Best-Ever Burger with Pancetta, Avocado & Blue Cheese Butter

Now THIS is the burger recipe you've been looking for. It really takes the barbecue classic to the next level, with delicious fillet steak mince, rich blue cheese butter and pancetta slices for a bit of umami crunch.

5 minutes, plus 20-30 minutes chilling time prep, 6-10 minutes cook

Serves 4

Ingredients

500g best fillet steak, minced

1 small red onion, finely chopped

1 green chilli, finely chopped/deseeded

1 tbsp sea salt

2 tsp’s rainbow peppercorn, crushed

8 rashers pancetta

1 avocado, peeled, de-stoned and sliced

125g unsalted butter

75g blue cheese

4 sesame buns

Method

Soften butter and mix with blue cheese, form into roll and chill until solid (around 30 minutes should be fine). While waiting for the butter to chill, fire up your barbecue ready for cooking.

Mix steak mince, onion, chilli, salt & peppercorn and form into four patties.

Sear patties on both sides on high then grill 3-5 minutes per side on medium heat. Grill pancetta rashers on foil tray on high heat.

Place slices of avocado on the pancetta rashers and allow to warm through. Slice butter roll and place one slice on each bun base, then build with patty, another slice of butter, pancetta and avocado – serve immediately to rapturous applause!