BURGERS WITH BACON RECIPES

Steps:

• 1. You can make these burgers or sliders in an oven at full whack, on the barbecue or in a hot pan. If you’re using the oven or barbecue, preheat it now.
  2. Peel and finely chop the onions. Put a splash of olive oil into a large frying pan on a low heat and add your onions. Fry for 10 minutes or until the onions have softened, then put to one side to cool completely.
  3. Blitz your crackers or bread (remove the crusts first) in a food processor until you get a fine consistency. Oil a clean baking tray and put aside.
  4. Put the cooled onions into a large bowl with the rest of the burger ingredients. Use clean hands to scrunch the mixture together really well, then divide into 6 equal balls for burgers and 18 equal balls for sliders.
  5. Wet your hands and roll the balls into burger-shaped patties about 2cm thick. Place your burgers or sliders on the oiled baking tray and pat with a little olive oil. Cover them with clingfilm and put the tray into the fridge for at least an hour, or until the patties firm up.
  6. This is a good time to make your spicy mayo, so put mayo, yoghurt, ketchup and smoked paprika into a bowl, squeeze in the lemon juice, mix well and put to one side.
  7. If using a frying pan or griddle pan, put it on a high heat now and let it get really hot. However you decide to cook your burgers, they’ll want around 3 or 4 minutes per side – you may have to cook them in batches if your pan isn’t big enough.
  8. When your burgers or sliders are nearly cooked on one side, add the rashers of bacon – whichever way you’re cooking them – then flip the burgers and cook the bacon until golden and crisp.
  9. When the burgers are cooked to your liking and it’s all looking really good, halve your burger buns and warm them through. Put the bacon on a plate lined with kitchen paper to drain.
  10. Click off the lettuce leaves, wash and spin dry. Slice the tomatoes and gherkins.
  11. When everything comes together, pop your burgers or sliders on to their buns, add all your lovely toppings and your spicy mayo (you know how to put a burger together!), then tuck in with a lovely fresh salad, baked potato or potato wedges.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Add ground beef to a bowl and add the Worcestershire sauce. Add 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper.
• Add to the bowl 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes. Combine with your hands.
• Make six small patties.
• Cook patties over medium-low heat for 5 minutes per side or until desired doneness.
• While the patties are cooking add the six garlic cloves to center of pan and cook 3 to 4 minutes or until tender.
• Let patties cool slightly on a paper towel with the garlic.
• In the same, skillet cook the onion until tender, about 4 minutes.
• Cook the bacon according to the box.
• Take each biscuit and pull apart to make 12 halves.
• Use a small class or biscuit cutter to cut the cheese into six circles.
• Put a piece of cheese on six halves the biscuits.
• Put a patty on top of the cheese.
• Cut the bacon into and put a half on top of each patty.
• Put a slice of onion on top of bacon. Then smash each garlic clove and add to the top of onion.
• In a small bowl, stir together the mayo and mustard. Add the rest of the salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes. Stir together.
• On the other six halves of biscuits add a teaspoon of the sauce.
• Grease a cookie sheet. Take the biscuit with the sauce on it and put over the top of the biscuit with the meat on it. Pull top over to the bottom and press to seal around the burger.
• Cook on greased cookie sheet for 15 to 20 minutes. Extra sauce can be made for dipping.