Buddy's BBQ burgers

Ingredients
- 500g quality lean minced beef
- 100g Cheddar cheese
- 4 gherkins
- 200g red cabbage
- red wine vinegar
- ½ an iceberg lettuce
- ½ a cucumber
- 6 small burger buns, preferably wholemeal
- optional: tomato ketchup, to serve
Instructions
- 1
Use your clean hands to scrunch the beef mince together really well, then divide into 6 equal balls. Squash and shape them into burger patties, nice and tightly so they don't fall apart during cooking! Place them on a tray, cover, and leave them to rest in the fridge until you're ready to cook. Wash your hands.
- 2
Prepare your toppings. Slice the cheese. Slice the gherkins, using a crinkle-cut knife if you've got one to make them look really fun!
- 3
Finely slice or grate the red cabbage, place in a bowl and mix with 1 tablespoon of red wine vinegar.
- 4
Shred up the iceberg lettuce and slice up the cucumber and place in another bowl.
- 5
You can cook the burgers on a hot barbecue or in a hot frying or griddle pan on the hob. Always get an adult to help you! Either way, they'll need 3 to 4 minutes on each side. Use a fish slice to turn them and cook in batches if your pan isn't big enough.
- 6
When the burgers are looking good, place a slice of cheese on top of each one, then cover the barbecue or pan for an extra 2 minutes, or until it's all melty and delicious.
- 7
Now, cut your burger buns in half and warm them alongside the burgers for 30 seconds or so, if using the barbecue.
- 8
Stack up your burgers in the buns with some gherkins on top. You can add a bit of lettuce and cucumber to the stack, and serve more on the side with the pickled red cabbage. Add a dollop of ketchup, if you like, squash the bun lids on and tuck in!




