- Hearty & Grounding
- Mains
- Prep 20 min
- Cook 10 min
- Serves 4 burgers
The one that started it all. Nothing fancy, just good beef, a hot pan and a sauce you will want on everything.
Ingredients
For the patties
- 600 g beef mince (about 20% fat)
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
For the house sauce
- 3 tbsp mayonnaise
- 1 tbsp ketchup
- 1 tsp mustard
- 1 tbsp finely chopped pickles
- 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
To build
- 4 burger buns
- 4 slices cheddar
- 1 tbsp butter
- A few lettuce leaves
- 1 tomato, sliced
- Pickle slices
- 1/2 red onion, thinly sliced
Method
- Stir the sauce ingredients together and chill until needed.
- Divide the beef into four balls of 150 g. Press each into a patty slightly wider than the bun and push a shallow dimple into the middle with your thumb.
- Toast the buns, cut side down, in a buttered pan until golden. Set aside.
- Season the patties on both sides with salt and pepper. Cook in a very hot heavy pan for 3 minutes, flip, lay the cheese on top and cook for 3 minutes more, until cooked through. Rest for 2 minutes.
- Spread sauce on both halves of each bun. Build with lettuce, patty, tomato, pickles and onion, and close.
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