RECIPE & PAIRING: Homemade cheeseburger with Rebelión Malbec

13 February

By Ollie Eat s

Steak and Malbec is a classic, but did you know this big bold wine pairs perfectly with this prime steak burger topped with Gouda cheese, dirty mayo, and pickled red onion?

Ingredients

For the beef patty:

500g high quality steak mince
Salt and pepper

For the dirty mayo:

Mayonnaise
Bacon and burger patty rendered fat
Garlic paste
Cracked black pepper

For the pickled onion (make in advance):

1 finely sliced red onion
Juice of 2 limes
1 tbsp of apple cider vinager
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp salt

To finish:

Light flavoured cheese like Gouda
Bacon
Toasted brioche bun

Recommended wine pairing:

Rebelión Malbec

Big black fruit flavours with a hint of smoke and chocolate in a medium body with smooth tannins – this Argentinian wine is built for juicy red meat. Add cheese and you’re winning.

Method:

Mix together pickled onion ingredients in a bowl, cover and leave aside for at least 30 minutes
Place the beef mince in a large bowl and break it up with your hands
Season with salt and pepper and mix it well with your hands
Divide the mince into 4 and roll each into a ball
Place the balls down on a work surface and pat them to make them flatter. Use your hands to push the sides in slightly so they make a roughly even circle – they don’t need to be too tightly compacted, just enough to hold them together.
Place into the heated dry pan and cook along with the bacon for 12-15 minutes until cooked through, turning halfway through the cooking time
5 minutes before the burgers are done, make the dirty mayo by mixing together the ingredients in a bowl with the fat from the pan.
Toast your halved brioche buns facedown in the pan
Build your burgers with the toasted brioche buns, pickled onions, Gouda and bacon, and serve with a glass of Rebelíon Malbec

Recipe notes:

Always cook in a clean dry pan on a high heat
When adding your patty to the pan make sure you press down hard to increase surface connection
Only flip when a brown crust has formed
Only cook 1 or 2 patties at a time (don’t overcrowd the pan)