"The best burger I’ve ever had." Quote from husband. I halved the burger buns and toasted the cut sides in a tablespoon of olive oil in a frying pan.
Sauce
1 cup | Blueberries (Main) |
1 dash | Salt |
2 Tbsp | Sugar |
2 Tbsp | Lemon juice |
2 Tbsp | Cornflour |
¼ cup | Water |
Burgers
500 g | Minced venison (Main) |
1 tsp | Dried oregano |
1 tsp | Salt and pepper |
1 tsp | Freshly ground black pepper, for coating |
1 ½ Tbsp | Olive oil |
Exras
4 | Burger buns, toasted |
½ cup | Mayonnaise |
1 cup | Small basil leaves |
2 rashers | Bacon, halved and cooked |
1 | Medium onion, thinly sliced and crisped in iced water |
Directions
- Place the blueberries, salt, sugar and lemon juice in a small saucepan. Bring to the boil. Combine the cornflour and the water and stir into the blueberry mixture. Stir over low heat until thick.
- Combine the venison, oregano and seasonings and form into 4 patties about the diameter of the burger buns. Sprinkle both sides generously with freshly ground black pepper.
- Heat the olive oil and pan-fry the patties for about 4 minutes each side, until medium inside.
- Spread the cut side of the toasted buns with mayo. Top the base buns with half the basil leaves. Top with the venison patties, 2-3 tablespoons of the blueberry sauce, then the bacon, onion and more basil. Cover with the bun tops.