This is my “simplest” burger: whenever anybody ask me for a burger without telling me what they want I make them this one.

Ingredients for one burger:

• Burger buns
• Burger cheese
• Onion
• Lettuce
• Tomato
• Mayonnaise
• Ketchup
• 150gr of minced beef
• Salt and pepper
• Spices (chili, paprika, cayenne …)

1. Make a patty from the minced meet by forming a ball and throwing it from a hand to another until it gets smooth.
2. Slice the lettuce and a tomato.
3. Dice the equivalent of a quarter of onion and mix it with a tablespoon of mayonnaise.
4. Mix the ketchup with some spices that you like. I generally use pepper, paprika, chili and cayenne pepper.
5. Cook your patty as you like it (medium rare is the best for me) until it is practically ready, add a cheese slice on it while it is still in the pan and add a drop of water in the pan and cover until the cheese melt. This way you have a perfectly melted cheese.
6. Toast the buns.
7. Finally build the burger (from bottom to top):
   1. Bottom bun
   2. Cheese
   3. Ketchup mix
   4. Patty with cheese on top
   5. Onion mix
   6. Tomato
   7. Lettuce
   8. Top bun

Bon appétit!