DJ BBQ’s Cheeseburger with Meat-Free Burgers

Name: DJ BBQ’s Cheeseburger with Meat-Free Burgers
Prep time: 6 min
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 2 Green Cuisine Meat-Free Burgers 1 pack of Birds Eye Green Cuisine Meat-Free Burgers; 1 Small Red Onion (sliced thin); 2 Toasted Burger Buns; American Yellow Mustard; Condiments of your choice (we go with ketchup and mayo on this as the mustard is cooked in); Quarter Iceberg Lettuce Shredded; Salt & Pepper (optional pinch of onion granules and/or garlic granules); Slices of your favourite Cheese or Vegan Cheese; Water – use a jug or a squeeze bottle; Pickle Slices; 1 teaspoon of Brown Sugar; Butter or Oil

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6 mins

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25 mins

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Easy

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DJ BBQ’s Cheeseburger with Meat-Free Burgers Recipe

DJ BBQ puts his spin on a classic BBQ favourite: the cheeseburger! The twist: he uses Birds Eye Green Cuisine Meat-Free Burgers. You can choose to make this recipe completely vegan by switching up the cheese with a vegan alternative, but either way, don’t scrimp on the cheese: you want to get that ooze-factor. This cheeseburger is so mouth-watering, even the most enthusiastic meat eaters will greatly enjoy this one!

You can cook the cheeseburger either outdoor or indoors, but here’s what DJ BBQ recommends using as cooking equipment:

· Outdoors: Frying pan or plancha direct heat, cloche or bowl

· Indoors: Frying pan, cloche or large metal bowl

So, hear it from the pit-master himself on how to make this delicious burger

Our method

Toast your buns. Place the sliced buns on the grill or in the pan until toasted. This helps create a lovely barrier, so the burger doesn’t fall apart when eating.
Once the bottom burger has been seared and developed a crust, flip it over and brush on some yellow American mustard. When the other side has developed a crust, flip the burger again and brush on more mustard. You want the mustard to cook into the burger which will give it a lovely sweet tangy flavour.

This is an awesome hack for making killer burgers. Loads of top chefs use this technique. Give the burger a couple of quick flips until the mustard is pretty much cooked into the patty.
Pre-cook the meat-free burgers in the oven for about 15-20 minutes, straight from frozen.
Drizzle a small amount of vegetable oil into your pan and swirl it around so that the base is covered. Let it get hot then place the partially cooked patty into the pan. Give it a quick blast. A minute, boom!
Place a frying pan or plancha over direct heat in your outdoor cooker, or on top of your stove. You’ll need to make sure it’s pretty hot so that you can quickly build up a crust. Make sure you season with salt and pepper. I like to add a pinch of garlic and onion granules for extra flavour. Sometimes a super small pinch of cayenne for kick.
Get that bottom bun ready with a splodge of mayo and a handful of iceberg lettuce. Throw the rest of the burger on top and you are ready to indulge in the tastiest burger ever made by humankind. Throw in a couple of thin slices of red onion for extra crunch and tang. A couple of pickle slices will always send the burger to tasty town. Sour is best!
There is one key hint to making this the best burger ever: get your cloche ready as well as some water. Lay your cheese onto the patty and place the cloche or a larger bowl over the pan. Do this for 20-30 seconds or until the cheese has started to melt.

Now place the top burger bun onto the cheese and squirt a little water next to the burger and quickly replace the cloche. This creates a lovely steam that will make the burger nice and squishy. You only need to leave the cloche on for 15-30 seconds to achieve ultimate steamy squishy goodness.

Tip!

Hungry for more? Discover more tasty recipes created by DJ BBQ such as a Veggie Hash with Meat-Free Sausages , that’s great for breakfast, lunch, or dinner, or a Portobello Mushroom Meat-Free Burger packed with veggie goodness. Also, we’ve recently commissioned a study to learn how Brits feel about catering to BBQ guests with different dietary requirements, and uncovered some interesting stats!