The only recipe you'll need for a delicious cheeseburger. You simply cannot go wrong with melted cheese, crispy bacon, homemade burger sauce and freshly baked Japanese milk buns. Recipe below...
INGREDIENTS:
Caramelised onions:
Serves 4 & enough for 1 tbsp to add to burger sauce
2 tbsp olive oil
Knob of butter
2 large red onions (sweeter) (chopped lengthways)
1 tsp brown sugar
1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
Burger Sauce:
Serves 4-6
0.5 cups mayonnaise
0.5 cups ketchup
1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1 tbsp caramelised red onions (this is a must)
1 tbsp finely diced gherkin
Burger Patties:
Serves 4
400g beef mince (high fat percentage is better)
High heat oil for frying (I use peanut oil)
Salt
Smoked applewood cheese
Emmental cheese
Toppings:
Large tomatoes (sliced)
Lettuce
Streaky bacon (for extra crispy bacon, cook in the oven instead of frying)
Burger Buns:
METHOD:
Caramelised Onions:
1. Add the olive oil and some butter into a pan over a medium heat. Once bubbling, add the onions and gently cook for 30 minutes until caramelised. After 30 minutes, add the sugar, vinegar and some salt to taste. Cook over a medium heat for another 10 minutes until fully caramelised and sticky.
Burger Sauce:
1. Mix together all ingredients and set aside for use later on.
Burgers:
1. Separate into balls of 100g each.
2. Add 1 tbsp of oil to a cast iron pan over a high heat. Add the burgers and press down with the back of a spatula until roughly 1/2 inch thick. Season the top with a generous pinch of salt. Fry for 2 minutes on the first side (or until crisp and brown). Flip, season with some more salt, then add a slice of cheese. I like to use a a different cheese (smoked applewood and Emmental) on each patty if having two patties. Cover with a lid until the cheese has melted. Serve just before eating so the cheese stays nice and melted.
TO SERVE:
Toast your burger buns and spread a generous amount of the burger sauce on each side. Start by placing a lettuce leaf on the bottom, then a slice of tomato (remember to season your tomatoes with salt), a burger patty, 2 slices streaky bacon, some caramelised onions, another burger patty, more bacon, more onions and the top of the burger. Enjoy!