Dinner for 4
Christmas Beef Burgers
$23.00for 460 minServes 4
Beef burgers with pancetta, cranberry sauce, blue cheese cream, and leaves cook in a skillet with toasted buns.
Photo: bbcgoodfood.com
What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Butter, 0.75 oz$0.40/oz typical | 0.75 oz | $0.28Typical price |
 | Leeks and shallots, 0.15 lb$3.49/lb typical | 0.15 lb | $0.54Typical price |
 | Ground beef, 1.1 lb$5.49/lb typical | 1.1 lb | $6.05Typical price |
 | Bread crumbs, 1.5 oz$0.14/oz typical | 1.5 oz | $0.20Typical price |
 | Eggs, 1$0.30 each typical | 1 | $0.30Typical price |
 | Prosciutto, 8 oz$1.20/oz typical | 8 oz | $9.60Typical price |
 | Buns and rolls, 4$0.45 each typical | 4 | $1.80Typical price |
 | Cranberry sauce, 2.25 oz$0.12/oz typical | 2.25 oz | $0.27Typical price |
 | Romaine and salad greens, 0.5$2.49 each typical | 0.5 | $1.25Typical price |
 | Blue cheese, 2.75 oz$0.80/oz typical | 2.75 oz | $2.26Typical price |
 | Sour cream, 1 oz$0.14/oz typical | 1 oz | $0.15Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $23.00 | ||
Swaps
- Swap ground beef for ground turkeyabout $0.50/lb less at typical prices
- Swap sour cream for yogurtabout $0.02/oz less at typical prices
- Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices
- Swap bread crumbs for stuffing mixabout $0.16/oz more at typical prices
Pantry staples you likely have
Mustard, mayo, ketchupSalt and pepperOlive and cooking oil
Not included in the cost.
- 60 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 4servings as written
- $$$typical cost tier
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Typical price
$5.75 per serving$23.00 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
Ingredients
- 20 g unsalted butter
- 1 banana shallot finely chopped
- 500 g 12% fat beef mince
- 40 g fresh breadcrumbs
- 1 egg yolk
- 2 tsp english mustard
- 1/2 tsp cracked black pepper
- 8 slices thin smoked pancetta
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 4 brioche burger buns
- 4 tbsp cranberry sauce
- chicory or salad leaves
- 80 g crumbled blue cheese
- 1 tbsp mayonnaise
- 2 tbsp soured cream
Steps
- Melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat, cook the shallot for 4 minutes, and let it cool for 5 minutes.
- Mix the beef, cooked shallot, breadcrumbs, egg yolk, mustard, and pepper, then shape four patties and chill them for 15 minutes.
- Stir the mayonnaise and soured cream together in a small bowl.
- Cook the pancetta in a large skillet over medium heat for 3 minutes per side, then set it aside.
- Heat the vegetable oil in the skillet, cook the patties over medium heat for 5 minutes per side, and check that they reach 160 F.
- Toast the cut sides of the buns in the skillet for 2 minutes, then layer them with the sauce, cranberry sauce, leaves, burgers, pancetta, and blue cheese.
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