Ultimate Bacon Cheese Burgers

Juicy burgers smothered in delicious cheese and topped with crisp bacon. These have to be pretty special to claim to be the Ultimate Bacon Cheese Burgers and they really are.

📝 Ingredients

• 500 g beef mince (I use 5% fat)
• 1 egg
• 12 cream crackers (crushed)
• 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tsp oregano
• 1 tbsp wholegrain mustard
• 1 tsp mixed herbs
• 1/2 tsp sea salt
• 1 tsp thyme
• 1 tsp mustard powder
• Few twists of black pepper
• 8 rashers of bacon
• 4 slices of cheese
• 4 buns
• Salad of choice (lettuce, tomatoes etc)
• Sauce of choice

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Crush the crackers in a large bowl with a rolling pin. You don't want fine crumbs at all, some texture is what adds to the burger
2. 2Add the rest of the ingredients to the bowl and mix thoroughly to combine making sure all of the ingredients are mixed. I find it easiest to do this with my hands
3. 3Divide into four portions and shape into patties. You can shape the patties by hand or by using a burger press.
4. 4If cooking on the BBQ; on a high heat they should need about 7 minutes per side. If cooking in the oven set it to 180ºC (fan assisted, 200ºC non fan) for approximately 20 minutes, turning half way through
5. 5When the burgers have a 5 minutes left, start cooking your bacon. You can cook this on the BBQ, in the oven or in a frying pan
6. 6Once the burgers have cooked, add the slices of cheese and put back in the oven so the cheese can melt. This shouldn't take more than a minute
7. 7Assemble the burgers by slicing the buns, adding your chosen sauce followed by the burger, bacon and finally the salad