I absolutely love a good burger! So, for you, what makes The Perfect Burger?  Personally, I don’t really like tomato on my burger (unless they’re sun dried). On my quest for the perfect burger I had a nosey around the tinterweb to see what ingredients should be used.  For me, a homemade burger (or bought one for that matter) should consist of some or all of the following:

• Ground/minced beef
• Onion
• Breadcrumbs
• Salt
• Pepper

Optional extras include:

• herbs (rosemary, thyme, parsley, coriander)
• spices (cumin, coriander, chilli
• bone marrow

During my research I came across a fantastic narrative about burgers in one of my recent cookbook purchases.  Namely, Hawksmoor.  Hawksmoor is an English based steakhouse with raving reviews.  The first recipes in the book are for a burger and a burger bap.  So after seeing that the ingredients for this ‘The Perfect Burger’ is bone marrow and minced beef, I was intrigued. After contacting The Meat Cleaver (now Smyth & Cleaver)  I collected some bone marrow and freshly minced chump steak (once on the coarsest setting).  I was now armed to created the ‘The Perfect Burger’.