Easy Homemade Hamburger Recipe Using a Tortilla Press 🍔 | Kitchen Basics 101

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: American cheese

Reduced-fat cheese lowers calories while maintaining flavor.

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

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

Break the pound of ground beef into four equal sections.

Roll each section into a ball, making quarter pounders.

Place a piece of parchment on the tortilla press, then put a beef ball in the center.

Press down gently to flatten the beef ball into a patty.

Season one side of the patty with salt and black pepper.

Place the patty in a grill pan over medium-high heat.

Season the other side of the patty with salt and black pepper.

Cook the patty for about 3 minutes on one side, watching for smoke.

Flip the patty and cook for another 3 minutes on the other side.

Add cheese on top of the patty about 1 minute before it's done to melt it.

Assemble the burger with mayonnaise and ketchup.

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