Beef burger with special sauce

Here is the 'Big Maketu', our version of a classic. It's all in the special sauce and the smoked cheese. We make the patties big and juicy so you'll need to have serviettes close by. It's so satisfying seeing people having to mop up the juices running down their hands as they eat.

Burgers

4	Burger buns (Main)
4 slices	Smoked cheese
4 servings	Iceberg lettuce
8	Gerkin

Patties

1 Tbsp	Tomato sauce
1 Tbsp	Soy sauce
1	Egg
¼ cup	Breadcrumbs
600 g	Beef mince (Main)
¼	Onions, diced
1 Tbsp	Worcestershire sauce

Special suace

¼ cup	Cornichons, finely diced
¼ cup	Onions, finely diced
½ cup	Mayonnaise
1 Tbsp	Tomato sauce
3 drops	Hot sauce
1 tsp	Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp	Paprika

Directions

1. Mix together the patty ingredients and shape into 4 patties.
2. Heat a fry pan on medium heat and cook the patties on one side for 5 minutes then flip and cook for a further 4 minutes, then set aside. While the patties are still hot, place the smoked cheese on top to melt.
3. Mix together all the ingredients for the special sauce. Cut the buns in half and layer with lettuce, patties, gherkin and a generous dollop of special sauce.

Tip

Make this recipe even better with homemade mayonnaise. See our how-to video here'How to make mayonnaise'.