Spicy beef burger recipe | Jamie Oliver burger recipe (2024)

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Insanity burger

Lashings of mustard & homemade burger sauce

“Competition for the best burger in London has gone mad. I’ve used the brilliant technique of brushing the burgers with mustard and a dash of Tabasco Chipotle sauce as they cook to build up an incredible gnarly layer of seasoning. Enjoy! ”

Serves 4

Cooks In35 minutes plus chilling

DifficultyShowing off

Nutrition per serving

Calories 694 35%
Fat 38.1g 54%
Saturates 14.5g 73%
Sugars 8.0g 9%
Salt 3.6g 60%
Protein 50.1g 100%
Carbs 37.3g 14%

Of an adult's reference intake

recipe adapted from

Jamie's Comfort Food

By Jamie Oliver

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Ingredients

800 g higher-welfare minced chuck steak
olive oil
1 large red onion
1 splash of white wine vinegar
2 large gherkins
4 sesame-topped brioche burger buns
4-8 rashers of higher-welfare smoked streaky bacon
4 teaspoons American mustard
Tabasco Chipotle sauce
4 thin slices of Red Leicester cheese
4 teaspoons tomato ketchup
BURGER SAUCE
¼ of an iceberg lettuce
2 heaped tablespoons free-range mayo
1 heaped tablespoon tomato ketchup
1 teaspoon Tabasco Chipotle sauce
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon brandy , or bourbon (optional)

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Method

For the best burger, go to your butcher and ask them to mince 800g of chuck steak for you – this cut has a really good balance of fat and flavoursome meat.
Divide it into 4 and, with wet hands, roll each piece into a ball, then press into flat patties roughly 12cm wide and about 2cm wider than your buns. Place on an oiled plate and chill in the fridge.
Next, finely slice the red onion, then dress in a bowl with the vinegar and a pinch of sea salt. Slice the gherkins and halve the buns. Finely chop the lettuce and mix with the rest of the burger sauce ingredients in a bowl, then season to taste.
I like to only cook 2 burgers at a time to achieve perfection, so get two pans on the go – a large non-stick pan on a high heat for your burgers and another on a medium heat for the bacon.
Pat the burgers with oil and season them with salt and pepper. Put 2 burgers into the first pan, pressing down on them with a fish slice, then put half the bacon into the other pan.
After 1 minute, flip the burgers and brush each cooked side with ½ a teaspoon of mustard and a dash of Tabasco. After another minute, flip onto the mustard side and brush again with another ½ teaspoon of mustard and a second dash of Tabasco on the other side.
Cook for one more minute, by which point you can place some crispy bacon on top of each burger with a slice of cheese. Add a tiny splash of water to the pan and place a heatproof bowl over the burgers to melt the cheese – 30 seconds should do it.
At the same time, toast 2 split buns in the bacon fat in the other pan until lightly golden.
Repeat with the remaining two burgers.
To build each burger, add a quarter of the burger sauce to the bun base, then top with a cheesy bacon burger, a quarter of the onions and gherkins. Rub the bun top with a teaspoon of ketchup, then gently press together.
As the burger rests, juices will soak into the bun, so serve right away, which is great, or for an extra filthy experience, wrap each one in greaseproof paper, then give it a minute to go gorgeous and sloppy.

Tips

EASY SWAPS
I’ve used minced beef here, but minced pork would also be delicious, as would a mixture of the two.

GO VEGGIE
For an easy veggie alternative, blitz onion, breadcrumbs, ground coriander and a drained tin of black beans, then shape into patties and roast. For the full recipe check out my Roasted black bean burgers.

FREEZER STASH
Once you’ve shaped your patties, you can easily wrap some up and pop them in the freezer for another day.

ON THE SIDE
Serve with baked sweet potato wedges or a crunchy slaw.

HOW TO COOK IN AN AIR FRYER
Place 2 chilled burgers in the air fryer* in a single layer and cook at 200°C for 5 minutes, turning halfway. Once the time’s up, brush with mustard and cook for a further 5 minutes, turning halfway. Top each burger with a slice of cheese and cook for a final 2 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and the burger is cooked through. Repeat with the remaining two burgers.
*Tested in a 4.2-litre air fryer. All air fryers are different, so results may vary.

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