Spicy Cajun Beef Burger

Name: Spicy Cajun Beef Burger
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 27 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Cajun American
Ingredients: 500g beef mince, 5% fat (one pack); 1 egg (binder); 2 tbsp plain flour (binder); 2 tsp smoked paprika; 1 tsp cayenne pepper (dial up or down to taste); 1 tsp onion granules; 1 tsp garlic puree; 1 tsp dried thyme; 1 tsp dried oregano; ½ tsp salt; ½ tsp black pepper; 1 tbsp olive oil; 100g Greek yoghurt, 2%; 2 tsp chipotle paste (see Alternatives); 1 tsp lime juice; 1 pinch salt; 3 burger buns; 3 slices light cheddar; 6 pickled jalapeno rings (more if you want it hotter); 3 leaves little gem lettuce; 1 tomato (sliced); ¼ red onion (sliced thin)

Cajun-spiced beef with a real cayenne kick, melted light cheddar and a smoky yoghurt sauce that cools the edges without dulling the heat. Pickled jalapenos pile on for anyone who wants it hotter still.

Serves: 3
Prep: 15min
Cook: 12min
Total: 27min

Programs: Fat Loss, Muscle Gain, Maintenance, Blood Sugar

Per serving

Calories: 670kcal
Protein: 52.3g
Carbs: 45.1g
Fat: 30.2g
Fibre: 2.9g

Ingredients

MetricUS

For 3 servings · MetricUS

500gbeef mince, 5% fatone pack
1eggbinder
2 tbspplain flourbinder
2 tspsmoked paprika
1 tspcayenne pepperdial up or down to taste
1 tsponion granules
1 tspgarlic puree
1 tspdried thyme
1 tspdried oregano
½ tspsalt
½ tspblack pepper
1 tbspolive oil
100gGreek yoghurt, 2%
2 tspchipotle pastesee Alternatives
1 tsplime juice
1 pinchsalt
3burger buns
3 sliceslight cheddar
6pickled jalapeno ringsmore if you want it hotter
3 leaveslittle gem lettuce
1tomatosliced
¼red onionsliced thin

1 lblean ground beef, 95/5one pack
1eggbinder
2 tbspall-purpose flourbinder
2 tspsmoked paprika
1 tspcayenne pepperdial up or down to taste
1 tsponion powder
1 tspgarlic paste
1 tspdried thyme
1 tspdried oregano
½ tspsalt
½ tspblack pepper
1 tbspolive oil
½ cupGreek yogurt, 2%
2 tspchipotle pastesee Alternatives
1 tsplime juice
1 pinchsalt
3burger buns
3 slicesreduced-fat cheddar
6pickled jalapeno ringsmore if you want it hotter
3 leavesBibb lettuce
1tomatosliced
¼red onionsliced thin

Method

Make the patty meat.
Crack the egg into a large bowl and add the flour, smoked paprika, cayenne, onion granules, garlic puree, thyme, oregano, salt and pepper.
Whisk to a loose paste.
Add the beef mince.
Mix with your hands until the spice paste runs all the way through and the meat holds together.
Do not overwork it.
Form the patties.
Divide into three and shape into patties a little wider than your buns.
Press a shallow dip into the middle of each so they cook flat.
Raw patties freeze well at this point. Layer them between parchment and freeze for up to 1 month.
Make the sauce.
Stir the yoghurt, chipotle paste, lime juice and salt together in a small bowl.
Taste and add more chipotle if you want more smoke.
Chill until you build.
Cooking.
Heat the oil in a heavy pan or griddle over medium-high.
Cook the patties for 5 to 6 minutes on the first side without moving them, so a crust forms.
Flip, lay a slice of cheddar on each patty, and cook another 4 to 5 minutes until the cheese slumps and the beef is cooked through.
Warm the buns.
Warm the buns in the same pan, cut side down, for the last 30 seconds.
Assembly and serving.
Spread chipotle sauce on both bun halves.
Stack lettuce, tomato and red onion on the base, then the patty, then the jalapenos.
Close the bun.
For a lighter build, skip the bun and wrap the patty in two big lettuce leaves.

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Spicy Cajun Beef Burger

Ingredients

Method

Make the patty meat.

Form the patties.

Make the sauce.

Cooking.

Warm the buns.

Assembly and serving.

Add this recipe to your meal plan for the week.