Festival Sliders with Bacon Marmalade
Small hamburgers are great for festivals because they are so easy to hold when you're standing and waiting for the next act. This is Sara La Fountain's festival burger recipe. The fat in the ground meat has been mixed in by hand, which means that the fat melts into the burger when it is grilled, making it extra succulent.
INGREDIENTS:
Number of servings
Servings: 10
Burgers
1 ½ lbs. (700 g) ground beef
¼ lb. (100 g) pork fat, finely chopped
2-3 tbs. strong mustard
1 tbs. horseradish
Salt and pepper
Bacon marmalade
½ Ib. (100 g) bacon, finely chopped
2 red onions, thinly sliced
3 tbs. apple sauce
2 tbs. brown sugar
1 tbs. ramsons, finely chopped
1 tbs. strong mustard
1 tbs. red wine vinegar
Sauce
½ cup (1 dl) mayonnaise
¼ cup (½ dl) sour cream
½ Ib. (100 g) Solglad cheese or another type of tasty red washed rind cheese
3 tbs. lemon juice
3 tbs. dill, finely chopped
Salt and pepper
Trimmings
2 apples, thinly sliced
4 pickles, thinly sliced
Tomato ketchup
Mustard
Romaine lettuce
10 small hamburger buns
PREPARATION:
Fry the bacon in a frying pan over a medium heat until it becomes slightly crispy. Place the bacon on one side in a small bowl and leave the fat in the frying pan. Put the red onions in the frying pan and fry them gently over a low heat until they become soft. Add the remaining ingredients and the bacon, and allow the mixture to simmer for 5-10 minutes until the marmalade is ready.
Place all the sauce ingredients in a bowl and use a hand blender to mix them together until the sauce is completely smooth, without any lumps.
Place all the burger ingredients in a large bowl and use a hand blender or fork to mix them together until the fat has been incorporated into the remaining meat. Divide the mixture into 10 equally large burgers and fry them in a frying pan over a high to medium heat for 1-2 minutes on each side. Then place the burgers in the oven for 8 minutes at a temperature of around 390 Fahrenheit (200 Celsius). The burgers could also be grilled for 3 minutes on each side. Toast the buns in the oven or on the grill until they are warm and crispy. Serve the burgers with salad, apple slices, pickles, bacon marmalade, sauce, tomato ketchup and mustard.