BLUE CHEESE BURGERS WITH CRISPY PANCETTA
Blue Cheese Burgers – simply the ultimate homemade juicy beef burger server with crispy pancetta, easy blue cheese sauce, onion chutney and homemade brioche buns.
Author: Supergoldenbakes/Photo credit to supergoldenbakes.com
Ingredients
- ▢500 g | 17.6oz beef mince
- ▢1 red onion
- ▢55 g | 2 oz blue cheese crumbled
- ▢55 g | 2 oz fresh breadcrumbs
- ▢1 large egg lightly beaten
- ▢1 tbsp flat-leaf parsley very finely chopped
- ▢2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- ▢1 tsp Dijon mustard
- ▢1 tsp salt
- ▢1/2 tsp ground black pepper
- ▢couple of dashes Tabasco
- ▢caramelised onion chutney from a jar to serve
- ▢6 slices pancetta
- ▢Easy blue cheese sauce
- ▢150 g | 5.3oz blue cheese crumbled
- ▢4-5 tbsp sour cream or light mayonnaise
- ▢1 tbsp snipped fresh chives
- ▢1-2 tbsp olive oil
- ▢1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
Instructions
- Put all the ingredients in a large bowl and thoroughly mix together with your hands. Form 6 thick burgers, cover with cling film and chill for 30 minutes.
- Heat a skillet or frying pan and cook the pancetta until crisp. Set aside.
- Place the burgers on the pan and cook over medium heat, pressing down on the burgers with a spatula. Cook for 3-4 minutes on each side. Set aside while you prepare the blue cheese sauce.
- Mix all the ingredients for the sauce together in a small bowl. Add more sour cream if the sauce is too thick.
- Toast the burger buns and spread onion chutney on the bottom half. Add the burger and a pancetta slice. Spread blue cheese sauce on the top half of the bun and press down on the burger. Serve immediately.
