Lotus Cheeseburger

Name: Lotus Cheeseburger
Yield: Serves 5
Cuisine: Asia
Ingredients: 3 large gherkins (pickles), sliced on a mandolin to 2 mm (⅙ inch) thick; 3 large white onions, thinly sliced; 1 tablespoon vegetable oil; 200 g (7 oz) dry-aged beef fat; Japanese mayonnaise (Kenko brand); Heinz Tomato Ketchup; 5 slices of American-style processed cheddar cheese; 50 g (1¾ oz) unsalted butter; 5 soft sesame seed hamburger buns, 13 cm (5 inches) in diameter; 10 smoked bacon slices, about 10 cm (4 inches) in length; 400 g (14 oz) grain-fed beef brisket, top layer of fat removed; 1 tablespoon brown miso; 400 g (14 oz) grain-fed beef chuck, excess fat removed

Preparation info

Serves
5

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Mr Hong

By Dan Hong

Published 2014

About

To make this recipe properly, you will need a mincer attachment for your food processor. If you don’t have one, you can ask your butcher to help you out.

Ingredients

The Patties

400 g (14 oz) grain-fed beef brisket, top layer of fat removed
400 g (

Asia
Starter
Main course

Method

For the patties, slice the brisket and beef chuck into nice long pieces that will fit inside the mincer. Transfer the slices to a bowl and put in the freezer for about 1 hour, or until the meat has just started to firm up. This will prevent the meat and fat from getting too hot and melting when going through the mincer. Carefully feed the meat through the mincer, making sure to alternate pieces