Insanity Burger From 'Jamie Oliver's Comfort Food'

There are those of you who might be wondering why you need yet another burger recipe, and there are those who just can't get enough. This burger from Jamie Oliver's Comfort Food is for both of you: it delivers classic flavor all juiced up and a little weird, in a wonderful way. Oliver takes the traditional components and gets kinda nutty with them, adding slight twists that really do make this a worth-a-try-even-if-you're-sick-of-burgers burger.

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 3/4 lbs ground 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 slices of smoked bacon
• 4 teaspoons yellow mustard
• Tabasco Chipotle sauce
• 4 thin slices of Red Leicester cheese
• 4 teaspoons tomato ketchup

Burger Sauce

• 1/4 of an iceberg lettuce
• 2 heaping tablespoons mayo
• 1 heaping tablespoon tomato ketchup
• 1 teaspoon Tabasco Chipotle sauce
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• optional: 1 teaspoon brandy or bourbon

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. For the best burger, go to your butcher and ask them to grind 1 3/4 lbs of chuck steak for you. This cut has a really good balance of fat and flavorsome meat. Divide it into 4 and, with wet hands, roll each piece into a ball, then press into flat patties roughly 5 inches wide and about 3/4 inch 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.
2. I like to cook only 2 burgers at a time to achieve perfection, so get two pans on the go—a large non-stick frying pan on a high heat for your burgers and another on a medium heat for the bacon. Pat your burgers with oil and season them with salt and pepper. Put 2 burgers into the first pan, pressing down on them with a slotted spatula, then put half the bacon into the other pan. After 1 minute, flip the burgers and brush each cooked side with a ½ teaspoon of mustard and a dash of
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