Family-friendly beef and bacon burgers

A tasty and easy burger recipe

Serves

Prep Time

15 mins

Cook Time

15 mins

It's true that homemade beats shop-bought every time and this simple, but satisfying, beef and bacon burger recipe is bound to be a big hit with the whole family. Serve with chunky chips and lashings of ketchup. Serves four.

Recipe courtesy of Greenlea Butcher Shop.

Greenlea Butcher Shop

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Ingredients

Burger Patties

500g Quality Mark beef mincei
separated into 4 patties
1 tsp kosher salt
1 tsp ground black pepper
1 Tbsp paprika

For Assembly

4 burger buns
halved, buttered and grilled
1 Lebanese cucumber
sliced
200g lettuce
torn
2 tomatoes
sliced
4 slices gruyère cheese
½ red onion
sliced in rings
6 gherkins
thinly sliced
8 slices beetroot
8 bacon rashers
cooked until crispy
tomato sauce
to serve
mustard
to serve
aioli
to serve

To Serve

fries
salad

Method

To Assemble Patties

Using your hands, mix together in a large bowl the mince along with the salt, pepper and paprika.

Form large patties, roughly 2 cm thick and place into the refrigerator on a plate until your toppings are assembled.

To Cook

Preheat your BBQ over high heat for 10 minutes. When hot, grease the grates with oil. Toast the buns for about 30 seconds, cut side down, until they’re golden brown. Remove from the heat.

Add the patties to the grill and cook on each side for about 3 to 4 minutes.

Remove the patties from the heat and allow them to rest for 5 minutes.

Add the cheese slices to the tops of the burgers and cover the grill for about 1 minute, just until the cheese is all melty.

If you don't have a BBQ you can also follow the same instructions on a stove-top.

To Assemble the Burgers

Spread your desired sauces (aioli, mustard, tomato) on the burger buns.

Arrange everything else on the table, letting everyone dig in and make their own burgers with whatever toppings they desire.