The Ultimate Burger
There’s nothing like a juicy, delicious burger to make your Grill.
Here’s our favorite recipe for the ultimate one!
Ingredients
For the hamburger
- 1kg freshly minced beef,
- Sea salt and black pepper,
- 300g mature cheddar cut into 50g slices,
- 12 rashers streaky dry cure bacon, grilled until crispy,
- 6 soft white baps, split in two,
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil,
- Half a red onion, thinly sliced
- 2 Ripe beef tomatoes, sliced,
- Handful of fresh, crisp lettuce
For the burger sauce
- 2 tbsp mayonnaise,
- 1 tbsp tomato ketchup,
- 1 tsp chopped capers,
- 1 tsp chopped gherkins, splash of Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper
Method
- Press the mince into 180g patties. Heat a skillet or, if the weather’s good, your barbecue. Season with sea salt and black pepper.
- Cook the underside for about three minutes, flip the patties, season again, top with a slice of cheese and cook for another three minutes.
- Remove the burgers from the barbecue and leave them to rest. Brush the baps with vegetable oil and place on the barbecue, cut-side down, for 30 seconds.
- Fill each bap with a hamburger, two rashers of bacon, onion, a slice of tomato, lettuce and burger sauce.
- No need for cutlery, grab and enjoy!
