Classic beef burgers with sauce
The key is homemade mince
Serves
4
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
We all love a good burger, but sometimes you can get carried away with mountains of fillings and sauces. In my humble opinion, a great burger comes down to three elements: the patty, the sauce and the bun. Get these right and everything else falls into place. For the patty, it has to be a 50/50 blend of freshly ground sirloin and brisket. Nothing less than a toasted soft brioche bun will do, and the coup de grâce is my irresistible, not-so-secret sauce cascading over the beautifully charred patty. Now, stop drooling and go make this bad boy.
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340g Quality Mark sirloin steaks
freshly ground340g Quality Mark beef brisket
freshly ground4 brioche burger buns
halved and toasted12 leaves gem lettuces
3 tomatoes
sliced175g bourboni
cut into 12 slicesmayonnaise
extra for buns
5 Tbsp mayonnaise
1 heaped tsp American mustard
1 Tbsp tomato sauce
1 Tbsp hickory sauce
1 Tbsp lemon juice
2 Tbsp kosher salt
black pepper
1 heaped Tbsp shallot
finely diced2 gherkins
grated1½ cups gem lettuces
very finely chopped
Method
Place the mayonnaise, mustard, ketchup, BBQ sauce and lemon juice in a bowl, season and mix until well combined.
Add the shallot, gherkin and lettuce and mix until fully incorporated.
Set aside until required. (The sauce can be made a day ahead kept in the fridge.)
Cook the beef patties on one side over a high heat on a barbecue grill or in a griddle pan for 3-4 minutes.
Flip and place 3 slices of cheese on each patty, cooking for a further 2-3 minutes, or until cooked to your liking, with the cheese just melting over the sides.
Remove, cover and rest for 8-10 minutes.
Use a mortar and pestle to crush and mix all the ingredients together well.
Spread a tablespoon of mayonnaise on each toasted bun bottom, add 3-4 gem lettuce leaves, some tomato, a burger patty and a healthy spoonful of the not-so-secret sauce. Finish by squishing the bun on top, so the sauce cascades over the burger and devour with joy!
