About the Recipe
Try our savoury pancake burgers. They're sure to go down a treat with the family on Shrove Tuesday
Ingredients
1 Egg, separated
75g Plain Flour
1 tsp Baking Powder
1 Tbsp Caster Sugar
100ml Whole Milk
1 Tbsp Vegetable Oil
250g 15%-fat Beef Mince
2 slices Mild Cheddar Cheese
30ml Tomato Ketchup
40g sliced Gherkins
Sea Salt & Freshly Ground Black Pepper
Preparation
Beat the Egg white to soft peaks using an electric whisk.
Mix the Egg yolk with the Flour, Baking Powder and Sugar in a bowl
Slowly whisk in the Milk to form a smooth paste
Gently fold the whipped Egg white into the yolk mixture.
Heat half the Oil in a non-stick pan over a medium heat
Spoon in a quarter of the mixture and cook for 2-3 mins on each side until the edge is set and golden
Repeat to make three more pancakes
Keep warm in a low oven.
Turn the heat up to high
Divide the Mince in two, gently mould into patties and season well with Salt and Pepper
Drizzle half of the remaining oil into the pan, then add one of the patties
Cover with a piece of baking parchment and use a second smaller pan, or potato masher, to evenly press the patty down as hard as you can until about the same thickness as the pancakes
You want it to be as thin as possible
Cook for 2-3 mins, then remove the pan and parchment, and flip the patty – the top should be deeply browned
Press down using a spatula and top with a slice of cheese
Cover the pan with the lid and cook for 1 min until the cheese is lightly melted and the patty is cooked through. Keep warm in the oven while you repeat the steps to cook the remaining patty.
To assemble, spread two pancakes with the tomato ketchup, top each with a patty, some gherkins and finally the remaining pancakes. You can add further items like gem lettuce, sliced beef tomato, onion rings, mayonnaise if you wish