The Bruce burger
The Bruce burger: a thin, griddled patty seasoned after cooking, under cold lettuce, tomato, two onions, and double-sour pickles, with mayo and mustard.
The recipes we actually cook.
The Bruce burger: a thin, griddled patty seasoned after cooking, under cold lettuce, tomato, two onions, and double-sour pickles, with mayo and mustard.
How to make a burger patty: the grind, the fat, the weight, and the one rule that matters most, which is to leave the meat alone.
Salt goes on the outside of a burger patty, never in it, either in the pan or as it comes off the heat.
Cooking a burger patty is about crust: a hot surface, a thin patty, some pressure, and a few flips.
Building a burger: a toasted bun that fits the patty, something cold and crunchy, something sharp, and a few minutes wrapped in paper.
Burger sauce is sweet, sour, and sharp in some ratio: ketchup and mustard kept apart, or blended with mayo and pickle into one spread. Plus the condiments every build draws on, from ketchup to double-sour pickles.
A&W Canada’s Mozza burger: a beef patty, real mozzarella, bacon, lettuce, and tomato, with a sweet, tangy Mozza sauce on both buns.
The classic Canadian A&W Mozza burger has a sweet sauce.
A&W Canada’s Teen burger: a seasoned-salt patty, cheddar, bacon, the full diner set of toppings, and Teen sauce on a toasted sesame bun.
The Whopper: a wide, flame-grilled patty under cold lettuce, tomato, onion, and pickles, with ketchup, and mayo on both buns.
The Big Boy double-decker: two thin patties on a three-part bun, each with its own deck of lettuce and red relish sauce.
The McDouble: two thin patties, one slice of cheese, ketchup, mustard, pickles, and onion. The value-menu double.
The fried onion burger is a classic diner burger; sweet, savoury, and simple.
The pub burger: one thick, hand-formed patty, cooked juicy, on a toasted soft bun with simple, savoury toppings. A meal, not a snack.
The smash burger: cold balls of beef smashed thin on a very hot griddle for a lacy crust, stacked double with cheese between and onion underneath.
The drive-in deluxe burger: a thin, griddled patty under cold lettuce, tomato, and sour pickles, with Triple “O” red sauce and sweet mayo.