The Classic Burger Recipe – Sunset Magazine

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground lean (7% fat) beef
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 cup minced onion
• 1/4 cup fine dried bread crumbs
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire
• 1 or 2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
• About 1/2 teaspoon salt
• About 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 4 hamburger buns (4 in. wide), split
• About 1/4 cup mayonnaise
• About 1/4 cup ketchup
• 4 iceberg lettuce leaves, rinsed and crisped
• 1 firm-ripe tomato, cored and thinly sliced
• 4 thin slices red onion