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Cheeseburger tacos

Name: Cheeseburger tacos
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: steak mince 500g; onion 1 small, grated, juice squeezed out; garlic salt 1 tsp; smoked paprika ½ tsp; egg yolk 1; oil for frying; corn tortillas 8, charred on a BBQ or griddle; Little Gem lettuces 2, shredded; ready-grated monterey jack 100g; mayonnaise 3 tbsp; tomato ketchup 1 tbsp; French’s American mustard 1 tbsp; gherkins finely chopped to make 2 tbsp, plus 1 tsp of brine from the jar; onion finely chopped to make 1 tbsp; caster sugar ½ tsp; red wine vinegar 2 tbsp; caster sugar 2 tsp; red onion 1, cut into thin rounds; dried chilli flakes a pinch (optional)

30 minutes
makes 8
Easy

Make our homemade cheeseburger (complete with DIY burger sauce), tucked inside an oh-so-handy taco and topped with pink pickled onions for a fun entertaining idea

By Janine Ratcliffe

Published: July 26, 2019 at 10:48 am

Ingredients

steak mince 500g
onion 1 small, grated, juice squeezed out
garlic salt 1 tsp
smoked paprika ½ tsp
egg yolk 1
oil for frying
corn tortillas 8, charred on a BBQ or griddle
Little Gem lettuces 2, shredded
ready-grated monterey jack 100g

BURGER SAUCE

mayonnaise 3 tbsp
tomato ketchup 1 tbsp
French’s American mustard 1 tbsp
gherkins finely chopped to make 2 tbsp, plus 1 tsp of brine from the jar
onion finely chopped to make 1 tbsp
caster sugar ½ tsp

PINK PICKLED ONIONS

red wine vinegar 2 tbsp
caster sugar 2 tsp
red onion 1, cut into thin rounds
dried chilli flakes a pinch (optional)

Method

Step 1

Mix the burger sauce ingredients and leave to sit at room temperature while you prepare everything else.
Step 2

Mix the vinegar and sugar then add the red onions with a pinch of salt and chilli flakes, if using, and toss.
Step 3

Put the mince, onion, garlic salt, paprika, egg yolk and lots of pepper in a bowl. Mix together well using clean hands, then form into 8 balls. Squash each one into a really flat patty. Heat a large frying pan, griddle or BBQ to hot. Oil the patties then sear for 2 minutes on each side or until cooked through.
Step 4

To build the tacos, add some lettuce to each tortilla then break up a patty into chunks and sit on top. Add some cheese, pickled onions and burger sauce.