Bacon Cheeseburger with Sriracha Mayonnaise

Name: Bacon Cheeseburger with Sriracha Mayonnaise
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 225g minced (ground) beef; 1 egg yolk; 1/2 frozen red chilli, deseeded if you want a milder heat; Vegetable oil, for frying; 4 thick slices of onion; 4 rashers (slices) of bacon; 2 brioche burger buns; 1 tsp butter; 2 slices of Cheddar cheese; 2 Little Gem lettuce leaves; 2-4 tomato slices; Sea salt; Freshly ground black pepper; 2 tbsp mayonnaise; 1 tsp sriracha (or more if you like it hotter)

11 steps

Cook:10min

From raw ingredients to an incredible juicy burger in just ten minutes... this is my quickest burger ever! Remember that the thicker you make the patties, the longer they will take to cook, so if you want these on the table in under ten, press your burgers until they are a little thinner for a quicker cooking time. Replace the sriracha with wholegrain, English or Dijon mustard if chilli isn't your thing.

Updated at: Wed, 16 Aug 2023 16:54:08 GMT

Ingredients

2 servings

225gminced beef

ground

1egg yolk

0.5frozen red chilli

deseeded if you want a milder heat

vegetable oil for frying

4 slicesonion

4 rashersbacon

2brioche burger buns

1 tspbutter

2slices of cheddar cheese

2little gem lettuce leaves

2 slicestomato

sea salt

freshly ground black pepper

2 Tbspmayonnaise

1 tspsriracha

or more if you like it hotter

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the grill (broiler) to high. Place a griddle (grill) pan or frying pan (skillet) over a medium-high heat.

Step 2

Season the beef with salt and pepper. Add the egg yolk, then grate in the chilli and mix together with clean hands. Divide the beef in half and form into two patties about 2.5cm thick.

Step 3

Drizzle the hot pan with oil. Put the burgers in it and season with salt and pepper. Allow to cook for 3-4 minutes.

Step 4

Put the onion slices and bacon in the pan and increase the heat to high.

Step 5

Meanwhile, combine the sriracha mayonnaise ingredients in a bowl, season with salt and pepper and stir to combine.

Step 6

Flip the burgers, bacon and onions and continue to cook for 4-5 minutes.

Step 7

Toast the buns, cut-side up, under the hot grill for 1-2 minutes.

Step 8

Add the butter to the griddle, then place a slice of cheese on top of each burger. Cover with a lid or upturned saucepan, or place under the hot grill, until the cheese has melted.

Step 9

When the bacon and onions are cooked, drain them on kitchen paper (paper towel).

Step 10

Put the bottom halves of the buns on two places, spread with the sriracha mayonnaise and add a lettuce leaf and tomato slices to each one. Follow with some of the onion slices, the burgers, bacon, a little more mayonnaise, more onion slices and finish with the lids.

Step 11

CHEF'S TIP: Put a handful of chillies into the freezer and grate a little as and when needed into curries, sauces and burgers. Freezing the chilli makes it really easy to grate with minimum fuss.