CHICKEN BACON CHEESE BURGER BANH MI

BURGERS - CHICKEN, CHEESE & BACON Price range: $15.00 through $22.50

She’s done it again. Katrina has this amazing knack for taking one of our products, in this instance, our Chicken Bacon Cheese Burgers, and turning it into something bold, addictive and seriously delicious.

The result is a seriously good burger with a fresh, crunchy Banh Mi twist, and a very good excuse to keep a pack of our Chicken Bacon Cheese Burgers in the freezer.

Do go and grab some fresh banh mi rolls from your fave Vietnamese bakery. It’s worth the effort. They may not display them on the shelves for sale, but I’ve always found they’re happy to sell them if you ask.

KATRINA MEYNINK

This is what happens when a Meat at Billy’s Chicken Bacon Cheese Burger gets on a Jetstar flight to Vietnam and comes back with extra personality.

When you want to fulfil a need with a burger, but part of you also wants the fresh crunch of a Banh Mi, this should hit the sweet spot.

We’ve got our juicy Chicken Bacon Cheese Burger patty, pickles and enough burger sauce to require several napkins. Then all the Banh Mi business: crunchy lettuce, carrot, cucumber and a proper crackly roll.

It’s fresh, filthy and deeply confused about its cultural identity. And I am making it on repeat.

INGREDIENTS

Banh mi rolls (1 per serve), warm, buttered
1 x Meat at Billy’s Chicken Bacon Cheese Burger per serve

Salad
1 Lebanese cucumber, sliced
1 carrot, finely shredded
8–10 cos lettuce leaves, washed, trimmed

Burger Sauce
Generous knob of butter
1 tbsp olive oil
2 small onions, peeled and finely diced
1/4 – 1/2 half cup Kewpie mayo
4 tbsp tomato sauce
4 tbsp finely chopped sweet and spicy pickles
1 tbsp dried mixed herbs
Sea salt flakes to season to season

BURGERS - CHICKEN, CHEESE & BACON Price range: $15.00 through $22.50

Method
To make the burger sauce, place a frying pan over low heat. Add the butter and olive oil and once melted and foaming, add the onions and sweat until completely soft. Remove from the heat and allow to cool. Scrape into a bowl. Add the remaining ingredients and stir to combine. Taste and adjust seasoning with salt. Set aside.

Add the burger patties to an air fryer and cook for 15 minutes. Alternatively, return the pan to the heat and cook the patties over medium heat until gloriously golden and cooked through. I usually aim for 2–3 minutes on the first side and then another 3 or so minutes on the other side.

Cut each burger in half.

Spread some dressing in a roll. Layer the lettuce, burger patty, cucumber, carrot and pickles. Drizzle over some more burger sauce and serve immediately.