January 26 marks the official National Day for
Australia. Australia Day is usually
celebrated with a national public holiday and lots of activities such as thong
(flip flops) throwing, citizenship celebrations, music festivals and
fireworks. Backyard family barbecues and
picnics at the beach are popular events for this summer holiday.
After coming across this recipe for Oven baked mini burgers
on the Planning with Kids blog, I knew, with a little tweaking, they would be
perfect for our Australia Day celebrations in the threefootcooks household.
To make Oven Baked BBQ Burgers this is what we used.
Ingredients
300g lean beef mince
2 tablespoons of barbecue sauce
1 egg, beaten lightly
½ cup fresh breadcrumbs
½ red onion, finely chopped
90g tasty cheese, cubed
Small dinner rolls (or hamburger rolls quartered), extra
barbecue sauce, lettuce leaves, sliced cheese and sliced canned beetroot to
serve.
This is what we did.
Method
- Preheat oven to 175oC. Line a baking tray with non-stick baking paper.
- Finely chop red onion and place in a large mixing bowl.
Bee finely chopping the onion and Bear lightly beating the egg. - Add the mince, sauce, egg and breadcrumbs to the
bowl and mix thoroughly. Using your
hands is the best way to do this although I can’t convince Bear and Bee of that
yet.
Bear not wanting to get too close to the burger mix. - Roll heaped tablespoons of the mince mixture
into a ball and place a cube of cheese inside each one. Place the balls on the lined tray and flatten
slightly into a patty shape.
Cubes of tasty cheese placed in the middle of the patties. - Bake in the oven for 30 minutes turning halfway
to make sure they brown well.
Burger patties after baking. - Serve on a dinner roll with barbecue sauce,
lettuce, cheese and beetroot.
Oven Baked BBQ Burgers The picture above is of Bear and Bee's burgers. They weren't too keen on having extra cheese or beetroot on their versions (although Bee will occasionally try beetroot - only because its pink!).If you are celebrating Australia Day, what food do you like to serve?
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