Had a great time filming this one. Lots of love put into this burger. Local wagyu and work belly patties with some spicy pickles, pepper jack and some fresh greens tossed in my garlic aioli. Recipe coming real soon. Check out the video and let me know what you think! Subscribe to my YouTube channel so you don't miss any episodes.
Wagyu Beef and Pork Belly Burger Recipe
(Serves 4 hungry people)
1 lb, 9 ½ oz wagyu or other beef, ground
6 ½ oz pork belly, ground
12 slices *slab bacon, about 4” long and cut into 1/8” thick slices
4 ea *brioche bun
4 ea farm fresh eggs
2 Tbl *butter
1 ea white onion, julienne
4 ea *garlic confit, whole cloves
½ cup *pickles, sliced into 1/8” slices
2 Tbl *garlic aioli
4 slices pepper jack cheese
1 cup fresh spinach leaves
¼ cup *whole grain mustard
¼ cup *ketchup
2 Tbl flat leaf parsley, finely chopped
¼ ea lemon, zested
to taste kosher or sea salt
* To make from scratch, check out my video on YouTube or recipe on my blog. Some of these recipes will be coming in the near future!
Pre-heat oven to 350˚F (convection oven, fan-on) or 400˚F (conventional oven).
Place bacon on sheet tray and bake until golden brown (roughly 10 - 12 minutes), remove from hot pan and reserve. Pour rendered bacon fat into 12” cast iron skillet and place over medium heat.
Push a finger-sized dimple into one side of each burger patty about ¼” deep. Season both sides of burger patty with salt and fresh cracked black pepper.
Sear patty, dimple side down until golden brown. Flip burger, add fresh thyme, garlic confit, and butter. Baste burgers for 3 - 5 minutes or until medium-rare/medium. Remove from pan and allow burgers to rest on the sheet tray that you baked bacon on.
Cook julienne onion in cast iron in rendered beef and bacon fat until caramelized.
Cut burger buns in half and dip in beef and bacon fat. Place on sheet tray with burgers.
Top burgers with cooked bacon and pepperjack cheese. Place back in oven until melted.
Crack four eggs into cast iron pan with bacon and beef fat. Season to taste with salt and turn off heat. Allow the residual heat from the cast iron to finish the sunny side up eggs. Season eggs with chopped parsley and lemon zest.
To build:
Put ketchup on the bottom bun and a spoonful of caramelized onions on top.
Place burger patty on top of onions and fried egg on top of burger.
Put mustard on top bun. Toss spinach with garlic aioli and place on top of mustard. Place pickles on top of spinach.
Combine top and bottom deliciousness and take a huge bite. Serve and enjoy!