The Perfect Burger Accompaniments

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  • Serves 4
The Ultimate Burger Recipe

Ingredients

  • Triple Cheese Sauce
  • 5 g unsalted butter
  • 5 g plain flour
  • 40 ml full fat milk (hot) seasoned with salt & ground white pepper
  • 1/2 tsp. smooth Dijon mustard
  • 15 g Swiss cheese (Emmenthal or gruyere)
  • 25 g Mature Red Leicester (Sparkenhoe if available)
  • 10 g grana padana or Parmesan
  • Red Onion Relish
  • 1 large red onions peeled & thinly sliced
  • 1 clove garlic peeled & crushed
  • A few fresh thyme leaves, removed from the stalk
  • 1 knob unsalted butter
  • 1 tbls dark muscavado sugar
  • 2 tbls pomegranate molasses
  • 3 tbls balsamic vinegar
  • Sea salt
  • Cracked black pepper

Triple Cheese Sauce

  1. Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium-low heat.
  2. Stir in the flour.
  3. Whisk in a little of the milk at a time, stirring continuously until you have a smooth, thick sauce.
  4. Whisk in the mustard.
  5. Over a low heat gently fold the cheese through the sauce until fully melted
  6. Remove from the heat; season with salt and pepper.

Red Onion Relish

  1. Melt the butter in a heavy based saucepan with a splash of water
  2. Add the onions & cook over a low heat for 15-20 minutes until soft & translucent adding the garlic once the onions are soft.
  3. Add the sugar, thyme & season lightly, then cook out until the sugar turns to syrup
  4. Add the molasses & vinegar then cook for a further 10-15 minutes over medium heat until the vinegar reduces & the onions have a jam like texture.