Recipe of the week #1 - Bagel Burgers

Fancy a juicy Bagel Burger? The secret... use 50% pure beef mince and 50% pure pork mince for an incredibly juicy patty sandwiched between two lightly toasted, crisp and chewy bagel halves... Mmmm!


Recipe for Bagel Burgers( Serves two)


200gms lean beef mince ( Weightwatchers)
200gms lean pork mince
1 egg
1 quarter teaspoon of salt
1 teaspoon of black pepper
1 teaspoon of McCormick's italian spices ( if not just use Basil/Marjoram/thyme/rosemary)
2 bagels of your choice ( alternatively, regular burger buns are fine too)
1 tbsp Olive oil


Optional Fillings
Sliced tomato
Butterhead lettuce
Wholegrain Mustard
Tomato Ketchup
Cheddar ( best type is the super-cheetos red one from Chihuahua, i mean the mexican town, not the dog) or meltable Emmental ( President brand is good)
Pickle slices
Fried onions
Grilled mushrooms (Sliced)
Fried Egg
Sliced Beetroot


1) Combine the pork and beef mince together in a large bowl, season with salt, pepper, spices and then add in the egg. Let it rest in fridge for at least 10 minutes or 15 rounds of " Row row row your boat" sung at normal speed.



2) Shape the meat patties with your hands, please note that the patties will somewhat rise a little while cooking. So about thickness of about 5mm to 8mm is good. This recipe should yield about 4 very generous sized patties so you can have Double patty burgers!



3) Heat olive oil in pan, then panfry each side for around 2 min to 3 mins. i know you will be tempted to press it down and flip it a few times, but the second trick to a juicy burger is to not disturb it while cooking, so to distract yourself, go slice the bagels in half and toast them if desired, then come back and flip over ( ONCE ONLY!) to the other side for another 2 minutes or so.


4) Assemble your burger with any of the optional fillings and i guarantee, your stomach will be rumbling by now! Enjoy!


I used the same recipe for this burger party i hosted some time ago, read more about it and see more pics at Lynda's blog, http://impishdreams.blogspot.com/2007/07/double-patties-burger-party.html