🍔🍟 Cheeseburger with Fries
A classic fast-food combo: juicy beef, melted cheese, soft bun—paired with crispy golden fries.
🧾 Ingredients
- 250g ground beef (fatty for juiciness)
- Salt & black pepper
- 2 burger buns
- 2 slices cheese (cheddar or processed)
- Lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles (optional)
🥫 Quick sauce
- 2 tbsp mayonnaise
- 1 tbsp ketchup
- 1 tsp mustard
👩🍳 Instructions
1. Make the patty
- Shape beef into a flat patty
- Season with salt & pepper
- Make a small dent in the center
2. Cook
- Heat pan/grill on medium-high
- Cook 3–4 minutes per side
- Add cheese at the end to melt
3. Assemble
- Toast buns lightly
- Build: sauce → lettuce → patty → tomato → onion → pickles
🍟 Crispy Fries
🧾 Ingredients
- 3–4 potatoes
- Oil for frying
- Salt
👩🍳 Instructions
1. Cut & soak
- Cut potatoes into sticks
- Soak in cold water 30 minutes (removes starch = crispier fries)
2. Dry
- Drain and pat completely dry
3. Fry (double fry method = best)
- First fry: 160°C for 4–5 min (soft inside)
- Rest 10 minutes
- Second fry: 180°C until golden and crispy
4. Season
- Sprinkle salt immediately after frying
🍽️ Serve
Plate your Cheeseburger with crispy French fries and serve hot with extra sauce.
⭐ Pro tips
- Don’t press burger while cooking (keeps juices inside)
- Dry potatoes well before frying
- Melt cheese on hot patty for perfect stretch
- Add paprika or peri-peri on fries for extra flavor 🌶️
If you want, I can also make:
- fast-food McDonald’s style copycat 🍔
- spicy burger & peri-peri fries combo 🔥
- or loaded cheese fries version 🧀
