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Chicano burger

Name: Chicano burger
Prep time: 42 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 1 h 2 min
Yield: 4 burgers
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 50 g onion; 400 g minced beef; 1 tablespoon chilli spices; Parsley; 300 g tinned red kidney beans; 4 slices smoked ham; 2 tablespoons oil; 4 hamburgers buns; 4 tablespoons mustard; 40 g Cheddar cheese; 8 leaves lettuce; Salt; Pepper

Time for a fresh take on burgers with this Mexican-inspired version. The beef patty is pepped up with chilli spices and partnered with a plainer patty made with red kidney beans.

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Duration

1 hour 5 min.

Difficulty

Easy

Last modified on: November 2^nd 2026

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For 4 burgers, you will need:

1 50 g onion
2 400 g minced beef
3 1 tablespoon chilli spices
4 Parsley
5 300 g tinned red kidney beans
6 4 slices smoked ham
7 2 tablespoons oil
8 4 hamburgers buns
9 4 tablespoons mustard
10 40 g Cheddar cheese
11 8 leaves lettuce
12 Salt
13 Pepper
Total weight: 1,330 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation

45 min.

Cooking

20 min.

All in all

1 hour 5 min.

Preparation 45 min.

Cooking 20 min.

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Step by step recipe

Step 1 - ⌛ 5 min.

Chop 50 g onion.

Step 2 - ⌛ 5 min.

Put 400 g minced beef in a bowl, salt and pepper lightly, then add 1 tablespoon chilli spices, the chopped onion and the coarsely chopped parsley.

Mix well.

Step 3 - ⌛ 5 min.

Shape the mixture into patties with your hands.

Set aside.

Step 4 - ⌛ 2 min.

Put 300 g tinned red kidney beans into a bowl. Salt and pepper.

Step 5 - ⌛ 4 min.

Crush the beans roughly with a fork.

Step 6 - ⌛ 6 min.

Mould into patties. It is easiest if you shape them in small dessert rings.

Step 7

Transfer the bean patties onto a sheet of cooking parchment to wait.

Step 8 - ⌛ 5 min.

Cooking

Fry 4 slices smoked ham on both sides in a frying pan on high heat.

Transfer to a plate.

Step 9 - ⌛ 5 min.

Pour 2 tablespoons oil into the same pan, and when really hot, cook the beef patties to your preferred level.

Set aside to keep hot.

Step 10 - ⌛ 8 min.

Still using the same pan, lightly fry the bean patties on both sides.

Take care, as these are tricky to handle and turn over. Use a fish slice or broad spatula if possible.

Leave to wait in the pan, off the heat.

Step 11 - ⌛ 2 min.

Assembly

Slice through 4 hamburgers buns using a serrated knife.

Step 12 - ⌛ 2 min.

If possible, lightly toast the bottom halves in a toaster and put the top halves to warm over it in the rising heat.

Step 13 - ⌛ 1 min.

Sit the bottom halves on the serving plates.

Step 14 - ⌛ 4 min.

Spread a little mustard and sit a hot beef patty on top, then a few flakes of cheddar, cut with a vegetable peeler.

Step 15 - ⌛ 4 min.

Sit the red bean patty on top with a slice of fried ham.

Step 16 - ⌛ 4 min.

Add a couple of lettuce leaves and the top of the bun, with a second dash of mustard if you like.

Should be eaten right away.

Remarks

There are lots of ways to vary this basic idea, still in keeping with the Mexican spirit: bacon instead of ham, a different cheese, a dash of Tabasco or lime juice on the bean patty, add a little avocado, etc. Just let your imagination and preferences guide you.

If you are fortunate enough to be in Brest, France, trot along to the remarkable "Pen ar bread" bakery in Guipavas, run by Sébastien and Audrey. I recommend it wholeheartedly (Brittany's best bakery in 2019). Here you'll find a whole range of delicious burger buns, like the ones shown in the photos. The owner is a really nice guy and a fount of knowledge about the science of baking, and happy to talk about it.

And to drink?

Keeping: Should be eaten immediately.

Source: Homemade.

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Nutritional information

	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats	Calories	Energy
Per 100 g	15 g RDI=23 %	24 g RDI=9 %	15 g RDI=21 %	295 kcal RDI=15 %	1,234 kJ RDI=15 %
Per burgers	49 g RDI=76 %	79 g RDI=30 %	51 g RDI=69 %	976 kcal RDI=49 %	4,088 kJ RDI=49 %
Whole recipe	197 g RDI=304 %	318 g RDI=120 %	203 g RDI=278 %	3,906 kcal RDI=195 %	16,353 kJ RDI=195 %