The title Itself sound delicious doesn’t it!!?
Who doesn’t like big juicy burgers 🍔 🍔?? My fiancé only recently started to like burgers( since he met me and I made few 😇) haha hence why I’ve started to experience with different fillings in burgers, you can literally put anything in and it will taste as great, but back to this one well what can I say?!!
Why that whisky of choice? Well I think it’s a strong whisky and it’s taken from our local distillery so why not?
Blue cheese goes well with anything, specially in burgers.
Cider ( any dark cider, no flavoured) cheese sauce, okay okay everyone loves a good cheese, and it’s easy to just put cheese on top but cheese sauces are way better! Nice and creamy full of flavour give that better taste than just a quick cheese slice 🧀 and and who doesn’t like a burger with two different types of cheese anyways?!!!
Crispy onions, well the onion? They’re nice crunchy fried, my fiancé is not the biggest on onions but cmon they give dishes the flavour isn’t it just main ingredient in most of the dishes?! And you can’t go wrong with crispy and fried right?
Okay let’s DO IT! Here’s your recipe (one serving) :- 
Ingredients:-
Whisky glaze :-
- 1/4 whisky
- 1/4 cup ketchup
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Crispy onions :-
- 1 or 2 large onions
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 cup flour
- Pinch of pepper & cayenne pepper
- Oil for frying
Burgers :-
- 200g ground beef
- 30g blue cheese
- Salt and pepper
- 1 good quality bun toasted
Cider cheese sauce :-
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 1 tablespoon flour
- 1/4 cup cider
- 1/3 cup milk
- 80 g cheddar cheese
- Salt and pepper to taste
Method :-
- To make the crispy onions, add the sliced onions to a large bowl and pour the buttermilk over top. Make sure they’re fully coated, allow the onions to sit in the buttermilk 30 mins. In a separate bowl add the flour, salt and a pinch of both cayenne and pepper and mix it well. When ready to fry the onions heat a large pot of oil until hot. Take a handful of onions from the buttermilk and place them into the flour mixture. Coat the onions in the flour mixture. Carefully drop the onions into the hot oil. With a spoon, fiddle with them a bit just to break them up. After about 1 or 2 minutes, they should be golden brown, remove from the oil and place on a paper towel-lined plate. Repeat with the remaining onion slices. Onions are best served right away, but can be reheated in an oven for few minutes.
- To make the whiskey glaze, add the whiskey, ketchup, soy sauce, honey, mustard, Worcestershire, cayenne and pepper to a small saucepan. Bring to a boil and then reduce the heat to a simmer. Simmer for few minutes or until the sauce has thickened slightly. Keep warm over low heat until ready to serve.
- To make the burger, divide the meat into section. Place a cube of blue cheese in the center of the Pattie and then inclose the cheese in the meat forming a pattie. Place the pattie on a plate. Preheat the grill or a grill pan to medium high heat, once hot, season the burger with salt and pepper and then grill until your desired doneness. About 4-5 minutes per side for medium rare. Remove the burger from the grill and and cover with foil to allow the burgers to rest while you prepare the cheese sauce.
- To make the cheese sauce, heat a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the butter, and once it’s melted and bubbly add the flour. Whisk together to create a roux and cook for 1-2 minutes until mixture gets a bit golden in color. Add the beer , milk, stir and turn down heat to low. Continue stirring until milk thickens. Add in the cheddar cheese and continue to stir until mixture is smooth. If the sauce seems too thick, thin with more milk.
EAT NOW!! 🍔
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