THEME: Bacon and Banana Burger
Jamie R
Ever tried a Bacon and Banana Burger? Tastes Great!
Serves 4
For The Patties:
1lb/500g ground beef (how to grind your own meat)
a little pepper, fresh ground is better
a little salt, none if the bacon is salty
1 hand fresh bread crumbs
1 egg lightly beaten
1 quarter beef stock block dissolved in a quarter cup water
To cover the Patty
8 strips or enough bacon to enclose 4 patties
some toothpicks
For the Rolls:
4 rolls
2 bananas
a little butter
Mix all the patty ingredients thoroughly, leaving the bacon for
later. (how to season meat).
Make sure the mixture is cool. Divide mixture into 4 equal balls and
mold into patties (how to mold patties).
Wrap the bacon around the patties entirely covering it in as thin a
layer as possible and secure by either tucking the edges under or by
using toothpicks.
Peel the 2 bananas and split each in half by cutting down the full
length from top to bottom. You now have 4 long 'half' bananas. Cut
these diagonally in half and you have 8 shorter pieces. Heat a pan
and fry the bananas in a little butter over low to medium heat for a
minute or two, turning, untill heated through and softish in texture.
Set aside.
Cook the bacon wrapped patties on medium heat under the grill, on the
barbecue or in a pan (how to regulate cooking temperature) until the
patty is cooked to your preferred degree of doneness or the internal
temp reaches 160F/70C (when is my patty cooked?).
Split the rolls and toast the cut surfaces lightly (under grill, on
barbecue or in pan) just before the patties are done. Place 2 pieces
of banana on each of the bottom halves. Remove the toothpicks and put
the patties on top of the bananas and cover with the top halves of
the rolls. I hope that you will enjoy this somewhat different bacon
and banana burger.