Jamie's Friday Night Feast Cookbook
By Jamie Oliver
Ultimate British burger
Brioche bun, pulled oxtail, Red Leicester & gravy
4 hrs 30 mins
Not Too Tricky
serves 4
About the recipe
What can I say? This burger is unique, outrageously delicious and an indulgence every human deserves to have once in their lifetime – the perfect cheese-topped burger, tender Worcestershire oxtail, and a dipping bowl of the most incredible gravy. Cook two burgers at a time so you can really take care of the timings, and make this one of the best gastronomic experiences ever.
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Ingredients
600g minced chuck steak (16% fat)
English mustard
4 brioche burger buns
40g Red Leicester cheese
PULLED OXTAIL
1kg oxtail, trimmed, cut into rounds (ask your butcher)
2 red onions
olive oil
40g plain flour
Worcestershire sauce
1.5 litres quality organic chicken stock
½ a bunch of fresh flat-leaf parsley (15g)
BURGER SAUCE
2 gherkins
1 ripe tomato
1 little gem lettuce
100g natural yoghurt
Method
- Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/gas 4.
- Season the oxtail with sea salt and a generous pinch of black pepper, then brown all over in a casserole pan on a medium heat for 10 minutes, turning occasionally while you peel and slice the onions.
- Remove the oxtail to a plate, add 1 tablespoon of oil and the onions to the pan, and cook for 5 minutes, stirring regularly.
- Return the oxtail to the pan, stir in the flour to coat, then add 4 tablespoons of Worcestershire sauce and the stock. Bring to the boil, then cover and place in the oven for 3 hours to 3 hours 30 minutes, or until the meat is super tender.
- Strain the gravy into a separate pan and put aside, then tip the meat and onions back into the pan.
- Once cool enough to handle, carefully pick through the meat, discarding the bones and any wobbly bits, then gently mix back with the onions and a splash each of gravy and Worcestershire sauce, being careful not to break up the meat too much. Pick, roughly chop and stir through the parsley leaves (reserving the stalks).
- For the burger sauce, finely chop the gherkins, tomato, little gem and reserved parsley stalks, then transfer to a bowl, stir in the yoghurt and season to perfection.
- Shape the minced meat into four equal-sized patties, being quite rough so they’re not too compact, then season the outsides with salt and pepper.
- I like to cook two burgers at a time to achieve perfection, so get two pans on the go – a large non-stick pan on a high heat for the burgers and another on a medium heat for the buns.
- Place two patties in the large pan, pressing them down slightly with a fish slice, then cook for 8 minutes in total, turning every minute and brushing with a little English mustard after the first turn. Put the gravy and oxtail pans on a low heat to warm through.
- When the burgers are almost cooked, halve and toast two burger buns in the second frying pan. Finely slice the cheese and place on top of each burger, add a splash of water to the pan, then cover with a lid or a metal bowl and cook for a further 30 seconds, or until the cheese has melted.
- To assemble the burgers, spoon a quarter of the burger sauce on to each toasted bun base, sit a burger on top, spoon over 1 tablespoon of the pulled oxtail (save the rest for another day) and place the bun lid on top. Serve the gravy in a bowl on the side for dunking. Repeat with the remaining two burgers.
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