Gourmet Burgers

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 750 g French fries, frozen
• 2 slices of toast
• 2 onions
• 2 stalks of parsley
• 1 tsp oil
• 2 tomatoes
• 1 small romaine lettuce
• 500 g minced beef
• 1 m.-sized egg(s)
• 1 tbsp tomato paste
• Salt
• Pepper, coarsely ground
• chili powder
• 6 slices of breakfast bacon
• 4 rolls (hamburger), with sesame
• ketchup
• Mustard, medium hot
• Paprika powder, sweet

Instructions

Working time approx. 40 minutes; Total time approx. 40 minutes

Bake the French fries in a preheated oven (electric oven: 200°C/ fan oven: 175°C/ gas mark 3) for 18-22 minutes. Soak the toast in cold water. Peel the onions and finely dice one onion. Wash the parsley, pat dry, and finely chop the leaves. Heat the oil in a pan, sauté the diced onion for 1-2 minutes, then add the parsley. Remove the pan from the heat. Wash the tomatoes and thinly slice them. Thinly slice 1-2 onions. Clean the lettuce, wash it, and drain well. Knead the minced meat, egg, tomato paste, squeezed breadcrumbs, diced onion, and parsley. Season the minced meat with salt, pepper, and chili, and shape it into 4 flat burgers with wet hands. Heat the grill pan and brush with oil. Grill the burgers on both sides for 4-5 minutes. Meanwhile, halve the bacon strips and fry in a pan until crispy, then drain on kitchen paper. Halve the buns and toast them in a toaster. Spread 1-2 teaspoons of ketchup on each bun’s bottom half, then top with lettuce, half of the onion rings, bacon strips, and a burger. Spread 1-2 teaspoons of mustard on each burger and top with the remaining bacon strips, onion rings, and tomato slices. Season the tomatoes with coarse pepper and salt and top with the bun lid. Season the fries with salt and paprika to taste.