Nothing says summer like a juicy, flavour-packed burger straight off the grill, but what if you’re short on time?
According to Sorted Food’s Kush Bhasin, all you need is five minutes.
In the Sub-10 Minute Burger Challenge on their YouTube channel, Bhasin topped the leaderboard with an impressive 1 minute 58 seconds cooking time.
Luckily for us, he later refined the recipe so we can achieve the same greatness in just five minutes.
Five-minute burger
Makes: 1
Takes: 5 mins
Ingredients:
250g beef mince
50g gherkins, sliced
½ gem lettuce
1 tbsp American mustard
2 tbsp mayonnaise
1 tbsp ketchup
1 burger bun, sliced
4 American-style cheese slices
Method:
Preheat the grill/broiler to high. Place a large frying pan over a high heat.
Form the beef mince into 2 very thin burger-shaped patties, and then place them into the large
frying pan, smashing them down as you go. Cook for 45 seconds and then flip the patties – repeat on the 2nd side until well browned all over.
Finely chop the gherkins and shred the lettuce.
Place the mustard, mayonnaise, ketchup, gherkins, and lettuce into a medium mixing bowl and mix until well combined.
Toast the burger buns under the grill for 1 minute until golden brown.
Once the burger patties are coloured on both sides, season lightly with salt and pepper. Add 2 slices of cheese to each. Add 1 tbsp of water to the pan and cover with a lid to steam and melt the cheese for 20 seconds.
Layer the burger sauce and burger patties onto the burger bun base and top with the bun lid.
Serve.
