My World Famous Burger
The night before last I tried my hand at cooking a ‘Thank You’ meal to serve 3. After a long sift through the recipe section of Serious Eats I decided that burgers would be fun delicious, and wouldn’t involve too much skill. I mean really, is it possible to make a gross burger unless you actually try to sabotage it?
So I combined these two recipes to create this (please don’t mind those awful, burnt sweet potato ‘fries!’):
It was so incredibly delicious that there were audible MmmmmmmmMMMmmmMMMm’s around the table! Juicy, delicious, dressed up, calorific and fatty - just like a real burger should be!
If you’d like to make this yourself, here is what you need (serves 3):
- 500g minced beef (preferably organic!)
- 1 tbsp. EVOO (optional)
- 2 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. ground black pepper
- 2 tsp. Sriracha hot chili sauce
- 1 tsp. ground oregano
- 1 red onion
- 2 tbsp. butter, or substitute
- 2 tbsp. brown sugar
- 3 strips of bacon
- 3 tbsp. blue cheese
- 3 whole-wheat buns
Instructions for grilling patties:
- Preheat grill to medium to low heat.
- Add mince, EVOO, salt, pepper, hot sauce and oregano to a mixing bowl and mix all condiments into the meat with your hands.
- Grab a handful of mince and roll into a ball, making sure it sticks together and will not crumble.
- Gently press down on the meatball you have formed to make a slighter flatter, more patty-like shape.
- Put into grill, rotate slightly every so often, and turn over when meat appears sufficiently brown. Grill to your liking.
Instructions for caramelizing onion:
- Put butter into frying fan.
- Add in chopped onion.
- Add sugar, mix and leave on medium to low heat to caramelize. Should take 3-5 minutes.
Ta-daaa! Enjoy :)
