Spiced Hamburgers
Serves:
Ingredients:
1
tb
Olive oil
Mustard
Ketchup
4
sl
Tomato
4
sl
Red onion (thin slices)
4
Toasted hamburger buns
2
lb
Ground beef
1
ts
Ground coriander
1/2
ts
Ground nutmeg
1
ts
Ground black pepper
1
tb
Finely minced garlic
1
sm
Onion; finely minced
Mayonnaise
Method:
COMBINE OIL AND ONION in a small skillet over medium heat and cook, stirring, about 4 minutes, or until onions soften.
Add garlic, pepper, nutmeg and coriander and continue to cook another minute.
Scrape the onion mixture into a mixing bowl, add the beef and mix well.
Form 4 patties, place on a plate, cover and refrigerate for 20 minutes.
Place a large, heavy skillet on the stove over high heat.
When it is nearly smoking, add the hamburger patties.
Cook 2 minutes.
Turn the patties and cook on the other side until desired doneness, about 1 minute for very rare, 4 minutes for medium-well.
Arrange burgers on hamburger buns and garnish each with a slice of onion and tomato.
Offer ketchup, mustard and mayonnaise.