Cheeseburger Bento
I decided to be creative and came up with homemade cheeseburgers over the weekend. I loosely followed Chef Michael Smith’s recipe for Cheddar Cheese Burgers, and with 1lb of organic beef, I managed to make 6 not-too-large burger patties.
We had burgers for our meals on Sunday, and today, hubby had a Cheeseburger bento for lunch. In the morning, I put a little bit of butter in the sesame seed buns, took the burger patty from the fridge, and placed it in between the buns. Then I microwaved them for about 16 seconds. Next, I placed a slice of cheese, a slice of tomato, some lettuce leaves and some mayo in betwee. I secured the cheeseburger with a foodpick, added a packet of tomato ketchup and there…I had lunch prepared!
Instead of fries, I threw in some Ranch-flavored chips, and I also added some grapes for dessert.
I asked my hubby if he wanted a double cheeseburger (2 meat patties), but he said I could have the other one, so I had the same thing for my lunch today 🙂
Making burgers at home might seem like a great idea, but it isn’t completely so. I didn’t use a grill, so I panfried the burger patties, which resulted in my whole stove and kitchen becoming rather oily. And I certainly didn’t like that. The next time I make burger patties, I’d bring them to a barbecue for outdoor grilling instead!
Oh my! Oily stove or not that burger looks awesome! I gotta try this 🙂
Bento Tigress says: …oooh and let me know how it turns out!