Umami Beef & Pork Burgers
A juicy beef and pork non-traditional burger, filled with umami flavours cooked in a cast iron pan in a non-traditional way.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 30 min
- Yield
- 6 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
- 250 g ground beef
- 250 g ground pork
- 1 egg ((optional))
- 1+1/2 tbsp miso
- 1 tbsp prepared mustard
- 1 tsp garlic powder ((not garlic salt))
- 1 tsp onion powder ((not onion salt))
- 1/4 tsp Worcestershire sauce
Instructions
- 1
In a bowl, combine the beef, pork, mustard, egg (optional) Worcestershire sauce, miso, garlic powder and onion powder and mix together.
- 2
Take approximately 1/2-3/4 cup of meat and shape it until it is approximately 1cm thick. (Don’t worry, when the meat cooks it get thicker as it shrinks inwards). Make a small indent in the middle of each patty so that the burger keeps it shape and doesn’t curl up during the cooking process.
- 3
Use small pieces of parchment paper between the burgers to stack them up until you ready to cook them.
- 4
Let the patties sit for 30 minutes
- 5
In a cast iron pan, set the stove to medium heat and add a bit of oil. Wait until the pan is very hot.
- 6
Add in the burger and let it sear for 1-2 minutes. Don’t touch it or flip it!
- 7
Add 1/4 cup of water to the pan and quickly put a lid over it and let it steam. (Careful, the steam is hot!) Let it cook for about 2 minutes, or until the water has evaporated away
- 8
Remove the lid and flip the burger and let it cook for another 2 minutes to brown the other side.
- 9
At this point, if you are adding cheese to your burger put it on now and put the lid over it for another 30 seconds or until the cheese has melted
- 10
Serve it on a bun and some toppings and enjoy!!