Double Beef, Cheese and Bacon Burger
Ingredients
SPECIAL SAUCE
- 1 cup good-quality egg mayonnaise
- 3 tablespoons tomato sauce
- 2 tablespoons American mustard
- 1 tablespoon pickled gherkin brine
- 1 tablespoon pickled jalapeño brine
- ¼ small red onion, finely diced
- 3 tablespoons chopped pickled gherkins
- 1 tablespoon chopped pickled jalapeños
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives
- 1 tablespoon hot sauce sea salt and ground pepper
BEEF PATTIES
- 800 grams premium beef mince
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon tomato sauce sea salt and ground pepper olive oil for frying
TO ASSEMBLE
- 2 brown onions, sliced
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 250 grams streaky bacon
- 4 brioche burger buns
- 1 tablespoon butter, softened
- 8 slices cheddar cheese
- 20-25 sliced pickled gherkins
Instructions
- 1
SPECIAL SAUCE - Mix all the sauce ingredients together, cover and set aside.
- 2
BEEF PATTIES - Combine all the ingredients together in a large bowl. Divide the meat into 8 balls and set aside.
- 3
BEEF PATTIES - Bring a barbecue hot plate to a high heat. Add a little oil to the plate and add the patties, allowing at least 10cm between each. Using the back of a spatula, press down on the patties until they are roughly 1cm thick. Grill for 2 minutes on each side or until cooked to your liking.
- 4
BEEF PATTIES - While the patties are cooking, fry the onions in a little oil until golden and grill the bacon on each side until crispy.
- 5
TO ASSEMBLE - Spread the butter on each half of the burger buns and briefly grill until lightly toasted.
- 6
TO ASSEMBLE - Put a slice of cheese on each patty, close the lid and briefly heat to allow the cheese to melt.
- 7
TO ASSEMBLE - Smear a generous spoonful of special sauce on each burger bun base. Top with gherkins, a patty, fried onions, a second patty, bacon, more onions and special sauce.
