Kiwi classic beef and horopito pepper burger

A quick and delicious burger

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Serves

4

Prep Time

15 mins

Cook Time

18 mins

Nothing beats a Kiwi Burger. A beef patty, tomato, lettuce, beetroot, onion, an egg and cheese - how do you improve on perfection? By adding an unexpected Kiwi flavour!

This recipe sees home-grown Horopito, our very own native hot bush pepper, take centre stage, providing a touch of zesty spice to elevate juicy grass-fed New Zealand beef. Now that's honest to goodness deliciousness!

This recipe is courtesy of www.silverfernfarms.com

Nothing beats a Kiwi Burger. A beef patty, tomato, lettuce, beetroot, onion, an egg and cheese - how do you improve on perfection? By adding an unexpected Kiwi flavour! This recipe sees home-grown horopito, our very own native hot bush pepper, take centre stage, providing a touch of zesty spice to elevate the juicy grass-fed New Zealand’s beef. Now that's honest to goodness deliciousness!

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Ingredients

Beef Burger
  • 4 Silver Fern Farms Beef and Horopito Pepper Burgersi

  • olive oil

    for brushing and frying
  • 1 red onion

    thinly sliced
  • 4 eggs

Burger Sauce
  • 3 Tbsp mayonnaise

  • 2 tsp mustard

    American style
  • 1 Tbsp tomato sauce

  • 1 Tbsp gherkin

    finely chopped
To serve
  • 4 white bread rolls

    split in half and toasted
  • tomato sauce

  • iceberg lettuce

    leaves
  • 2 tomatoes

    sliced
  • beetroot

    sliced

Method

For the Sauce
1

To make the burger sauce, combine all the ingredients in a small bowl.

2

Season to taste, then set aside while you prepare the burgers.

For the Burgers
1

Remove Silver Fern Farms Beef and Horopito Pepper Burgers from the fridge and allow to bloom for 10 minutes at room temperature.

2

Preheat a barbecue on high.

3

Brush the burgers with a little olive oil then cook for 3 1/2 minutes each side, or until cooked through (cook for 4 minutes each side if cooking on the stovetop).

4

Add the onions and cook for 3-4 minutes or until golden and soft.

5

Cook eggs in a little olive oil on the flat plate of the barbecue or in a frying pan, and fry sunny-side up for 4-6 minutes or until done to your liking.

To Serve
1

To serve, spread some of the burger sauce onto each toasted bun base.

2

Add burger, onion and ketchup.

3

Add lettuce leaves, 2 slices of tomato, beetroot slices then a fried egg.

4

Spread more burger sauce on the underside of the bun top and place on top of the burger.

Nutrition Information per Serving (434g)

This nutrition analysis is based on 4 serves.

Energy2348kJ (561 kcal)
Protein35.0g
Total Fat28.7g
Saturated Fat8.8g
Carbohydrate39.5g
Dietary Fibre7.3g
Sodium1066mg
Iron4.7mg
Zinc4.7mg
Vitamin B121.5µg