Speedy Italian Beef Burgers
with Cheddar Crisps & Onion Jam
You thought you loved burgers, but then we added a golden round of crispy Cheddar! With balsamic onions, a squishy bun and tender patty, these are the burgers of your dreams.
The quantities provided above are averages only.
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Ingredients
1 unit
red onion
1 packet
beef mince
1 packet
Cheddar cheese
(Contains Milk;)
2 unit
bake-at-home burger buns
(Contains Gluten, Milk, Soy, Egg, Wheat; May be present: Sesame, Lupin, Almond, Hazelnut. )
1 unit
tomato
1 bag
cos lettuce
¼ packet
Fine Breadcrumbs
(Contains Gluten, Wheat; May be present: Soy. )
½ sachet
rustic herb spice blend
Not included in your delivery
olive oil
1.5 tbs
balsamic vinegar (or red wine vinegar)
3 tsp
warm water
1 tsp
brown sugar
10 g
butter
(Contains Milk;)
¼ tsp
salt
1 unit
egg
(Contains Egg;)
½ tsp
honey
Nutritional Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
Preheat the oven to 220°C/200°C fan-forced. Thinly slice the red onion. Thinly slice the tomato. Reserve a cos lettuce leaf for each burger, then shred the remaining lettuce.
In a medium bowl, combine the beef mince, rustic herb spice blend (see ingredients list), fine breadcrumbs (see ingredients list), egg, salt (see ingredients list) and a pinch of pepper. Shape the beef mixture into patties about the size of your burger buns (you will have 1 patty per person). Set aside.
Heat a drizzle of olive oil in a medium frying pan over a medium-high heat. Add the red onion and cook, stirring, for 5-6 minutes, or until soft. Add 3/4 of the balsamic vinegar, warm water (see ingredients list) and brown sugar and cook until the liquid is nearly evaporated and the onion is slightly sticky. Season with a pinch of salt and pepper. Transfer to a small bowl. Cover with foil to keep warm and set aside.
While the onion is cooking, drizzle or spray olive oil over the oven tray lined with baking paper. Place piles of shredded Cheddar cheese (2 piles for 2 people / 4 piles for 4 people) about the size of your burger patties on the tray. Bake for 10 minutes, or until the middle is melted and the edge is crisp. TIP: They can burn fast so keep an eye on them! In the last 3 minutes of baking time, place the bake-at home burger buns on the tray to heat through. Remove from the oven.
While the cheese crisps are baking, heat a drizzle of olive oil in the same medium frying pan over a medium-high heat. Add the beef patties and cook for 4-5 minutes on each side, or until browned and cooked through. TIP: If you didn't make the cheddar crisps in Step 4, top the patties with the shredded Cheddar cheese in the last 1-2 minutes of cooking time and cover with a lid to melt!
Slice the bake-at home burger buns in half and butter lightly (optional). Top the base of each bun with a spoon of onion jam, a tomato slice, a Cheddar crisp, a beef patty and a cos lettuce leaf. Drizzle the remaining lettuce with olive oil (1 tbs for 2 people / 2 tbs for 4 people), honey and the remaining balsamic vinegar and serve on the side.