What’s your favorite comfort food to make when you’re busy? It’s definitely air fryer hamburgers! While you can buy this popular treat at many fast food places, homemade burgers hit different and are always my preferred option.
Follow today’s recipe to whip up juicy and tender burger patties in just a little more than 30 minutes. Pair them with your favorite veggies, buns, and sauce, and you’ll have a mouth-watering hamburger that is just as good, if not better, than what you find in a restaurant.
Reasons You Will Love Air Fryer Hamburgers
While the term “hamburger” originated in Hamburg, a city in Germany, the invention of hamburger is credited to various people living in different parts of the world and is still an ongoing debate among food enthusiasts.
Nevertheless, no one can deny that having a hamburger is one of the best experiences in the world. Meaty, flavorful patties sandwiched between layers of veggies and soft buns create the ultimate comfort food people can’t get enough of.
My hamburger recipe is made totally using an air fryer, which limits the use of cooking oil to a minimum. In addition to being a healthier version of the classic burger, the recipe is also incredibly quick and easy to make!
What Are Necessary Tools for Air Fried Burgers?
First, prepare the tools listed below. Among them, an air fryer is the most important one.
What Goes Into Air Fryer Hamburgers?
These are the main ingredients you need for air fryer hamburgers:
Air Fried Hamburgers: 6 Steps to Follow
Here’s my 6-step recipe for flavorful air fryer hamburgers. Let’s start cooking!
Step 1: Prepare the Veggies
Wash the vegetables (lettuce, tomato, cucumber) carefully.
Slice the cucumber, tomato, and half of the red onion thinly. Dice the remaining red onion to mix with the ground meat.
Marinate the red onion slices with 2 teaspoons of sugar and 2 teaspoons of vinegar for 15 minutes. The sugar will boost the onions’ crispness and reduce the pungent taste.
Step 2: Marinate the Meat
Season 14.1 ounces of ground meat with:
Mix well and marinate for 5 minutes.
Step 3: Preheat the Air Fryer
Preheat your air fryer for a few minutes. This step will ensure a stable temperature, which helps the patties cook more evenly.
Once done, brush cooking oil on the basket to prevent the meat from sticking.
Step 4: Shape the Patties
Put on your food prep gloves. Divide the ground meat mixture into 4 equal parts. Roll the meat into balls and press them between your palms into patties. Since the patties will shrink after air frying, they should be bigger than the buns.
Step 5: Air Fry the Patties
Place the patties into the air fryer basket and brush them with olive oil to prevent them from drying. Air fry the patties in “beefsteak mode” or at 400 degrees F for 6 minutes.
Then, flip the patties, brush them with olive oil, and air fry them for another 6 minutes at 400 degrees F.
Top each patty with one (or a few) cheddar cheese slices and air fry them for 1 minute at the same temperature to melt the cheese.
Step 6: Serve
Cut the burger buns in half horizontally. Add the lettuce, tomato, cucumber, and patty to the bottom half. Next, add chili sauce and mayonnaise, and finish with a few slices of red onion. Place the top half over the onions, and enjoy!
Tips You Wouldn’t Want To Miss
The following tips will help you level up your air fryer hamburgers, so don’t miss out!
Say Goodbye To Store-Bought Burgers
After today’s recipe, I believe that you’ll have no reasons to order hamburgers from a fast food restaurant again. I mean, why bother doing so when the homemade version tastes this good, right? In the long run, you’ll save a bunch of money and eat healthier as well!
What are your favorite dishes to pair with air fryer hamburgers? Share the answer with other readers and me in the comment section. If my recipe is to your liking, please give it a five-star rating and share it with more people.
Air Fryer Hamburgers
Equipment
- Air Fryer
- Basting Brush
- Spatula
- Mixing Bowl
- Food Prep Gloves
Ingredients
- 14.1 ounces of ground meat
- 1 red onion
- 1 tomato
- 1 cucumber
- 4 cheddar cheese slices
- lettuce
- 1 teaspoon ground pepper
- 3 teaspoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 2 teaspoons soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons ketchup
- 2 teaspoons oyster sauce
- 2 teaspoons chili sauce
- 1 egg
- 2 teaspoons vinegar
Instructions
- Wash the vegetables (lettuce, tomato, cucumber) carefully. Slice the cucumber, tomato, and half of the red onion thinly. Dice the remaining red onion.
- Marinate the red onion slices with sugar and vinegar for 15 minutes.
- Season the ground meat with the diced red onion, ground pepper, salt, soy sauce, chili powder, egg, chili sauce, ketchup, and oyster sauce. Mix well and marinate for 5 minutes.
- Preheat your air fryer for a few minutes.
- Brush cooking oil on the basket.
- Divide the ground meat mixture into 4 equal parts. Roll the meat into balls and press them between your palms into patties.
- Place the patties into the air fryer basket and brush them with olive oil. Air fry the patties in u0022beefsteak modeu0022 or at 400 degrees F for 6 minutes.
- Flip the patties, brush them with olive oil, and air fry them for another 6 minutes at 400 degrees F.
- Top each patty with one (or a few) cheddar cheese slices and air fry them for 1 minute at the same temperature.
- Cut the burger buns in half horizontally. Add the lettuce, tomato, cucumber, and patty to the bottom half. Next, add chili sauce and mayonnaise, and finish with a few slices of red onion.Place the top half over the onions, and enjoy!
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Notes
- The total time is sufficient for making 4 servings.
- The nutrition values don’t include the burger buns.
- Enjoy the hamburgers while they’re still hot and pair them with French fries for the ultimate comfort food combo.
- Depending on the model of your air fryer, the cooking time might vary.
- Always check your burgers to prevent them from overcooking, and add a little more cooking time for thick patties.
- If you own a thermometer, you can use it to check the patty’s doneness.
- You can store uncooked patties in the fridge for about 3 days and in the freezer for about 3 months.
- For cooked patties, I recommend storing them in the fridge for a maximum of 3 days.
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Richie
Content Writer
Expertise
Home Cooking, Meal Planning, Food Styling, Food Photography, Cooking-video Maker, Beverage Evaluation Expert
Education
Saigon Culinary Arts Centre, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Vietnam Australia Vocational School (VAAC), Hanoi, Vietnam
Richie, based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, is a dynamic Content Writer with a talent for capturing the essence of culinary art.
Richie specializes in creating visually appealing and tasty content, offering a new angle on Vietnamese and other culinary traditions. With a background in graphic design and a love for food styling and photography, he expertly combines beauty with food narratives, encouraging his audience to discover the culinary world through his imaginative perspective.