Homemade Beef Beef Burger Recipe With Stilton Rarebit

This is a classic homemade beef burger recipe and is certainly for the burger connoisseur. The inclusion of a Stilton rarebit will strike the right note, as will an easy homemade burger sauce and a side serving of chunky chips. Matthew Tomkinson proves in this burger recipe that comfort eating does not have to be uninspiring

Beef burger recipe

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Medium

1 hour

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Sweat the onion and garlic in a little olive oil until translucent. Allow to cool

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Mix with the beef mince and the rest of the ingredients. Shape into 4 even burger patties, using a press or by hand. Chill the patties for 30 minutes in the fridge

Meanwhile, slice the Maris Piper potatoes into thick chips and wash well under cold water. Place in a pan and cover with fresh cold water. Season and bring to the boil

Once boiling, remove from the heat and drain - making sure not to break up the chips. Spread out on a tray to cool and dry

For the rarebit, melt the butter in a saucepan and add the flour to form a roux. Cook gently for 2 minutes and then slowly add the beer, whisking all the time

Bring to the simmer and cook very gently for 5 minutes, stirring continuously. Add the rest of the Stilton rarebit ingredients, season, and mix well until smooth. Pour into a suitable container and leave to cool

Season the burgers and sear both sides in a hot pan with oil. Transfer to an oven set to 180°C/gas mark 4 and allow to cook through for 10 minutes

Remove the burgers from the oven, spoon a little of the rarebit mix over each and transfer to the grill or barbecue for a few minutes so that the rarebit mixture is bubbling on top. Allow to rest for a couple of minutes

Deep fry the chips in oil at 180°C until crispy and golden, then drain and season

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Mix the ketchup and mustard together in a bowl to make the burger sauce

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Place the burgers in the buns along with some lettuce and slices of tomato. Spoon the burger sauce onto the burgers and serve with the chunky chips

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Ingredients

Homemade beef burger

800g of minced beef
1 small onion, finely diced
2 garlic cloves, crushed
2 tbsp of Worcestershire sauce
2 tbsp of anchovy sauce
2 tbsp of chopped parsley
Bart salt
Bart pepper
oil

Chunky chips

6 Maris Piper potatoes, peeled
Bart salt
Bart pepper

Stilton rarebit

25g of plain flour
25g of butter
65g of Stilton, crumbled
65g of cheddar, grated
110ml of ale
0.5 tsp of English mustard
0.5 tsp of Worcestershire sauce
Bart salt
Bart pepper

Burger sauce

50ml of tomato ketchup
50g of French's classic mustard

To serve

4 burger buns
1 head of baby gem lettuce, leaves picked
2 tomatoes, sliced

Equipment

Deep fat fryer

A truly mouth-watering homemade beef burger recipe from Matthew Tomkinson served with Stilton rarebit and burger sauce. A great barbecue or outdoor lunch burger