How to make the Texan BBQ Burger

  • Cook time
  • Difficulty easy
  • Serves 4
How to make the texan bbq burger

Ingredients

  • BURGER
  • 4 x F&Co Award Winning Burgers (patties)
  • 10 g unsalted butter
  • 1 x tbls light oil, duck or goose fat
  • 4 x Brioche buns
  • 4 x 5mm thick slices beef tomato seasoned with salt, pepper, a light dusting of icing sugar & little olive oil
  • 200g Pulled Pork mixed with BBQ sauce (or Salubrious BBQ sauce)
  • Extra Homemade BBQ sauce to drizzle
  • 1 head Bibb Lettuce split into leaves (washed)
  • Dill Pickles (thinly sliced gherkins tossed with freshly cut dill)
  • HOMEMADE BBQ SAUCE
  • 240 ml x tomato ketchup
  • 40 ml x brown sauce
  • 80 ml x pomegranate molasses
  • 50 ml honey
  • 10 x drops Tabasco sauce
  • 20 ml Worcester sauce
  • 25 ml x apple cider vinegar
  • 125 ml x apple cider or fresh apple juice
  • 40 g x teaspoons English mustard
  • 10 g x smoked sea salt flakes
  • 5 g x smoked paprika (optional for a extra Smokey flavour)
  • EASY PULLED PORK
  • 2.5 kg Boston Butt pork shoulder or a belly pork
  • 3 tbsp. Muscavado sugar
  • 2 tbsp. sea salt
  • 1 tbsp. smoked paprika
  • 1 tsp. onion powder
  • 1 tsp. ground cumin
  • 1 tsp. chilli flakes
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 x bottle Pale Ale
  • 300 ml home made or Salubrious BBQ sauce
  1. Heat a heavy based non-stick frying pan over medium-heat. Split and toast the brioche buns until nice and golden, about 1 to 2 minutes, being careful, as they will burn quickly. Remove and keep warm.
  2. Sear the tomatoes in the same pan over a very high heat for 1-2 minutes until just starting to burn, remove and keep warm.
  3. For the patties place a thumbprint in the centre of each patty to help the cook evenly. Season both sides of each patty with sea salt and cracked black pepper & gently rub a little oil or fat onto both sides.
  4. Bring the frying pan to full heat then fry the patties, 4 minutes per side, for medium-cooked burgers (cook longer if you prefer your burgers well done). In the last minute of cooking add the butter & baste over the burgers, this will make them extra rich & juicy.

TO BUILD YOUR BURGER

  1. Place a lettuce leaf onto the base of the toasted Brioche
  2. Add a few dill Pickles
  3. Add the Tomato
  4. Place the Pattie on top
  5. Add some more lettuce leaves
  6. Spoon on some hot pulled pork
  7. Drizzle with extra BBQ sauce
  8. Top with the toasted brioche bun & serve!

HOME MADE BBQ SAUCE

  1. Place all ingredients into a heavy based saucepan.
  2. Bring to a gentle simmer stirring constantly.
  3. Cook on a low gas for 30 minutes stirring frequently.
  4. When rich & glossy leave to cool before placing in sterilized jars.
  5. This sauce can be kept up to one month in your fridge.
  6. The sauce works well as a marinade, a finishing glaze and as a relish, perfect for your BBQ.

EASY PULLED PORK

 Serves 8+ / prep 15 mins / cook 4 hours / easy
  1. Preheat oven to 200oc fan assisted or 220oc oven without a fan.
  2. Rub the pork with the seasoning & spices. (This can be done up to 24 hours in advance).
  3. Roast the pork for 25 minutes in a casserole dish then turn the oven down to 140oc fan assisted or 160oc oven without a fan.
  4. Pour over the Ale then cover with a tight fitting lid or seal with foil.
  5. Cook for 4 hours or until easily pulls away from the bone.
  6. Leave to cool for a few moments before removing excess fat & bones.
  7. Shred pork using two forks.
  8. Toss shredded meat with approximately half the barbecue sauce.