Steakhouse Burger

In the words of Marc Schechter, "I f*****g love burgers".

Recommended Oven
Dome, Arc XL, Arc, Roccbox
Prep Time
30 minutes
Cook Time
30 minutes
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Ingredients

Makes
4 burgers

For the Patty: 

  • 880g beef mince, 20% fat
  • A handful of parsley, leaves picked and chopped
  • Generous pinch of fine salt
  • Generous grind of black pepper
  • Drizzle of olive oil
  • A squirt of mustard
  • 4 slices of provolone cheese
  • 4 buns, sliced
  • 4tbsp butter, soft

For the fried onions:  

  • 2 onions, finely sliced
  • 600ml buttermilk
  • 250g rice flour
  • 250g tapioca starch
  • Pinch of fine salt
  • 500ml vegetable oil

For the thousand island sauce: 

  • 6tbsp mayonnaise
  • 2tbsp ketchup
  • 1tbsp white vinegar
  • 1tbsp fine salt
  • 1tbsp sugar
  • 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • 1tsp red wine vinegar
  • 3 pickles, finely diced
  • 1tbsp calabrian chillies in oil, finely chopped
  • 6tbsp caramelised onions

Equipment Needed

Instructions

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Step 1

Preheat your Gozney oven to 800°F / 420°C (stone floor temperature).

Step 2

Place the parsley, salt and pepper into a bowl with the beef and work the meat with your hands mixing all the ingredients together. Lightly oil a baking sheet and your hands and work the mince into a patty, they should be roughly 8oz each, set aside so they come to room temperature.

Step 3

Place the rice flour, tapioca starch and salt into a bowl and stir to combine, set aside. Place the buttermilk into a mixing bowl and add in the red onions, using your hands, work the onions into the buttermilk then move the onions into the rice flour and tapioca starch and work them into the flour. Remove the onions and place over a sieve to remove any excess flour.

Step 4

Fill a large skillet with an inch of vegetable oil, make sure you have enough room for the oil and onions to rise and bubble safely. Prepare a lined tray with a wire rack above it and set aside. Place the skillet into the oven and allow it to heat, be careful and ensure you take it out regularly to check the temperate of the oil, it should be 375 °F / 190 °C. Carefully add in the onions and use a spider to cover the onions in the oil and return to the oven. Allow to onions to cook for a 3-4 minutes then remove and carefully stir with a spider, place back into the oven and allow to cook for another 3-5 minutes until the onions and brown and crispy. Use the spider to remove the onions from the oil and place onto the lined rack, season with salt and set aside.

Step 5

For the thousand island sauce mix everything together in a bowl. Using a stick blender blend the sauce on speed 1until smooth.

Step 6

Butter the buns and place them into a griddle pan. Put them into the oven to toast for a minute, flip and allow to toast again. Remove the buns from the griddle and set aside. Place two of the patties into the preheated griddle pan and into the oven for 5-7 minutes, flip and allow to colour for another 3 minutes. If the burgers looks a dark brown colour then turn the flame off of the oven and place the door on, the patties will cook in the residual heat.

Step 7

Squirt a circle of mustard under the patties and place the patty back on top, allow to cook for another minute before turning the oven back on. Add the cheese to the top of the patties and place back into the oven for the cheese to melt. Repeat with the remaining patties.

Step 8

To assemble place a large spoon of the thousand island sauce onto the bottom of the toasted bun, top with a patty, another spoon of sauce, a spoon of crispy onions, another spoon of sauce and then the lid.

Author Marc Schechter avatar
Marc Schechter

Pizza Chef + Restaurateur

United States

Schechter is the owner and founder of Square Pie Guys, a Detroit-style pizzeria in San Francisco.

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