Description
Juicy beef cheeseburgers layered with crisp lettuce, sliced tomato, smoky beef bacon, sweet golden plantain, and a tangy homemade burger sauce, all tucked into soft brioche buns.
Ingredients
Scale
- 500g beef mince (20% fat)
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp fine salt
- 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 8 rashers beef bacon (optional)
- 1 ripe plantain, cut into diagonal slices
- 2 tsp olive oil or sunflower oil
- 4 slices American cheese
- 4 lettuce leaves
- 1 beef tomato, sliced
- 4 brioche buns
- 1 tbsp mayonnaise
- 1 tbsp ketchup
- 1 tsp American yellow mustard
- 1 gherkin, finely chopped
Instructions
- Preheat the air fryer to 180°C.
- In a large bowl, combine the beef mince, onion powder, garlic powder, salt, and black pepper. Mix gently, then divide into 4 portions and shape into burger patties.
- Place the patties in the air fryer basket with space between them. Add the beef bacon if using, and the plantain slices coated with the oil.
- Cook for 8 minutes, adding a slice of American cheese to each patty after 6 minutes so it melts.
- While the burgers cook, stir together the mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard, and finely chopped gherkin in a small bowl to make the burger sauce.
- To assemble, place a lettuce leaf and a slice of tomato on the bottom half of each brioche bun. Top with a cheese-covered burger patty, then add the beef bacon and golden plantain slices.
- Spread the burger sauce over the cut side of each top bun, close the burgers, and serve immediately.
Notes
- Use a ripe but still firm plantain so it turns golden and tender without falling apart.
- Do not overcrowd the air fryer basket, cook in batches if needed for better browning.
- Toast the brioche buns for 1 to 2 minutes for extra texture and flavor.
- You can make the burger sauce a few hours ahead and keep it chilled until needed.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 burger
- Calories: 822
- Sugar: 12.1g
- Sodium: 2.3g salt
- Fat: 50.5g
- Saturated Fat: 20.7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 25.8g
- Trans Fat: 1.5g
- Carbohydrates: 49.2g
- Fiber: 3.2g
- Protein: 41.3g
- Cholesterol: 145mg
Keywords: plantain cheeseburgers, beef burger, brioche burger, air fryer burger, beef bacon burger, sweet and savory burger