For a smoky bite, these burgers are layered with, smoked gouda, fresh salad, and drizzled with a creamy maple sauce made from Greek yoghurt, mayonnaise and harissa for a kick. This recipe for Beef Burgers with a Spicy Maple Sauce always goes down a treat.
Burgers with a Spicy Maple Sauce Recipe
Serves 4
Ingredients:
4 burger buns
4 slices of smoked gouda or your choice of cheese
A few thin slices of red onion
1 tomato, sliced
Lettuce leaves, to garnish
Beef Patties
450g lean ground beef
¼ cup quick-cooking oats
2 tbsp flat-leaf parsley, chopped
1 egg
1 garlic clove, pressed
1 shallot, minced
1 tsp Montréal steak seasoning
Maple sauce:
¼ cup Greek yoghurt
¼ cup mayonnaise
2 tbsp + 1 tsp pure maple syrup (preferably amber syrup for its rich flavour)
1 garlic clove, pressed
½ tsp harissa sauce
½ tsp smoked paprika
Method:
To make the patties, combine all patty ingredients in a bowl and shape into four 2cm thick patties.
Grill on the barbecue over medium-high heat for 10 – 15 minutes or until internal temperature reaches 71°C (160°F). Turn twice during cooking.
To make the sauce, combine sauce ingredients in a bowl. Set aside in the fridge.
With 2 minutes until the patties are cooked, put the buns on the grill and keep a close eye on them to prevent burning.
Spoon sauce onto the bottom halves of the buns, place a beef patty on each and top with cheese, onion, lettuce and tomato.
