Supreme Jerk Burger

Name: Supreme Jerk Burger
Prep time: 55 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Jamaica
Ingredients: 900 g/2 lb ground sirloin or the best ground beef you can get; 1 onion, chopped finely; 110 g/4 oz mushrooms, chopped into 1-cm/½-inch pieces; ½ tbsp dark rum or wine; 1 tsp salt; 2 tbsp butter or enough for sautéing; 1 tbsp Jerk Seasoning (or Walkerwood ready-made) or less if you wish; 2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley; 3 red onion slices, split into rings; 6 rolls, about 10 cm/4 inches long (use your favourite type of deli roll); a few rocket sprigs per person (arugula); ½ tsp freshly ground pepper; 6 tbsp Jerk Mustard; 3 garlic cloves, chopped

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
55 min

Appears in

Eat Caribbean

By Virginia Burke

Published 2005

About

This burger recipe is definitely a step up from the usual.

Ingredients

2 tbsp butter or enough for sautéing
1 onion, chopped finely
3 garlic

Americas
Jamaica
Main course
Burger
Caribbean

Method

Place the butter in a saucepan and melt slowly. Add the onion, garlic and mushrooms and sauté for 3 minutes (do not allow to burn). De-glaze the pan with the rum or wine and allow to cook for 2 minutes more.
Transfer the mushroom mixture to a large mixing bowl and mix in the beef, jerk seasoning and parsley. Season with salt and pepper. Form into 6 fat patties