Fiery homemade cheeseburgers
- Serves 4
Ingredients
- 675g Minced beef
- 1 Mild red chilli seeded and finely chopped
- 1 clove of garlic crushed
- 1 Small onion grated
- 2tbsp Double cream
- 1tbsp Flat leaf parsley freshly chopped
- 4 Sesame bread rolls or baps halved
- 2 Tomatoes thinly sliced
- 50g Cheddar cheese cut into 4 matchbox shapes
For the lettuce mayonnaise
- 2tbsp Mayonnaise
- 50g Iceberg lettuce finely shredded
- 25g Cocktail gherkins finely chopped
- 2tbsp Onion finely chopped
- 1tsp Dijon mustard
- Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Method
- STEP 1
Place the minced beef in a food processor and add the chilli, garlic, onion, double cream and parsley. Season with a half a heaped teaspoon of salt and plenty of pepper, then blitz until the meat starts to hold together.
- STEP 2
Divide the mixture into four and shape around the cubes of Cheddar into 10cm flat discs, either by hand or pressing into a metal pastry cutter. Arrange on a flat plate, then cover loosely with clingfilm and chill for at least 1 hour to allow the mixture to firm up.
- STEP 3
Preheat the grill or a barbecue with medium-hot coals and cook the burgers for about 5 minutes on each side for medium.
- STEP 4
Meanwhile, place the mayonnaise in a bowl and mix in the lettuce, gherkins, onion and mustard. Season to taste and mix well to combine.
- STEP 5
Lightly toast the cut sides of the rolls under the grill or on the barbecue for 1-2 minutes. Cover the bottom half with a couple of slices of tomato and then sit the burger on top. Add a large spoonful of the lettuce mayonnaise to each one and cover with the top half of the bun. Serve immediately.
