Burger with blue cheese

Name: Burger with blue cheese
Yield: Feeds four
Ingredients: 4 sourdough rolls, focaccia or muffins; handful of rocket leaves; extra tbsp olive oil; 4 slices pancetta or bacon; 1 fresh beetroot, cooked (optional); 4 sourdough rolls, focaccia or muffins; 4 sourdough rolls, focaccia or muffins; 2 red peppers (capsicums); 2 slices white bread; ½ cup milk; 750 g (1½ lb) quality minced beef (e.g. rump); 1 tbsp light olive oil; 1 onion, finely chopped; 2 red peppers (capsicums); 1 egg, lightly beaten; ½ cup blue cheese; 4 tbsp quality mayonnaise; 4 slices pancetta or bacon; 1 tbsp finely chopped parsley; 1 tbsp finely snipped chives; sea salt and freshly ground pepper; sea salt and freshly ground pepper

Preparation info

Feeds
four

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Old Food

By Jill Dupleix

Published 1998

About

The burger as we know it first appeared on the menu of New York’s famous Delmonico’s restaurant in 1934. In spite of its sorry image, it is a legitimate, honest meal that should be brought back into the fold of good home cooking as soon as possible. The beetroot is optional (mandatory for Australians).

Ingredients

1 tbsp light olive oil
1 onion, finely chopped
2 red peppers (capsicum

Dinner
Burger

Method

Heat olive oil and cook onion until it softens, then set aside. Bake peppers in moderate oven for 30 minutes until they darken. Let cool, and peel off skins. Cut in half lengthwise, discard seeds, and trim into 4 pieces. Slice trimmings into strips and set aside.

Soak white bread in milk, and squeeze dry and finely chop. Mix minced beef, bread, herbs, salt and pepper in a large bowl. Ad