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Silvia Colloca's beef burgers with provolone cheese and pretty pickles

Name: Silvia Colloca's beef burgers with provolone cheese and pretty pickles
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: /italian
Ingredients: 2 slices white bread; ½ cup (125ml) milk; 500g beef mince; 1 egg, lightly beaten; 2 tbs chopped chives; ½ cup (40g) finely grated parmesan; 4 slices provolone cheese; 4 burger buns, lightly toasted; Tomato chutney (optional), sliced tomato, and baby cos leaves to serve; ½ cup (125ml) red wine vinegar; 2 tbs caster sugar; 1 tbs pink peppercorns, bruised; ½ tbs fennel seeds, crushed; ½ bunch each Dutch carrots and radishes, thinly sliced (we used a mandoline); 1 small red onion, cut into 5mm rings; ½ Lebanese cucumber, sliced

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by Silvia Colloca

Cook and author

Nov 01, 2017

Try these burgers with an Italian twist!

2 slices white bread
½ cup (125ml) milk
500g beef mince
1 egg, lightly beaten
2 tbs chopped chives
½ cup (40g) finely grated parmesan
4 slices provolone cheese
4 burger buns, lightly toasted
Tomato chutney (optional), sliced tomato, and baby cos leaves to serve

Pretty pickles

½ cup (125ml) red wine vinegar
2 tbs caster sugar
1 tbs pink peppercorns, bruised
½ tbs fennel seeds, crushed
½ bunch each Dutch carrots and radishes, thinly sliced (we used a mandoline)
1 small red onion, cut into 5mm rings
½ Lebanese cucumber, sliced

Method

1.

For the pretty pickles, place vinegar, sugar, 1/3 cup (80ml) water, peppercorns, fennel seeds and 1 tbs salt flakes into a small saucepan over high heat. Bring to a boil for 1 minute, then cool completely. Place vegetables into a shallow container, pour over liquid to cover and leave 20 minutes.
2.

Place bread and milk into a medium bowl. Soak 5 minutes. Gently squeeze bread and discard excess milk. Place bread in a large bowl with mince, egg, chive and parmesan. Season and combine well. Divide mixture into 4 and shape into patties. Place onto a plate, cover and chill 30 minutes to firm up.
3.

Heat a barbecue or grill pan over medium-high heat. Cook patties 3 minutes each side or until cooked. Top each with cheese (residual heat will melt it). On each bun base place chutney, tomato, cos, burger, drained pickles and bun lid.