Recipe for cheeseburger with spiced bun
The fastest, cheapest, and perhaps easiest burger you can make.
The burger has all the flavors and textures you need, and it can be made with ingredients many people already have in the kitchen.
In a busy everyday life, it can be a bit cumbersome to find the time to bake your own burger buns. That’s why I’m always on the lookout for easy (and cheap) alternatives. I find that the standard burger buns you buy in the supermarket are typically dry and crumble when you eat them, and store-bought brioche burger buns are usually way too expensive for how good they taste.
I have found that spice rolls have the perfect texture for a burger. When toasted/fried on the inside, they become very crispy, but they remain soft on the outside.
You can adjust most of this recipe, use the salad you want, the dressing you prefer, and the cheese you think tastes best.
Cheeseburger with spiced bun
Equipment
- Bowl
- Frying Pan
- Immersion Hand Blender (option 1)
- Whisk (option 2)
- Cutting Board
- Knife
- Bread Knife
Ingredients
Burger Patties
- 300 gram Ground Beef with a high-fat content
- 30 gram worcestershire sauce
- Salt and Pepper
Garlic Mayo
- 1 pcs. Egg
- 5 gram Dijon Mustard
- 5 gram Vinegar or lemon juice
- Salt and Pepper
- 276 gram Rapeseed Oil
- 1 clove Garlic
Burger
- 4 pcs. Krydderboller - Danish Buns
- 4 slices Toast Cheese
- 1 pcs. Romaine Lettuce or Romaine lettuce
- Cornichons
- 1 pcs. Red Onion
- Ketchup Heinz
- French's mustard
Instructions
Burger patties
- Mix the ground beef with worcestershire sauce in a bowl.
- Add a bit of salt and pepper.
- Weigh the patties at 75 grams each.
- Form them into burger patties, very flat and press them extra flat in the middle. This prevents them from shrinking.
- Put oil or butter (or both) in the pan.
- Fry them on high heat (11 out of 14 on my stove) for 2-3 minutes on each side.
- When you flip the patty, place a slice of cheese on top so it melts.
- I use an immersion blender for this recipe. If you don't have an immersion blender, you can whisk it by hand, but then you should only use the egg yolk instead of the whole egg.
- Put egg, salt, vinegar/lemon juice, mustard in the immersion blender cup. Grate the garlic clove in and add the oil.
- Place the immersion blender all the way at the bottom of the cup and blend at full speed.
- You will see the bottom start to thicken, so slowly move up until everything turns into mayonnaise.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Finely chop cornichons and red onions.
- Rinse your lettuce and dry it well with a clean dishcloth.
- When the patty is done, cut your spiced buns in half and place them cut side down. Fry them for a minute or two until they get crispy. You can also use a toaster for this.
- Assemble your burger, making sure to include a bit of everything. For example, start with French mustard at the bottom, a lettuce leaf on top, then onions, cornichons, patty with cheese, and ketchup in the top bun.
- Enjoy your meal.