Hot Cross Bun Burger
-To make 4-6 Burgers
INGREDIENTS
Beef Mince (20% fat) - 500g
Hot Cross Buns - 4-6 buns
Burger Cheese slices - 8-10 slices
Bacon - 6-8 rashers
Sriracha - as much as required
Mayonnaise - as much as required
Honey - as much as required
Lemon - 1 large lemon
INSTRUCTIONS
1. To make the Burger Sauce, add 1 part Sriracha, to 2 parts Mayonnaise, to 1 part Honey*
*for 4-6 servings of sauce you want, roughly, 8 Tbsp of Mayo, 4-5 Tbsp of sriracha, and 4-5 Tbsp of honey
2. Mix thoroughly, then season with Salt and Pepper, zest in a Lemon, and add a squeeze of the Lemon juice.
3. Mix the Sauce, taste, and make any adjustments required*
*my ratio of 1,2,1 is just a guideline, adjust yours to your level of spiciness
4. Next, take the Beef mince and gently massage it together, but don’t compress it too much.
5. Then take a small handful of Beef and flatten it out into a Beef patty, around 1cm thick, and make it 2cm wider than the hot cross buns as it will shrink when cooked.
6. Cut the Hot cross buns in half.
7. Place a frying pan on the hob, turn the heat to medium, and lay in the Bacon.
8. Gently render the fat, and cook the Bacon until it starts to get nice and crispy.
9. Remove the Bacon, but leave the fat in the pan.
10. Use a kitchen towel to remove any little pieces of Bacon from the pan as they will burn.
11. Add some Butter to the pan, and once it’s gently foaming, lay in the hot cross bun’s
12. Toast off the insides of the bun, then remove them from the pan.
13. Clean out the pan, turn the heat up high, and season the Beef patty’s with Salt and Pepper.
14. Add a small dash of Oil to the pan.
15. Lay the Beef Burger Patty’s.
16. Agitate them, move them around every few moments, and flip them every 45 seconds to build up a good caramelisation.
17. The Burgers will take around 3-4 minutes*
*cook them longer if you want them well done, or use a heat probe if you want to be precise, around 50 degrees for medium rare, and around 63 degrees if you don’t want them pink