There are plenty of reasons I love Summertime: long days at the beach, sticky fingers and faces from dripping ice cream cones, birthday celebrating (wait till you guys see the cake(s) I’m making!), and of course – grilling!
Grilling season is here, you guys! I love my little tiny, baby grill, and use it almost daily during the Summer months.
It’s a delicious addiction!
One of my favorite things to grill up is BURGERS! They excite me.
Today I wanted to share with you one of my absolute favorite ways to whip up a burger:
Aussie style!Â
I spent 2 months traveling around Australia a few years ago, and one of the many things I fell in love with down under was their way of burger making. It’s a gorgeous mess of meat and condiments, and you guys, it’s m-o-n-e-y.
SO… are you wondering what makes a burger an Aussie?
Oh, of course you are! And, of course, I’m ready to tell you!
The meat is simply prepared – a dash of salt, pepper, and hot sauce. Toss it on a grill or in skillet, and cook it whatever way your carnivorous heart desires. P.S. If you don’t do meat, I think a portobello mushroom cap would be just lovely as a substitute.
Now that we’ve covered the meat part, let’s move on to the exciting stuff: condiments!
Condiments totally make an aussie burger aussie. Trust me!
Grilled pineapple, grilled onions, crispy bacon, pickled beets, fresh tomato, sharp cheddar, an over easy EGG (my favorite part) and a super simple spicy sauce consisting of a little milk, hot sauce, and dijon mustard.
Oh my gawd, just thinking about it has me yearning like crazy to gets my hands on one right-now!
Next time you find yourself craving a burger, I humbly suggest you make it an aussie one!
Happy Memorial Day, weekend!
I love ya guys!
Aussie Burgers – Baker by Nature
Makes 4 burgers
Ingredients:
1 pound ground beed
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/2 tablespoon hot sauce (I used sriracha)
1 large tomato, sliced
2 large pickled beets, sliced
8 slices bacon, cooked crispy
1 small onion, sliced and grilled
4 rings of pineapple, grilled
8 slices cheddar cheese
4 eggs, cooked over easy
4 hamburger buns, cut in half and toasted
Instructions:
Mix meat with salt, pepper, and hot sauce. Form into 4 evenly sized patties, and cook to desired temperature. Top each bottom bun with a burger patty, then layer the condiments on top – I usually go cheese, pineapple, beets, tomato, onion, egg, bacon, more cheese, then top with the sauce and finally the bun.
Good luck not making a mess eating these babies!
For the sauce:
1 tablespoon whole milk (you can use mayo… but I don’t like the stuff, and I like the liquid consistency milk gives the sauce)
1/2 teaspoon dijion mustard
1/2 teaspoon sriracha or other hot sauce
Instructions:
Combine all of the ingredients in a small bowl, and mix well. Pour over burgers before serving.
Ari @ Ari's Menu says
I am burger obsessed right now and I want to dive into these head first! I love how loaded they are and that you put sriracha in the meat! YUM!
Kayle (The Cooking Actress) says
Oooh how cool to learn how Australians do burgers!
Miss Messy says
They look brilliant. Love that you use siracha! 🙂
Eva @ Eva Bakes says
We visited Australia in 2008 and had a wonderful time too. I am still looking for an authentic meat pie recipe… But these burgers will be perfect for now!
Alice @ Hip Foodie Mom says
OMG, yummmmm!! LOVE the addition of the grilled pineapples and eggs. Oh my gawd, kill me now. This looks sooooo good! Love this!
Sarah K. @ The Pajama Chef says
i’ve never heard of this kind of burger but now i wanna try it!! that sauce sounds awesome.
Sarah says
MMMMMMM – speaking as an Aussie, you have NAILED IT! It’s winter here, and a bit too chilly for getting out the BBQ, but dammit, I’m gonna make a burger anyway! This looks too good!
bakerbynature says
Sarah – thank you SO much! I hope you make that burger to-night 😉 xx
Jennifer @ Not Your Momma's Cookie says
Mmmm – that burger looks amazing! Condiments totally make the burger, don’t they? 🙂
bakerbynature says
They totally 100% DO.
Michelle @ Eat Move Balance says
I’ve never heard of this, but it does look delicious!
bakerbynature says
Thanks, Michelle!
Pamela @ Brooklyn Farm Girl says
A burger with grilled pineapple and bacon? My, oh my, this sounds like perfection!!
bakerbynature says
Pineapple and bacon are total lovers.