Ultimate cheeseburger

Recipe Sophie Hanson

Photography and props styling Katie Quinn Davies

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Serving size: Serves 4
Cuisine type: Modern Australian
Cooking time: Less than 30 minutes
Course: Snacks
Favourite flavours: Beef

Real Living recipe for Ultimate cheeseburger

INGREDIENTS

600g chuck steak, minced (ask your butcher for about 90g of pork fat to be included)
Salt & ground black pepper
4 slices of Gruyère cheese
Baby spinach leaves
4 burger buns, halved (we used sourdough rolls)
Caramelised onion jam (get the recipe here)

Equipment
bread knife
hotplate or barbecue grill
tongs
metal spoon

METHOD

Season beef well with salt and pepper and shape into 6 patties, slightly smaller than buns.

Preheat hotplate or grill to medium-high heat. Cook patties for 2 to 3 mins on each side, or until cooked to your liking.

Place cheese slice on each patty and cook until melted slightly. Meanwhile, place baby spinach leaves on bun bases.

Remove patties from heat and immediately transfer to bun bases so not a drop of juice is lost.

Spoon onion jam on each cheese-topped patty. Top with second half of bun and enjoy!

Tip This simple burger recipe relies entirely on using the best possible ingredients, starting with the meat. Ask your butcher to mince chuck steak and add a little pork fat. You don’t need to add anything else, except seasoning.

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