What part of the egg do you use to bind burgers?
Chef's answer
The egg whites help the lean meat to bind together, especially if you're using additional ingredients such as chopped vegetables. To form patties made with ground poultry, use a food processor to chop vegetables such as onion, pepper or mushrooms into small pieces. Use one egg white per 1 pound of meat..
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The binder gives a meatloaf it's tender texture and helps it retain moisture. The best binder for making a meatloaf is whatever you already have in your kitchen. It is an excellent use for stale bread and crackers, old breadcrumbs, oatmeal, unsweetened cereal and even leftover potatoes..
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Binders You Can Use to Keep the Burger Together If you want to use a binder in your meat, but don't want to use egg, other alternatives are flour such as wheat flour, cracker crumbs, or even oatmeal. You can go a more scientific route and use gelatin, which is used a lot in baking, or guar or xanthan gums..
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The egg whites help the lean meat to bind together, especially if you're using additional ingredients such as chopped vegetables. To form patties made with ground poultry, use a food processor to chop vegetables such as onion, pepper or mushrooms into small pieces. Use one egg white per 1 pound of meat..
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You don't need a binder but without more fat the burgers won't be ideal. ... You can't go wrong with adding a binder for insurance on grilled extra lean ground beef. I would add about 1 egg to every 2lbs of meat. Fat in ground beef helps with the flavor and somewhat with the texture and keeps them from falling apart..
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My secret to binding burgers without egg and other fillers is chia seeds. I've used chia seeds a lot in sweet style recipes but this was the first addition to a savoury style meal and I can tell you they make the best burger, there is no turning back once you try them I reckon. Chia seeds work as a great egg replacer.
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Bind it. If you're going for a leaner meat or adding bulky ingredients (eg spring onions, onions, chillies), add an egg and a handful of breadcrumbs to bind the burgers..
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The binder gives a meatloaf it's tender texture and helps it retain moisture. The best binder for making a meatloaf is whatever you already have in your kitchen. It is an excellent use for stale bread and crackers, old breadcrumbs, oatmeal, unsweetened cereal and even leftover potatoes..
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