• Sometimes a plain burger is just too boring! Impress your guests at your next party with these pimped-up burger patties! Juicy and packed with umami flavour, you might just forget about that diet and go for seconds – your guests surely will!

    Try this pimped-up burger recipe

    Ingredients

    • 1kg minced beef
    • 1 large onion
    • 3 rashers smoked backed bacon
    • 2 free-raneg egg yolks
    • 1tsp dried herbes de Provence or oregano
    • 1tsp mustard powder
    • 6-8 slices strong Cheddar

    Instructions

    1

    Put the beef into a large bowl. Peel and finely chop the onion.

    2

    Fry the bacon in a non-stick pan until just cooked then remove and use the bacon fat to cook the onion until soft. Very finely chop the bacon.

    3

    Once the onion and bacon are cool, add to the beef with the rest of the ingredients (except the Cheddar); season well.

    4

    Shape into burger and leave in the fridge until required-you can do this up to a day in advance

    To barbeque:

    5

    Cook over a high heat until browned on both sides then move to low-medium and cook for 10 minutes for medium. Top with cheese and serve with buns and all the trimmings.

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