Pork and Apple Burger with Caramelised Onions

Another triumph from BBC Good Food. My photography isn't up to much but believe me, these burgers were extremely tasty.  The best thing was they took very little effort!

A really simple recipe with just a few basic ingredients - where can you go wrong? They tasted beautiful and I can't wait to try these out on the BBQ now the season is coming up. Yes, I realise it's still only March but the sun is shining, it's warm and BBQ's surely can't be that far away?

I nearly didn't bother making the onions but am really glad I did, they added an extra bit of taste and texture.

I've adapted the recipe because I thought the quantities were a bit strange on the original which stated 900g of mince for four burgers. That seems excessive, no? I used 500g and still managed to get five large burgers out of the mixture!  This recipe serves 4.

Pork and Apple Burger with Caramelised Onions

Ingredients

500g minced pork

1 onion, finely chopped

1 cooking apple, peeled and finely grated

1 egg

handful sage

For the caramelised onion;

3 onions, sliced

2 tbsp light muscavado sugar

butter

Method

To caramelise the onions, cook them in a small saucepan with the sugar and a large knob of butter over a very gentle heat for about 30-40 minutes, stirring every now and again.

Meanwhile, mix all the burger ingredients together in a large bowl and season well.  Shape the mixture into four burgers and fry over a medium heat for around 7 minutes on each side until browned and cooked in the middle.

Serve the burgers on toasted buns and top with the caramelised onions.

See? Easy.

I didn't have any fresh sage so I used some dried sage. I probably used about 1.5 heaped tsps.

I served the burgers on warm ciabatta rolls with a dollop of apple sauce and some rustic herby chip.

love & kisses

Mrs M x