Beef Burger with sweet potato wedges

Beef Burger with sweet potato wedges

This perfect baked potato has a crisp, golden skin, and is light and fluffy
Serves 4

You will need

  • 4 sweet potatoes
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • ½ brown onion
  • ½ medium carrot
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • ¼ cup flour
  • ¼ cup breadcrumbs
  • 1 egg
  • 250g beef mince
  • 4 wholemeal bread rolls
  • 4 iceberg lettuce leaves
  • 4 slices tomato
  • 4 slices cheese

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 180°C.
  2. Wash sweet potatoes under cold water. Cut into pieces.  Arrange on a large baking tray and drizzle with olive oil. Cook for 20 minutes in the oven. Turn the potatoes over and roast for another 15 minutes or until crispy.  
  3. Peel and finely dice the onion and garlic cloves. Wash and grate the carrot. Add onion, garlic and carrot to a large bowl.
  4. Add flour and breadcrumbs to bowl. Mix together until flour and breadcrumbs are coating the vegetables. Add egg and beef mince. Mix until combined.
  5. Shape mixture into 4 burgers with hands.
  6. Heat a frypan over medium-high heat and drizzle with olive oil. Fry beef burgers for5-7 minutes on each side or until cooked through. The burgers should be brown all the way through when cooked, not pink.
  7. Place beef burgers on a wholemeal roll with lettuce, tomato slices and cheese. Serve with sweet potato wedges.

Recipe Steps

Step 1

Preheat oven to 180°C.

Step 2

Wash sweet potatoes under cold water. Cut into pieces.  Arrange on a large baking tray and drizzle with olive oil. Cook for 20 minutes in the oven. Turn the potatoes  over and roast for another 15 minutes or until crispy.  

Step 3

Peel and finely dice the onion and garlic cloves. Wash and grate the carrot. Add onion, garlic and carrot to a large bowl.

Step 4

Add flour and breadcrumbs to bowl. Mix together until flour and breadcrumbs are coating the vegetables. Add egg and beef mince. Mix until combined.

Step 5

Shape mixture into 4 burgers with hands.

Step 6

Heat a frypan over medium-high heat and drizzle with olive oil. Fry beef burgers for5-7 minutes on each side or until cooked through. The burgers should be brown all  the way through when cooked, not pink.

Step 7

 Place beef burgers on a wholemeal roll with lettuce, tomato slices and cheese. Serve with sweet potato wedges.

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