Healthy Hamburgers

Hamburgers without buns are the low-carb craze these days.

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ingredients

• 1 pound ground beef or buffalo
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon dried marjoram or 1 tablespoon fresh marjoram
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt or Celtic salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon finely minced fresh garlic
• 2 free-range eggs
• 3 tablespoons virgin coconut oil
• 1/2 head lettuce ( Boston , Romaine, Bib, etc.)
• 1 sweet Vidalia onion or red onion
  1 tomato
• Mustard to taste

method

1. Put the meat in a bowl; add the spices and garlic (Do not use garlic powder, it doesn’t give the right flavor) and eggs.

2. Mix everything together well and form patties the size you wish.

3. Place them in a pan in which the coconut oil has been melting (there should be a slight sizzle as you drop the patties in).

4. Fry them slowly on both sides to make sure the meat is cooked completely through. Test one piece by breaking it open. There should be nothing pink inside. Lift the patties out and put them on paper towels to absorb any excess fat.

Variation: If you are an aficionado of lamb or turkey, there is no reason why you can’t make this dish with either of them.

Serves 4

Nutritional Breakdown Per Serving:

396 Cal (61% from Fat,); 27 g Fat , 29 g Protein; 10 g Carbohydrate; 3 g Fiber; 84 mg Calcium; 5 mg Iron; 192 mg Cholesterol; 118 mg Sodium.

 

Here’s a variation you may not have thought about.

1. Using a large lettuce leaf for each hamburger patty, spread a lettuce leaf out on each plate.
2. Top the lettuce with sliced sweet onion (Vidalia onion is particularly sweet, but purple onion is nice, too), a slice of tomato, and some mustard of your choice.
3. If necessary, use a second leaf of lettuce to wrap the hamburger up, held in place with a toothpick or two, so that you can eat it as finger food. (Be careful not to bite into the toothpick when you start eating.) If not having it as finger food, omit the toothpicks, place it on a plate and just eat it with a fork and knife!

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