who doesn't like a properly cooked, juicy burger? and maybe like me you also love a good bacon, lettuce and tomato toasted sadwich with a slice or two of avocado, so why not combine the two!
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 BLAT burger
minced - beefsteak
250
gm
minced - pork
250
gm
onion - small
1/2
pc
garlic clove
1 - 2
pc
mustard - of choice
1/2
tbs
horseradish sauce
1/2
tbs
coriander - chopped
1/2
tbs
bacon slices - streaky
1
pc
tomato - beefsteak
2
pc
baby lettuce - eg baby gem
1
pc
abocado
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
grill the bacon until crisp and set aside
in a large bowl, combine both the minces with the finely diced onion, crushed garlic, mustard, horseradish and chopped coriander
season with sea salt and freshly milled pepper
form into 4cm 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 ionto the baking tray
when all are brown place into the oven, for 5 - 10 minutes until fully cooked through
to serve
place a lettuce leaf on the base of a biscuit, cover with a tomato slice, bacon and slices of avocado
place a burger on top and enclose with the other half of the biscuit
serve with a se;lection of sauces on the side e.g. ketchup, mustards, bbq sauce and thai sweet chilli
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
