Chef Peter Tempelhoff’s killer bacon cheeseburger recipe Recipe

The Eat Out Woolworths Restaurant of The Year All the Eat Out star restaurants Eat Out judging process

Join our community

Write reviews, comment on stories and enter competitions.
Sign up as a user
List your restaurant

Create and manage a listing for your restaurant.
Sign up as a restaurant
Claim your restaurant

Manage an existing listing.
Claim your restaurant

Get the latest restaurant and food news delivered to your inbox every week!

@eatout_southafrica

Chef Peter Tempelhoff’s killer bacon cheeseburger recipe

Peter Tempelhoff calls this the best burger in the world. He may just be right! The chef created the dish for the second episode of Test the Best, where he faced off against Gregory Czarnecki.

Serves: Makes 8 burgers

#TestTheBestSA

burgers

Ingredients

Umami Ketchup

¾ cup Heinz tomato sauce

10ml truffle essence (depending on strength)

1 TBSP good wholegrain mustard

2 TBSP Worcestershire sauce

½ tsp fish sauce

1 tsp sesame oil

1-2-3 Sauce

1 TBSP Dijon mustard

1 cup Ketchup

1½ cup mayonnaise

1 tsp dried ground dill

Patties

1kg free-range Boran beef mince, 80:20 meat-to-fat ratio

250g sugar-cured smoked streaky bacon, grilled

3 large beef tomatoes, sliced

3 red onions, diced

10 slices mature Cheddar cheese

2 large pickled cucumbers, sliced into 15 rounds

10 Lollo Biondo lettuce leaves

Beer-battered onion rings

1 large white onion, 1cm thick

1 knob fresh yeast, walnut size

250 ml bottle of beer, lukewarm

225g stone-ground cake flour

Method

For the ketchup

Blend everything together with a whisk. (Holds for 1 month).

For the 1-2-3 Sauce

Blend together with a whisk (Holds for 1 week).

For the onion rings

Whisk the yeast into the beer then incorporate the flour a bit at a time until it’s as thick as yoghurt. Leave in a warm place to prove for half an hour. Dredge the onion rings into the flour then dip into the batter. Fry at 180 degrees Celsius for 1 minute on each side or until golden brown.

For the burger patties

Mix the mince to ensure the fat is evenly distributed. Form into 8 burger patties. Fry until medium-rare (+- 3 minutes on each side).

To assemble

Toast the buns. Spread the 1-2-3 sauce on the bottom bun then cover with onions. Place the patty on the onions and top with cheese. Place grilled bacon on the cheese then top with lettuce, sliced tomato and pickles. Add ketchup and top with the top bun.

Serve immediately, with the onion rings.