Miguel & Carrie’s Five Minute Filthy Burgers

February 14, 2013

I ♥ Burgers!

So, with it being Valentine’s Day and all, I thought I’d post about something I enjoy doing the most with Miguel – cooking unhealthy food! There is nothing we love more than a sloppy burger, so much so that we convinced ourselves we’d try and sample all the burgers in London. Though, rather than bankrupting ourselves, we thought it more sensible to embark on a mission to recreate our favourite burger at home (proceed with caution, this will lead to gaining a few lbs!). After lots of misses, we’ve managed to create a super sloppy double cheeseburger that we’re happy with, and thought we’d share it with you (call this your Valentine’s gift!).

We’d love to hear if you have any burger-making tips, or even where your favourite place to eat them is…we’ve still got a fair few places to tick off the list! Without further ado…

You’ll Need…

- Minced beef – we aim to get mince with around 20% fat as it’s less dry and makes for a juicy burger!
- Mozzarella slices
- Red Leicester or other cheese of your choice
- Soft white buns – we’re a fan of Warburtons, as we’ve had no luck sourcing brioche buns
- Thousand Island dressing
- Mayonnaise
- Tomato ketchup
- American-style mustard
- Salady bits of your choosing

Shape & Season

In the past we’d tried making fancy burgers with things in the middle, but they always ended up tasting dry and rather like eating a heavy block of mince. So, we switched things up a bit and we’re pretty happy with the result.

Try to handle the burgers as little as possible – no mixing together the mince. Simply grab a small handful (around 100g) and press it into shape on to your plate or chopping board – this ensures your burger will stay juicy. You’ll want to make them as flat as possible, this means they only need to be in the pan briefly – remember, you’re doubling them up! Season one side with salt and pepper and you’re almost ready to go.

Ooh, Saucy!

Whilst Miguel prepares the burgers for cooking, I quickly whip together a sauce. We’ve not quite managed to match Meat Liquor’s Dead Hippy, but this is great nonetheless. Add 40% Thousand Island dressing, followed by 30% mayonnaise, 20% mustard and 10% ketchup. If you like your burger sauce particularly tangy, add a little of the vinegar from your jar of gherkins!

These quantities change all the time depending on what I’ve got left in the fridge – so don’t be afraid to be more liberal with the mustard or ketchup if they are your faves, it’s always going to taste good, I promise ; )

Get Flippin’

Heat your pan to a high temperature – when it starts smoking you know that you’re ready to go. Flip your burgers in to the pan seasoned-side down, and cook for around a minute. Squirt a little mustard onto the uncooked side before flipping and cooking for another minute. As soon as you begin to start cooking the second side, season and then slap on your cheese slices to ensure they start to melt. We use one slice of mozzerella on one patty, and mild cheese like Red Leicester on the other. If you have a pan with a cover, now would be a great time to hold it over the burgers to help your cheese to melt. Take your burgers off the heat as soon as that minute is up – you don’t want to overcook them as they will become dry.

Quickly pop each half of your bun into the pan to toast it and mop up a bit of the grease (I told you they were filthy, didn’t I?!). If you have space in your pan, do this step whilst your patties are cooking. When they are sufficiently crispy, get ready to put everything together!

Assemble!

Smother each side of your bun with the sauce and get assembling! Then all that’s left is to pour out the milkshake, grab your fries and enjoy! Remember, if this burger isn’t dripping and falling apart, then you’ve done something wrong! Remember the kitchen roll ; )

…Enjoy!

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91 COMMENTS on Miguel & Carrie’s Five Minute Filthy Burgers

  6. Hanna - Reply

    This looks so incredibly yummy, I love burgers more than anything (although I’m trying to lose weight at the moment, oops).

    By the way, your kitchen looks really beautiful, are you ever going to post a home tour (please?)?

    Have a lovely Valentine’s day!

    • Carrie - Reply

      Yeah…me too..not really going very well, as you can see ; ) Haha! I’ll definitely post a tour of our place once we’ve finished a few bits and bobs – we’re on the look out for the perfect prints for our living room amongst a few other things. Keep an eye out! x

  7. Freyja - Reply

    Reading this on my lunch break at work makes my packed lunch so disappointing! Can’t wait to try out this recipe.

    I’m so in love with your furniture, can’t wait for a tour!

    Happy Valentine’s Day xx

  8. Estelle - Reply

    Vous êtes beaux et votre appartement a l’air très beau aussi. Ce serait chouette que tu fasses plus d’articles Carrie+Miguel ;)
    Bonne Saint-Valentin!
    Estelle

  9. Am - Reply

    You can make great photos even with ugly food, haha. Lovely as always!
    May I ask what font do you use to write in your photos?
    xoxo

    Am

  10. Samantha - Reply

    Only you could make burger making look so beautiful! :) this sounds like a great recipe & ill definitely be giving it a go!

    Sam xx

  13. daria - Reply

    I love that you picked something filthy rather than something like cupcakes :) these sound delicious and very similar to what me and the bf like to make :)

  16. Juliet - Reply

    Oh yum – these look brilliant! Definitely going to give them a try (although my veggie boyfriend will have to fend for himself!). x

  30. Mozzaic - Reply

    What a beautiful Valentine’s post! Nice to see you both enjoying your beautiful life together. Looks so harmonious peaceful and fun. Even I want a burger now, can you believe it Carrie?
    I miss you both so much!
    I can’t wait to have you over again soon.
    I love you all!!!!

    Happy Valentine’s!

    Mum2

  31. Nina - Reply

    Thanks for sharing your recipe! Home cooked food with someone you love is one of the best things ever. My boyfriend and I love making mexican food but we’ll have to try this out soon. You two make such a gorgeous couple and the house looks beautiful!
    xxx
    Nina from little nomad

  36. Megan - Reply

    Hey Carrie, I really like your two seat dining table and chairs. Would you mind sharing where they’re from or what line they belong to?

  37. Vanessa - Reply

    Aww, so cute to see you two together :)
    You seem to have a lovely relationship and I’m wishing you two all the best!

  38. Kate - Reply

    Omigosh, those look so good. I am sitting here waiting for my husband to come home so we can go out to dinner and I was going to order a healthy salad, but now I have to have a hamburger.

  40. Debbie Ingle - Reply

    Yum!! they look amazing, will give those a try VERY soon! They used to do an amazing burger at a Dexter’s locally (now closed down) but it had jalapenos/ avocado/ sour cream and cheese…fantastic

    Debs

  49. Pauline - Reply

    I want one now because those looks so delicious (I love this French sauce, I used to import it from the UK haha); so yes, thank you very much for my diet ;)

  55. Colleen Campbell - Reply

    Wow what a perfect Valentines treat to each other! It look delicious. I’m a nutritionist so it’s not something I’d recommend to my patients of course buut I do believe in the 80 20 rule with eating. 80% of the time healthy, 20% of the time treat. Lovely food snaps Carrie – my mouth is watering!

    http://forcailini.blogspot.com

  58. The slow pace - Reply

    This is the perfect Valentine’s gift! I’ve just discovered your blog and I’m already your fan! You got me with filthy burger ;)

    Last weekend we were in London and we enjoyed the best hamburger ever at Hugo’s in Queen’s Park. We’ll post about it on Monday!

    Have a nice weekend!!!

  62. Kate - Reply

    I thoroughly enjoyed reading this post! Such an awesome idea :)
    lovely photographs and love the final image of the two of you eating your food creations :D hope you had a good Valentine’s Day :) xx

  63. Priscila - Reply

    Ficou bem bonito ,deu vontade de comer YUMMM!!
    beijos

    p.s-sou do Brasil e conheci seu blog a pouco ,acompanho sempre .. sou louca para poder conhecer seu país :D

    bjbj

  64. Louise - Reply

    Dirty but not horsey, right? I can’t be the first to make that joke! They look fantastic, I can’t believe the effort you’ve gone to to get them just right. x

  66. Lily - Reply

    I’ve got to admit, this is the first post in about five years that makes my vegetarian heart crave a burger. Your photographs are always gorgeous, but this post is so sweet, and looks so good! I may try the same thing, but with black bean burger mix, or a portabella mushroom, to keep it veggie ;)

  69. Kim - Reply

    These look awesome Carrie, got to try that sauce! Me and my boy love cooking a good dirty burger too. For extra sloppiness you could try steaming the buns, pop them in a freezer bag in the microwave for a just a few seconds, they come out perfect!

  73. Catalina Vera Wandel - Reply

    I’ve been following you for years now, and honestly this post had really disapointed me. Meat would never be beautiful, not even you can make it look like it’s okay to eat it. I hope you don’t take it like i’m attacking you cause i’m not, I’m trying you to see what it is behind that burger, there is a cow, that deserve to live and die free, the meaning of it’s life shouldn’t be be your lunch. wish you read this and hopefully think about,or at least answer it.
    I really wanna know what do you think
    xx

  78. Judy - Reply

    Yum! This made me want to eat those delicious looking burgers so much. I guess I will have to try them for myself. Thanks for sharing.

  81. Anne-Lise - Reply

    Hi Carrie! First time on your blog, yeeey! Whatever, i really would like to know what lipstick are you wearing? So beautiful! Thanks a lot <3
    French kisses

  82. Lucy - Reply

    You should try the Lucky Chip company burgers at The Grafton Arms. I think it was probably the tastiest burger I have ever eaten! I recommend the Kevin Bacon burger.

  84. Ellen - Reply

    This is totally my ultimate date! haha
    burgers, milkshakes and a colourful bouquet of tulips
    doesnt get better than that mmmmmm

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