Hamburgers with BBQ sauce

For hamburgers with a twist, take a look at this recipe which makes hamburgers that contain baked beans! Ideal for all seasons, these can be fried in a pan or grilled on the BBQ.

Ingredients:

Serves 8

For the hamburgers:

• 410g (16 oz) can baked beans, drained
• 15ml (1 tbsp) vinegar
• 15ml (1 tbsp) Worcestershire sauce
• 2ml (1/2 tsp) crushed garlic
• 200g (1 cup) lean ground beef
• 1 medium onion, peeled and chopped
• 1 celery stalk, chopped
• 1 slice of bread (brown or white), crumbled
• 250ml (1 cup) oat bran
• 5ml (1 tsp) salt
• 1 egg
• 5ml (1 tsp) olive oil
• 4-8 hamburger rolls (optional)
• freshly ground black pepper

For the BBQ sauce:

• 1 onion, peeled and chopped
• 1 large apple, finely grated
• 1ml (1/4 tsp) crushed garlic
• 5 ml (1 tsp) olive oil
• 60ml (4 tbsp) tomato sauce
• 1 tomato, finely chopped
• 125ml (1/2 cup) water
• 20ml (4 tsp) brown sugar
• 30ml (2 tsp) Worcester sauce
• 5ml (1 tsp) salt
• 10ml (2 tsp) prepared mustard

How to make it:

1. For the burgers, combine the beans, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce and garlic by mashing or mixing together in a food processor.
2. Add the ground beef, onion, celery, breadcrumbs, oat bran, salt, pepper and egg, and mix to a firm consistency.
3. Shape into 8 hamburger patties.
4. Lightly grease a frying pan with 5ml (1 tsp) oil and use a spatula to spread the hot oil evenly across the pan.
5. Fry the patties for 5 minutes on each side.
6. For the sauce, sauté the onion, apple and garlic in the oil until transparent.
7. Add the rest of the ingredients and simmer for 5 minutes.
8. Serve the patties on unbuttered burger rolls with tomato, lettuce and BBQ sauce.

These burgers are very soft and do not have the “meatiness” of normal hamburgers.