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John Torode's big burger
Photo: Amirali Mirhashemian

John Torode's big burger

22 ingredients 25 min + 30 min Makes 4 double burgers openrecipes
John Torode's big burger

Not just any burger, John Torode's ultimate burger, with a spicy tomato relish and all the trimmings

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1222
Calories
62g
Protein
54g
Fat
120g
Carbs

Counts 15 of 17 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 15 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Beef 100g cooked 250
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Oyster 6 medium (84g) 81
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Bacon 1 slice cooked (8g) 43
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Celery 1 stalk (40g) 6
Lettuce 1 cup shredded (36g) 5
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Mustard 1 tsp (5g) yellow 3
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Sauce not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 2 garlic cloves , crushed
  • 2 small shallots , chopped
  • 1 red chilli , chopped
  • 1 celery stick, chopped
  • 500g very ripe tomatoes , roughly chopped
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 50g oyster sauce
  • 6 slices bread , made into crumbs, then soaked in a little water
  • 1kg good-quality beef mince, not lean
  • 8 slices Gruyère (optional)
  • 4 burger buns , warmed
  • little butter
  • 4 tbsp good-quality mayonnaise
  • squeezy mustard
  • 1 beef tomato , sliced
  • few cooked rashers streaky bacon
  • Little Gem lettuce leaves
  • guacamole , see 'goes well with'
  • few gherkins

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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