Description
“We’ve always loved burgers, and Harry’s dream day in Oz (pre kids!) was waking up and heading to the beach for a long surf, followed by a burger and rest time before returning to the surf in the afternoon, well fuelled and rested. The name for this burger came from Harry preparing for his TEDx Talk and looking for inspiration as to what to use as props on stage. The core concept of wholefoods is that many of our traditional dishes are perfectly healthy – if done well. There’s nothing wrong with a burger if you’re using good ingredients.”
Ingredients
1 tablespoon olive oil
100 g (3½ oz) unpasteurised-milk cheddar (such as Bruny Island Cheese Co), sliced
2 wholemeal sourdough rolls, cut in half
Fermented mustard (see page 224), to serve
2 handfuls wild leaves (or rocket/arugula or cos leaves)
1 heirloom tomato, sliced
25 g (1 oz) pickled cucumbers (see page 245), sliced
Mayo (see page 229), BBQ sauce (see page 225) and sauerkraut (see page 238), to serve
Burger patties
300 g (14 oz) pasture-raised and finished beef, minced
½ onion, finely diced
1 garlic clove, minced
1 teaspoon dijon mustard
2 teaspoons very finely chopped flat-leaf parsley
1 organic egg
Instructions
For the patties, add all the ingredients to a bowl with 1 teaspoon salt and mix with your hands to combine well. Divide this mix in two and shape each portion into a large, flat patty.
Preheat a char-grill pan or barbecue grill to medium–high.
Brush grill with oil, then fry patties on one side for 4 minutes or until nicely charred. Flip patties, then top with cheddar. Continue to grill for 4 minutes or until patties are nicely caramelised and cheese is softly melted. You still want the patties to be rare inside. Transfer patties to a plate and rest until ready to serve.
Place bread rolls, cut-side down, on the grill and grill for 2 minutes until toasted.
Build your burger by smearing mustard on the base, followed by leaves, tomato, then the patty. Top with pickled cucumber, mayo, BBQ sauce and sauerkraut. Finish with lids and attack immediately.