Homemade burgers will taste 'incredible' if you add 1 'unusual' Moroccan ingredient

You can make delicious homemade burgers by using one unexpected ingredient, experts have said. Burgers are a popular dish to make for many British families over the summer months, especially when it comes to enjoying a BBQ in the good weather. Burgers are relatively easy to make, simply combining minced beef and onions along with whatever spices and seasonings you desire. But there is one ingredient you can include that will make them taste even more delicious.

The cooking experts at Hello Fresh, a meal-plan and food delivery service, have shared a recipe for homemade beef burgers that uses an unexpected ingredient. Along with classic ingredients like red onions, ketchup and vinegar, Hello Fresh Head Chef Patrick says that you should use Ras-el-Hanout. You might have never heard of this ingredient before, but it adds amazing flavour to many dishes, including burgers.

Ras-el-Hanout is a mixture of many different spices. It is typically used in dishes in Tunisia, Morocco and Algeria. It normally includes things like cardamom, cumin, clove, cinnamon, nutmeg, mace, allspice, dry ginger, chilli peppers, coriander seed, peppercorn, paprika, fenugreek and dry turmeric.

Patrick makes these burgers to enjoy in a pita along with cooked red onions and spinach. He also has some homemade chips with it. Here are all of the ingredients he uses:

• 450g minced beef
• 3 red onions
• Balsamic vinegar
• 2 potatoes
• Ras-el-Hanout
• 4 wholemeal pita breads
• Baby spinach
• Ketchup
• Greek-style yoghurt

To start, you should preheat your oven to 200C, and take your minced beef out of the fridge and let it sit for around 30 minutes before cooking it. While that happens, heat 1 tbsp of olive oil in a saucepan on low heat and add in your chopped onions and some salt and pepper.

Then, add the balsamic vinegar, place a lid on the pan, and gently cook for 20 minutes, stirring once in a while. Meanwhile, you should wash and chop your potatoes, leaving the skin on. Toss them in 1½ tbsp of oil, lay them out in one layer spaced apart on a baking tray and cook on the top shelf of the oven for 20-25 mins.

Once you're ready to form your burgers, take your mince and mix it in a bowl with the Ras El Hanout and the ketchup and just under ½ tsp of salt. Separate these into four and shape them into patties. You then simply cook these for five to six minutes on both sides in a frying pan.