Cheeseburger with caramelised onions
- ⏱ 1 hour 10 minutes
- Medium
- Serves 4
- 👥 2-cook recipe
Beef burgers with caramelised onions, melted Emmental, hummus, and rocket in toasted ciabatta.
Adapted from Great British Chefs.
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COOK 1COOK 2
1Prepare burger onions
Dice the onion for burgers
2Prepare burger herbs
3Plate and serve
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COOK 2COOK 1
1Prepare burger onions
2Prepare burger herbs
Chop the flat-leaf parsley and tarragon
3Plate and serve
+ 11 more steps in the app
Ingredients
- 500 g beef mince
- 1 onion for burgers (peeled and diced)
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 free-range egg (lightly beaten)
- 50 g brown breadcrumbs
- 2 tbsp flat-leaf parsley (chopped)
- 2 tbsp tarragon (chopped)
- 1 tbsp tomato purée
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp tomato ketchup
- 1/2 tsp black pepper (freshly ground)
- 1/2 tsp salt for burgers
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 25 g unsalted butter
- 3 onions for caramelising (peeled and sliced)
- 1 tbsp thyme (just the leaves)
- 1/2 tsp salt for onions
- 4 Emmental slices
- 2 ciabatta loaves (halved horizontally)
- 4 tbsp hummus
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 4 handful rocket
The full plan
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1. Prepare burger onions COOK 2
- Dice the onion for burgers
2. Prepare burger herbs COOK 1
- Chop the flat-leaf parsley and tarragon
3. Prepare caramelised onions COOK 1
- Slice the onions for caramelising and strip the leaves from the thyme
4. Mix burger mixture COOK 1
- In a bowl, mix together the beef mince, onion for burgers, garlic cloves, free-range egg, brown breadcrumbs, flat-leaf parsley, tarragon, tomato purée, soy sauce, tomato ketchup, black pepper, and salt for burgers
🤝 Cook 2 hands over burger onions.
5. Check burger seasoning COOK 1
- In a frying pan, fry a little of the burger mixture to check the seasoning
- Adjust if necessary
6. Shape the burgers COOK 1
- Shape the burger mixture into four patties and refrigerate
7. Caramelise the onions COOK 1
- In a medium-sized frying pan, melt the unsalted butter, add the onions for caramelising, thyme, and salt for onions, and cook for around 20-25 minutes until golden and sticky
8. Cook the burgers COOK 1
- In a large frying pan, heat 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil and brown the burgers until cooked through, about 6-7 minutes each side
- Remove the burgers from the heat and place a slice of Emmental on top of each one to melt gently
9. Toast the ciabatta COOK 2
- Brush the inside of the ciabatta loaves with the extra virgin olive oil and grill or toast lightly
10. Assemble the burgers COOK 2
- Spread one half of each ciabatta loaf with hummus
- Lay the beef patties on the other halves
🤝 Cook 1 hands over the cheese.
11. Plate and serve BOTH
- Add the caramelised onions and rocket, sandwich together, cut into sections, and serve
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