Gourmet Pub Burgers

I made burgers similar to these in my college training, and tweaked them a little to satisfy picky eaters at home! Moist and juicy burgers guaranteed every time. Garnish the burger with a slice of pancetta, ancient grainy mustard, red onion slices, iceberg lettuce, and Swiss or blue cheese.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Calories: 445 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• 1 pinch ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• ½ cup bread crumbs
• 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
• 1 pinch kosher salt
• 6 hamburger buns, split
• 1 shallot, minced
• 1 ⅓ pounds ground beef
• 6 slices pancetta

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat grill for medium heat and lightly oil the grate.

Step 2

Mix ground beef, bread crumbs, shallot, Dijon mustard, egg, garlic, salt, and black pepper together in a large bowl. Refrigerate mixture to incorporate flavors, 20 minutes to 2 hours.

Step 3

Form ground beef mixture into 6 patties.

Step 4

Heat a skillet over medium heat; lay pancetta slices in a single layer in the hot skillet. Cook until pancetta begins to sweat, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove pancetta from skillet and keep warm.

Step 5

Cook patties on the preheated grill until burgers are cooked to your desired degree of doneness, about 4 minutes per side for medium-well burgers. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).

Step 6

Place 1 burger into each of the buns; top burger with a pancetta slice.