Spicy Mexican Burger
The inspiration for this burger comes from our favorite Mexican food cart. Cilantro and lime have turned out to be perfect burger toppings!
Servings: 5 burgers
Ingredients
- 1 lb Hamburger I like to use grass-fed
- 1 egg
- ½ cup breadcrumbs I use plain panko
- ½ teaspoon pink salt or sea salt or more to taste
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ teaspoon coriander here’s organic coriander
- ¼ teaspoon cumin here’s organic cumin
- ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- Brioche Buns
- Feta cheese or pepper jack
Grilled onions
- ½ large white or yellow onion
- Salt/ pepper to taste
- ¼ teaspoon coriander
Cilantro & Lime topping
- ½ cup chopped cilantro
- ⅓ cup chopped white onion
- 1 medium jalapeno chopped remove seeds for less heat
- 2 garlic cloves
- 2 teaspoon olive oil
- Juice from a half of a lime
- Salt/ pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a medium-size bowl mix all the ingredients for hamburgers.
- Patty out 5-7 hamburgers depending on the size, set aside.
- Heat a couple teaspoons of refined coconut oil in a skillet
- Slice onion in medium slices and pop out rings.
- Sauté onions with seasoning on medium-low heat for about 5-7 minutes, or until soft and translucent. Turn off heat and set aside.
- Chop and mix together ingredients for Cilantro and Lime topping, mix well and set aside.
- Butter buns or brush with olive oil and set aside.
- In a large skillet, or grill (I like to use an iron skillet), fry hamburgers on medium heat, flipping once when the meat is well browned.
- Remove hamburgers from skillet or grill when they are finished.
- Grill hamburger buns until crispy.
- Build your burger! Perfectly grilled buns, then place a hamburger, cheese, and cilantro lime topping!
Notes
*Note it is important to use organic spices. Non-organic spices have chemicals and are irradiated (using radiation to kill bacteria possibly causing carcinogenic free radicals) also they are fumigated with harmful chemicals!
I like this grater for garlic
Buy an Iron skillet here
Buy an Iron skillet here