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Equipment
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Ingredients
- 450 g Northern Ireland Farm Quality Assured lean beef mince
- 2 Red onions
- 1 Courgette
- 1 Yellow pepper
- 1 Lemon
- 2 Sprigs of fresh thyme
- 2 Sprigs of fresh rosemary
- 1 x 15 ml (1 tbsp) Olive oil
- 1 x 15 ml (1 tbsp) Mustard
- 1 x 15 ml (1 tbsp) Low sugar tomato ketchup
- 2 x 15 ml (2 tbsp) Chilli sauce
- 1 x 15 ml (1 tbsp) Fresh thyme
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Method
- Pre-heat the oven to 180°C or Gas mark 4.
- Peel the red onions and cut into thick slices.
- Cut the top and bottom off of the courgette and slice lengthways.
- Remove the stalk and seeds from the pepper and slice into rings.
- Zest the lemon.
- Place the vegetables on a baking tray with the lemon zest, sprigs of thyme and rosemary. Drizzle with olive oil.
- Place the mince in a mixing bowl and add the mustard, tomato ketchup, chilli sauce, and remaining thyme. Mix well.
- Using your hands divide the mince into 4 equal portions and shape into burgers. Remember to wash your hands thoroughly after handling raw meat.
- Place the burgers on the baking tray with the vegetables and cook for 25-30 minutes. Check that the burgers are thoroughly cooked and there are no pink juices.
- Serve the burgers with crusty bread and a side salad.