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Homemade steak and fries burger

An everyday dish for 2, ready in 50 minutes, around $2.97 a serving. People actually plan it with Popotam, and it's in season in October.

50mintotal
≈ $2.97a serving
897kcalper serving
42gof protein
In season in October
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Step-by-step recipe

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  1. Preheat the oven

    Turn the oven on to 220 °C and put the baking sheet inside so it heats up too.

  2. Peel and cut the fries

    Peel the 600 g of potatoes and cut them into sticks about 1 cm thick.

  3. Blanch the fries

    Drop the sticks into a saucepan of boiling water with the pinch of salt for 5 min. Drain them in the colander and dry them well.

    Tip · Dry the fries really well with a dish towel after draining, or they'll stay soggy in the oven instead of getting golden.

  4. Bake the fries

    Toss the fries with 1 tbsp of oil in the mixing bowl, spread them on the hot baking sheet and bake for 25 min. Flip them halfway through.

  5. Prep the toppings

    Wash the lettuce and slice the tomato. Shape the 250 g of ground beef into 2 patties and season with salt and pepper.

  6. Cook the patties

    Heat 1 tbsp of oil in the skillet over medium-high heat. Cook the patties for 4 to 5 min per side, until there's no pink left in the middle (70 °C).

    Tip · Don't press the patties with the spatula while they cook, you'll lose the juices and they'll dry out.

  7. Melt the cheese

    Lay 1 slice of cheese on each patty for the last minute of cooking, off the heat if needed, so it melts.

  8. Toast the buns

    Open up the 2 burger buns and toast them for 2 min in the oven or in the hot skillet, cut side down.

  9. Build the burgers

    Spread the ketchup (1 tbsp per bottom bun), add the lettuce and tomato, then the cheesy patty, and close it up with the top bun.

  10. Serve with the fries

    Pull the fries out of the oven, salt them lightly and serve them right away with the burgers.

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The questions you're asking

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How many calories in a serving?

One serving has about 897 kcal. 38% comes from carbs, 19% from protein and 40% from fat.

85 gCarbs
42 gProtein
40 gFat
Per serving (the dish for 2, divided by 2)
Energy897 kcal
Protein41.6 g
Carbs84.7 g
of which sugars12.2 g
Fat40.2 g
of which saturated fat14.5 g
Fiber10.3 g
Salt1.7 g

Worked out ingredient by ingredient with the ANSES Ciqual 2025 table, never written by an AI. It's an estimate: veggie sizes and brands make the numbers vary.

How much does it cost?

About $2.97 a serving, adding up the average prices of the ingredients you need to buy.

≈ $5.94for 2 people
≈ $2.97a serving

Pantry salt, oil and spices aren't counted. Your store and your brands will move the total, but the ballpark is right.

How long does it keep?

Eat it fresh. Crunch doesn't survive the fridge: fried or breaded ahead, it comes out all soggy. Save it for the day you eat it, that's when it's good!

D-Daymake it the day you eat it
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Times Popotam uses for meal prep, based on ANSES guidance, rounded down. The details: how long cooked dishes keep.

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