who doesn't like a properly cooked, juicy burger? who doesn't like a good pizza? How about a burger with pizza sauce & toppings! Just buy a jar of your favourite tomato pizza sauce or pasta sauce and get cooking
for me the secret to a good burger is three fold, a combination of both minced beef and pork, great seasoning and that smokiness of flavour that comes from a hard wood fired BBQ
but for these burgers we will use pans and a pre-heated oven. Instead of the normal burger buns we will use what the Americans term 'biscuits' which is a type of scone made with buttermilk. They have a lighter more delicate texture than scones, are easy to produce and DEE-licous! Click on the link below for the recipe
just had a family mini burger night last night, so will post some pics later
mini burgers with pizza topping
basic burger mix
500
gm
mozerella
6
pc
pizza sauce
200
ml
pepperoni or slices choritzo
12
pc
red onion
1
pc
tomato - beefsteak
2
pc
baby lettuce - eg baby gem
1
pc
biscuits - 7cm
12
pc
pre-heat oven to 180C
peel and thinly slice the onion into rings, thinly slice the tomato and pick and wash the lettuce leaves, set aside
cut the biscuits into two or simply pull the top away from the base and set aside
form the burger mix into 4cm wide balls and flatten slightly, for these bad boys we do not want them flat, thin and lifeless we want small but thick
place them onto a baking tray and drizzle with a little oil
heat a griddle pan or frying pan over a medium to high heat, when hot add the burger patties
cook until nicely brown on one side and turn over and brown the other side
remove from the pan and place onto a clean baking tray
continue to fry the remaining burgers and placing them onto the baking tray
cover each with a slice of the pepperoni or choritzo and a piece of the mozerella
when all are brown place into the oven, for 5 - 10 minutes until fully cooked through and cheese has melted
to serve
place a lettuce leaf on the base of a biscuit, cover with a tomato slice and onion rings
place a burger on top and cover with the heated pizza sauce enclose with the other half of the biscuit
serve with a se;lection of sauces on the side e.g. ketchup, mustards, bbq sauce, mayonnaise, thai sweet chilli etc
chef notes
Important - do not over crowd the pan or the temperature of the pan will drop and the burgers will stew in thier own juices. It is far better to cook them in smaller batches
