Old-Fashioned Greek Burgers - Biftekia | Akis Petretzikis

feta cheese

🥗Healthier: low-fat feta

💰Cheaper: ricotta cheese

Low-fat feta reduces calories while maintaining flavor.

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is leaner, while ground pork is often less expensive.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil is healthier, while vegetable oil is more budget-friendly.

bread crumbs

🥗Healthier: oat flour

💰Cheaper: crushed crackers

Oat flour is gluten-free, while crushed crackers can be more economical.

Prepare the sauce for the potatoes by mixing oregano, 1 clove of garlic, the juice and zest of 1 lemon, 2 tablespoons of mustard, water, salt, and pepper in a bowl.

Add extra virgin olive oil to the sauce and set it aside.

Chop the potatoes into wedges or any desired shape, preferably classic white potatoes with the skin off.

Place the chopped potatoes in a bowl and add the marinade, mixing well with your hands to ensure the potatoes are coated.

Set the potatoes aside and take the ground pork and ground beef from the fridge.

Soak 6 slices of toast bread in milk and set aside.

In a separate bowl, combine the ground pork and ground beef.

Grate 1 onion and squeeze out the excess water, then add it to the meat mixture.

Grate 1 clove of garlic and squeeze out the excess water, then add it to the meat mixture.

Add oregano, salt (about 10 grams or a little less than a spoonful), and pepper to the meat mixture.

Add 1 egg to the mixture.

Squeeze the soaked bread to remove excess milk and add it to the meat mixture.

Add 75 ml of extra virgin olive oil to the mixture.

Chop a large amount of parsley and add it to the mixture.

Add a small amount of fresh mint to the mixture.

Mix all the ingredients together thoroughly, ensuring an even distribution of flavors.

Cooking Techniques

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