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Aussie Burger
Serves4
- Active time:30 min
- Start to finish:35 min
July 2008
Some Australians add grilled onions to this burger—feel free to make it your own. Learn the story behind this dish in our column, The Recipe.
- 1/4 cup ketchup
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon Asian chile paste such as sambal oelek
- 1 1/4 lb ground beef chuck
- 4 kaiser rolls, split
- 4 pineapple rings
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil, divided
- 4 large eggs
- 3/4 cup drained sliced pickled beets
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Accompaniments:
lettuce; tomato slices
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Prepare grill for direct-heat cooking over medium-hot charcoal (medium heat for gas); see “Grilling Procedure.”
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Combine ketchup, mayonnaise, and chile paste.
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Mix beef with 1 tsp salt and 1/2 tsp pepper, then form into 4 (4 1/4-inch-diameter) patties.
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Lightly toast rolls on grill.
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Pat pineapple dry and brush with 1/2 Tbsp oil.
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Oil grill rack, then grill pineapple and burgers, covered only if using a gas grill, turning once, until pineapple is tender and caramelized and burgers are medium-rare, about 4 minutes total.
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Heat remaining 1/2 Tbsp oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until hot, then fry eggs.
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Spread chile mayonnaise on rolls, then assemble burgers with pineapple, beets, eggs, lettuce, and tomato.
Cooks’ note: Rolls, pineapple, and burgers can be cooked in a hot oiled large (2-burner) ridged grill pan over medium-high heat.
- Keywords
- andrea albin,
- burgers,
- beef,
- regional specialty,
- australian
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