From a Southern fried chicken burger to a yummy ostrich burger, try one (or all) of these four tasty burger recipes.
Bagel breakfast burgers
Makes 4 // Cooking time: 20 minutes
Ingredients
4 bagels, halved
Vegetable oil
4 eggs
4 beef burger patties
200g micro rocket
2 avocados, sliced
Method
- Using a small 4cm cookie cutter, make the hole in the bagel tops slightly bigger to make a ‘nest’ for the eggs.
- Heat some oil in a pan over low-medium heat and add the 4 bagel tops, cut-side down.
- Crack an egg into each bagel hole, pop the pan lid on and cook for about 5 minutes, until the eggs are done. Remove and set aside.
- 4. Increase the heat to high and fry the patties for 4 minutes on each side. Lower the heat, cover and cook the patties for another 5 minutes.
- 5. Arrange rocket on the bottom halves of the bagels. Top with a patty and avocado slices, and close with the top (egg-filled) half of the bagel.
Recipe & styling: Amerae Vercueil
Photography: Samantha Pinto // HMimages.co.za
Southern fried chicken burgers with slaw
Makes 4 // Cooking time: 30 minutes + marinating
Ingredients
2 cups buttermilk
2 Tbsp Cajun spice
4 chicken breasts
2 cups flour
1 Tbsp baking powder
1 Tbsp garlic powder
Vegetable oil, for frying
4 burger buns
For the slaw
½ green cabbage, thinly sliced
3 spring onions, thinly sliced
3 celery stalks, thinly sliced
½ bulb fennel, thinly sliced
2 jalapeños, thinly sliced
2 Tbsp mayonnaise
1 lime, zested and juiced
2 Tbsp roughly chopped coriander
2 tsp red wine vinegar
Method
- Mix together the buttermilk and Cajun spice. Add the chicken, tossing it to coat well, and marinate for at least 1 hour.
- Combine the flour, baking powder and garlic powder in a large bowl.
- Dip the marinated chicken into the coating, then into leftover marinade and into the coating again.
- Heat enough vegetable oil in a pan to shallow-fry, and cook coated chicken breasts for 4 minutes per side.
- Transfer to a baking tray lined with foil and bake at 180°C for 10 minutes.
For the slaw
- Combine all the ingredients and refrigerate for at least 20 minutes before assembling your burgers.
To assemble
- Halve the burger buns and toast them.
- Top four burger bun halves with a piece of fried chicken, followed by a generous heap of slaw.
- Top with the other half buns and enjoy!
Recipe & styling: Amerae Vercueil
Photography: Samantha Pinto // HMimages.co.za
20-minute ostrich burgers with fried onions
Makes 4 // Cooking time: 20 minutes
Ingredients
4 ostrich patties
4 paninis
4 slices cheese
8 gherkins, sliced
125g potato or veggie chips, for serving
For the fried onions
½ cup flour
¼ tsp baking powder
Salt and pepper
1½ Tbsp milk
½ egg, beaten
½ onion, thinly sliced
Vegetable oil, for deep-frying
For the pesto sauce
⅓ cup basil pesto
⅓ cup plain yoghurt
3 Tbsp mayonnaise
4½ Tbsp chopped rocket
½ tsp chilli flakes
1⅓ cups shredded cabbage
Method
For the fried onions
- Mix flour and baking powder together and season.
- 2. In a separate bowl, whisk milk and egg together.
- Dip the onion slices in the egg mixture and then coat in flour.
- Heat oil in a pot over medium heat, and fry onions until crispy and golden brown.
To assemble burgers
- Fry ostrich burgers according to your preference.
- Mix the pesto sauce ingredients together.
- Cut paninis in half lengthwise. Spoon some pesto sauce onto one half.
- Top with a burger patty, cheese, gherkins and crispy onions.
- Close the sandwich and serve with chips on the side.
Recipe & styling: Kate Turner
Photography: Samantha Pinto // HMimages.co.za
Maple bacon beef burgers with Camembert
Serves 4 // Cooking time: 45 minutes
Ingredients
500g beef mince
1 Tbsp breadcrumbs
2 tsp dried thyme
400g streaky bacon, chopped
2 cloves garlic, grated
1 tsp paprika
2 cups apple juice
½ cup maple syrup
To assemble
4 burger buns
1 cup baby spinach
1 wheel Camembert, sliced
Method
- Mix the mince, breadcrumbs and thyme by hand. Divide into 4 portions and shape each into a 3cm-thick burger patty.
- Heat some oil over high heat and fry the burgers for 5 minutes on each side.
- Lower the heat, season, cover with a lid and cook for 10 minutes.
- Fry the bacon over high heat for 5 minutes, until crispy.
- Lower the heat and add garlic and paprika. Fry for 2 minutes, until fragrant.
- Pour in apple juice to deglaze the pan, then add maple syrup and reduce heat to simmer for 15 minutes.
To assemble
- Halve the burger buns and toast them.
- Top the bottom half of the buns with baby spinach, followed by a beef patty and slice of Camembert.
- Finish with a dollop and drizzle of maple bacon.
Recipe & styling: Amerae Vercueil
Photography: Samantha Pinto // HMimages.co.za
