Biftekia - Greek Hamburger Patty

Total Time: 22 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 kg beef, minced (or 700 g beef and 300 g lamb)
• 2 eggs (preferably organic)
• 2 medium tomatoes, peeled, seeded and grated
• 1 large onion, grated
• 1/2 teaspoon oregano, dried
• 1/2 teaspoon thyme, dried
• 1 cup fresh parsley or 1 cup fresh mint, chopped
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• salt
• pepper, freshly ground

Recipe

• 1 saute the onion in 2 tablespoons of the olive oil until it turns golden.
• 2 in a large deep bowl, mix the minced meat, the sauted onion, the eggs, tomatoes and herbs with your hands and season.
• 3 wet your hands with cold water and knead the mix until it is light and fluffy. then let it settle in the refrigerator for about an hour.
• 4 rub your hands with olive oil and form the biftekia so that they are all the same size, but not too thick.
• 5 grill or bake for 6-8 minutes on each side.