gradually introduce 5 cups of wheat flour through a sieve. As the flour is introduced, knead the dough with a spoon, and then with the hands.
   
3. If you have a food processor - use it to knead an elastic and uniform dough. But with manual kneading, the mass will turn out to be no less soft if you knead it for at least 10 minutes. Lightly grease the dough lightly with vegetable oil and place in a dry, deep container. We cover it with cling film or a dry towel, leave it in a warm place for 50-60 minutes, so that the dough rises and increases in volume.
   
4. After a while, we knead the approaching mass a little and divide it into identical pieces - future buns. From the indicated amount of ingredients, 10 rather large buns should be obtained. From each piece of dough we form an even and smooth ball. Then we flatten it into a layer about 1 cm thick.
   
5. We cover the baking sheet with parchment and place the formed flat products on it, adhering to the distance between them (about 3 cm). Cover the buns with a dry towel and leave for 20 minutes to rise. In a small container, mix one chicken yolk and a tablespoon of water. Lubricate each bun with this mixture, then sprinkle it with a small amount of sesame seeds.
   
6. In a preheated oven to 200 degrees, place the rolls and bake for 15-20 minutes. Cut the cooled buns across and fry the inside with vegetable oil.
   

Preparing the filling

1. One kilogram of fresh beef and 150 grams of beef fat are passed through a meat grinder. You can also use store but minced meat.
   
2. In the prepared stuffing, add a teaspoon of ground pepper and the same amount of salt. We mix everything with our hands for several minutes, so that the meat is properly saturated with salt and pepper.
   
3. From the resulting mincemeat, we form wide and flat cutlets (slightly wider than the buns) and place them in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
   
4. Two large tomatoes are cut into rings with a thickness of 3 mm. Pickled small cucumbers (10 pieces) are cut into thin rings.
   
5. Finely chop two onions.
   
6. Mix two tablespoons of mayonnaise with a tablespoon of mustard.
   
7. Fry the patties in a heated pan with vegetable oil for 3-4 minutes on each side. On the fried side of the patties we immediately spread a plate of cheese so that it melts a little.
   

Dish assembly

1. Grease the bottom of the bun with mustard sauce. Next, lay out the onion rings and cucumbers.
   
2. We place the fried cutlet with melted cheese on it on vegetables. Next, spread the tomatoes and lettuce.
   
3. Grease the top buns with ketchup and cover the remaining ingredients, press firmly on top.
   

Video recipe

In this video you will learn how to properly prepare all the ingredients for a tasty and juicy hamburger.