The Best Gourmet Burger

Today I had an insane craving for a delicious burger. I stumbled on this recipe on the web. It takes a bit of time and patience but trust me it is well worth it as it turned out tasting just amazing!

Ingredients - enough to create 6 burgers:

1kg beef mince
1 brown onion, finely chopped
1/2 tsp dried chili flakes
1 egg
1/2 cup fresh white breadcrumbs
1 tsp Dijon mustard
3 tbs grated Parmesan cheese
Pinch of grated nutmeg
2 tbs olive oil
12 bread buns, toasted
150g hummus
1 cup baby cos leaves or any type of lettuce
1 tomato, sliced
1 red capsicum, sliced
1 tbs cracked black pepper
1 tsp salt
Mayonnaise or  aioli

Step 1 - Roast the Capsicum

Slice up the red capsicum. Preheat an oven to 170degC with the grill on. Place the capsicum into the oven. Leave it to roast for about 15 minutes until the edges begin to turn charcoal.

Step 2 - Make the Burger Patties

Chop up the onion into small pieces. Now place the chopped up onion, beef mince, chili flakes, Dijon mustard, olive oil, salt, cracked pepper, nutmeg, Parmesan cheese, egg, and the breadcrumbs into a large bowl. Mix everything together until all the ingredients are evenly distributed. Don't be afraid to use your hands to do this.

Now use your hands to shape the patties. Make sure thickness is no more than an inch. Otherwise they will take forever to cook through. It helps to poke some holes in the patties as well as this will help them to cook faster.

Step 3 - Cook the patties

Preheat a frying pan on medium heat with a dash of olive oil. Place the patties into the pan. Fry each patty for 5-10 minutes on each side.

Step 4 - Make the burgers

Spread the hummus on each bun. Now combine the bread buns, the baby cos leaves, the mayonnaise, the patty, slice of tomato, and the roasted capsicum. By this stage your mouth will be watering. And that's it! You've created a monster. Enjoy this fantastic burger.