Name: XL Family Farmhouse Burger with Grilled Beef
Prep time: 130 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 145 min
Ingredients: 900 g ground beef; 2 onions; 4 cloves of garlic; 2 tbsp olive oil; 1/2 tsp hmeli suneli seasoning ((optional)); 1/4 tsp chili powder; 2 round loaves of bread ((21 cm diameter; please see the notes below)); 1 large tomato; 6 pickled cucumbers; lettuce leaves ((enough to cover the diameter of the burger)); 200 g mayonnaise ((low-sugar)); 200 g tomato sauce ((low-sugar)); 400 g grated cheese; spring onions; 1 tsp kosher salt; 1 tsp ground black pepper; 2 tbsp teriyaki sauce

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If you're looking for a REAL farmhouse burger, big enough for 4, with homemade bread and juicy beef rich in flavors - this will be your ultimate recipe.

Our family loves burgers. I mean, who doesn't? However, we're not ready to experiment with the questionable content of commercially available burgers. And we want a burger that fills with satisfaction, not guilt.

This type of burger comes to my mind when thinking of a family barbeque party. It's fresh and juicy; it features grilled beef (from known farmers), homegrown tomatoes and greens, crispy pickles, homemade mayonnaise, and, of course, that mouth-watering cheese... All packed in a homemade burger bun - big enough for four hungry hearts!

By the way, the beef mixture can also be used in juicy beef kebabs, while the burger buns are perfect for pork chop burgers.

Serve it at a grill party along with a nutritious side dish, like our crunchy surimi and vegetable salad or Caesar salad.

We made this a truly DIY burger - it features our homegrown tomatoes, lettuce, and spring onions, homemade teriyaki sauce, and we even baked the burger buns ourselves from scratch. What's good about baking burger buns at home is that you can experiment with shapes and sizes. Using the same amount of dough, you can either bake three large buns or, let's say, two large ones and four small buns. Kids might love the small burgers even more. One for each, without the need to share it with anyone!

A burger with lettuce, tomatoes, and meat.

Now, wait no longer - there's no better time to give this XL farmhouse burger a tasty try than right now!

A large burger with lettuce, tomatoes, and meat.

XL Family Farmhouse Burger with Grilled Beef

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Prep Time 2 10

Cook Time 15

Total Time 2 25

Course Main Course

Servings 8

Equipment

1 barbecue grill

Ingredients

900 g ground beef
2 onions
4 cloves of garlic
2 tablespoon olive oil
½ teaspoon hmeli suneli seasoning (optional)
¼ teaspoon chili powder
2 round loaves of bread (21 cm diameter; please see the notes below)
1 large tomato
6 pickled cucumbers
lettuce leaves (enough to cover the diameter of the burger)
200 g mayonnaise (low-sugar)
200 g tomato sauce (low-sugar)
400 g grated cheese
spring onions
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 tablespoon teriyaki sauce

Instructions

Mix the ground beef with one finely chopped onion and 4 cloves of garlic, add salt, pepper, olive oil, chili powder, and hmeli suneli seasoning. Mix well (using your hands or a mixer) to combine all the ingredients. Refrigerate for two hours.
Meanwhile, slice the burger bread. Depending on the thickness of your loaf of bread, you might want to cut the middle section out (like we did in our video below), or you can simply cut the loaf in half horizontally.
After 2 hours, remove the meat from the fridge and shape it into 1cm thick round patties, around 10 cm in diameter.
Toast the bread (both sides) on the grill with the lid open.
Grill the beef patties, approx. 1.5 min on each side, repeat 2 times (each side of the patties needs to be grilled 3 x 1.5 min; it will ensure the meat is cooked well but remains juicy). The grill temperature needs to be 150-180°C (300-350°F).
Add a droplet of teriyaki sauce on each meat patty and spread it evenly using a silicone brush (only on one side of the patty).
Top the patties with the grated cheese and close the grill lid. Allow the cheese almost (!) to melt. Then transfer the patties to a plate - the cheese will continue melting.

Start assembling the burgers!

Spoon the sauce (made by mixing tomato sauce and mayonnaise) generously over each piece of the bread (the flat side).
Stack the burger ingredients in the following order (from bottom up):
pickled cucumber slices
lettuce leaves
meat patties (add as many as needed to cover the slice of the bread)
tomato slices
onion rings
chopped spring onion
Finally, place the upper part of the burger bun on top and press slightly.
Slice the XL burger into 4 parts and enjoy while it's warm and juicy!

Video

Notes

Add 1 tablespoon of vinegar to the sauce mixture if the mayonnaise and tomato sauce don't contain vinegar.
We used our homebaked bread - from the indicated ingredients, you can make two large round loaves of bread with eight servings, or even more if you don't cut the middle section out and divide the dough among three bread molds.
Homemade blue cheese dip with roasted pecans is also a great sauce for burgers.

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