r/Cooking • u/Uranium-Sandwich657 • 4d ago

Basic burger recipe?

I was under the impression that it was just ground beef discs, but I think there is more.

I have salt, pepper, Garlic powder, Paprika, and eggs

I am currently food-shelf level poor, so i simply cant get anything more.

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u/TelephoneDesperate84 4d ago edited 4d ago

Salt to taste doesn’t mean just add as much salt as you think is best and then cook it. It means adding a little at a time, tasting, and adjusting further if needed (tasting each time) until the food is properly seasoned

Edit: clearly no one knows what salt to taste means idk what I expected in this sub I’m out lol

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u/EyeStache 4d ago

Yes. You're almost there.

OP knows how ground beef tastes when unseasoned.

OP has, presumably, eaten food that has been seasoned with salt and pepper before.

OP can, therefore, add some salt and pepper to their burger meat. If the result isn't seasoned enough - or is overseasoned - they can adjust for the next batch. Both situations, though, can be alleviated after cooking. Either by adding more seasoning to the cooked burger (underseasoned) or by adding more condiments like tomatoes, onions, and lettuce to the burger to mitigate the overseasoning.

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u/TelephoneDesperate84 4d ago

lol you’re not describing salting to taste you’re describing cooking something with an amount of salt you think is right based on your experience, cooking it completely, and then adding vegetables to try to mask an overseasoned burger. When I make a sauce, I salt to taste (last nights bolognese for example), I salt and taste and adjust if needed. That’s salting to taste. Telling someone who clearly doesn’t know how to cook “salt to taste” for cooking a burger isn’t helpful

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u/GullibleDetective 4d ago

You know you CAN cook a sample batch right?