I made Gordon Ramsay's 'perfect' 10-minute burger and it tasted restaurant-worthy
I made Gordon Ramsay's easy recipe for the perfect 10-minute burger.
Ramsay's burger includes bacon, cheddar cheese, Sriracha mayonnaise, and brioche buns.
I loved Ramsay's burger, which was super juicy and tasted like it came from a top restaurant.
Gordon Ramsay has a recipe for the "perfect" burger, and it only takes 10 minutes to make.
I discovered Ramsay's bacon cheeseburger recipe while exploring his newest cookbook "Ramsay in 10," which includes 100 recipes inspired by his YouTube series of the same name.
"From raw ingredients to an incredible juicy burger in just 10 minutes… this is my quickest burger ever!" he writes in the description.
Ramsay's 15-minute pasta is one of my all-time favorite recipes, and I loved his recent tips for making the best plate of eggs.
So with the holiday weekend coming up, I decided it was the perfect time to give his burger a try.
Ramsay's recipe puts a fun twist on traditional burger ingredients.
To whip up four of Ramsay's perfect cheeseburgers, you'll need:
16 ounces ground beef
4 brioche buns
4-8 slices of bacon
4 slices cheddar cheese
2 egg yolks
1 frozen red chili
1 tomato (sliced)
1 onion (sliced)
Little Gem lettuce
Ramsay's recipe actually recommends adding two slices of bacon to each burger. Since the hickory-smoked bacon I had in the fridge was already quite thick, I decided to use only one slice per burger instead — but obviously feel free to add as much bacon as you wish!
His sauce also mixes things up from the usual ketchup.
To make Ramsay's sriracha mayonnaise, you'll just need:
4 tablespoons mayonnaise
2 teaspoons sriracha
Ramsay says you can throw in more sriracha if you want some extra heat. Since I was also making burgers for my parents, who don't love spicy food, I stuck to these measurements.
And if spice just isn't your thing, don't worry! Ramsay says you can easily swap the sriracha for English, Dijon, or whole grain mustard.
First I prepped my chili.
Ramsay recommends always keeping a handful of chilis in the freezer for burgers, curries, and sauces.
"Freezing the chili makes it really easy to grate with minimum fuss," he writes in his cookbook.
I took Ramsay's advice and threw my chili in the freezer the night before I made these burgers. I also followed his tip to deseed the chili before grating it for a milder heat.
It was time to make the patties.
First I cracked my egg yolks into the bowl with my ground beef.
Then I added my seasoning.
I sprinkled salt and freshly ground black pepper on top and threw in my grated chili. Then, with clean hands, I mixed everything together.
I divided the beef and formed four patties, each around 1-inch thick.
"Remember that the thicker you make the patties, the longer they will take to cook," Ramsay writes in his cookbook. "So if you want these on the table in under 10, press your burgers until they are a little thinner for a quicker cooking time."
I drizzled some vegetable oil on my griddle over medium-high heat.
Ramsay recommends using either a griddle pan or a frying pan for this recipe. Since I was making four burgers, I opted for the griddle so I could cook everything together.
Then I threw my burgers on, seasoning them with some more salt and pepper.
I allowed my patties to cook for about four minutes.
While my patties were cooking, I quickly whipped up the sauce.
I added my mayonnaise and sriracha into a small bowl, threw in some salt and pepper, and mixed everything together with a fork — so easy.
After four minutes passed, I added my bacon and onion slices to the pan.
Once the bacon and onion slices were on the griddle, I increased the heat to high.
As everything cooked together, I prepped the veggies for my burgers.
I cut up some tomato slices and lettuce leaves for the bottom of my burgers.
Then I flipped the burgers, bacon, and onions.
Per Ramsay's recipe, I allowed them to cook for another five minutes.
While my burgers were still on the griddle, I got the brioche buns ready.
I toasted my buns in the oven for two minutes and they came out perfect.
My bacon and onion slices were ready before my patties, so I took them off the griddle first.
I placed them on a plate covered with a paper towel, per Ramsay's instructions.
It was time to turn my burgers into cheeseburgers.
First I added a bit of butter to the griddle, then threw cheese slices on top of two of my burgers.
Then I tried Ramsay's special trick to melt the cheese.
Ramsay recommends covering the patties with a lid or upturned saucepan to help the cheese melt — a similar method to the one I tried while making Guy Fieri's perfect burger.
I opted for a metal bowl instead, which perfectly covered both patties.
The cheese came out beautiful.
I mean, just look at that photo! Ramsay's trick definitely delivered.
I repeated the step for my remaining two patties, then placed all four on a plate.
It was almost time to eat. But first I needed to build my burgers.
I placed the bottom buns on a plate and spread some sriracha mayonnaise on top.
After spreading the sauce, I threw on my veggies.
I added a lettuce leaf on each, then the tomato slices and onions.
Then I added my cheeseburger and bacon.
My burgers were already looking so delicious.
I threw on a few more onion slices, plus drizzled some extra sauce on my top buns.
Barely 10 minutes had gone by and my burgers were ready to go.
The cheeseburgers looked absolutely glorious.
From the plump patty with oozing cheese to the crispy bacon right on top, this towering burger looked seriously impressive.
It made for a great Instagram picture, but would Ramsay's burger taste as good as it looked?
Oh yeah.
Ramsay's 10-minute burgers were perfectly cooked.
The phenomenal patty was beautifully juicy, and the sriracha mayonnaise and grated chili added just the right amount of heat. The bacon and onions also gave each bite some nice crunch, while the fresh tomato and lettuce cut through the heavy ingredients.
All in all, it was a total slam dunk.
I'll definitely be making Ramsay's perfect cheeseburger again.
I've tasted some of the best restaurant burgers in the game, from the iconic cheeseburger at Peter Luger to President Obama's favorite burger at Upland in Manhattan. And honestly, Ramsay's homemade burger recipe is right up there with them. Plus, it's so easy and cheap to make at home.
With summer on the horizon, barbecue season is definitely here. And I can guarantee Ramsay's burger will definitely impress at your upcoming Memorial Day and Fourth of July parties.
Want more recipies from Gordon Ramsay? Try out his other famous dishes in his newest cookbook:
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