Hamburger week...

Yup, that's true: this week is hamburger week... at least for us it is, apparently. Which means that by sunday i will hate every kind of food that involves two outer layers of any kind of bread...

In any case... If you are reading my blog, which i believe you are, of course, then you might remember that i promised to give out my super-duper-secret ready-made burger tune-up recipe! So, today is your lucky day: i am going to share my secret with you. A secret that we kept in out family for centuries and even more! Naaah! Just kidding: i came up with it a couple of days ago, when both my boyfriend and I felt like home-made hamburgers but we only had ready made ones (and in Germany everything closes after 9 at most!!! which was our case, obviously).
So, I took over the kitchen, and while he was making an atmosphere in the dining room, i used my level best to indulge him with something magical... I mean food!!! :P

SO, here we go... Have fun, enjoy cooking it, and don't forget: if something doesn't exactly goes as planned, improvise! and use the "I thought i'd make it like this today" phrase :D

Cut up a couple of slices of bacon into about 1/2 inch wide slices. No oil added, put them in a pan, and fry them until nice brown on the edges (at least) and crunchy to touch with the spatula (spoon, fork, or whatever it is that you are using).
When done, press the bacons (5-8 at a time, or however many you can) to squeeze out the excess of oil (don't worry: we will not throw it away :P). You might want to place them on a paper towel to get rid of the leftover oil. I promise, you will not miss it ;)
Get your burger into the pan (yes, the one you still have the leftover bacon-grease in) and let it warm up nicely on both sides. Then take a couple of slices of cheese (this time i used Gouda and i loved it!!) put them on the burger, cover the pan with a lid, and on low heat let them cook together until the cheese starts melting around. Then you can finally remove it from the pan.
Take your bun's bottom slice, and place it (bottom down) in the pan. fry it until it gets slightly toasted, then put some butter on top (try dividing it equally on the whole surface) and flip the slice of bun. Let it toast on this side as well. Then remove and do the same trick with the top half of the bun as well, but this time you should place it top-down first. ;)
Now, the assembly: put the fried bacons on the bottom half of the bun, place a slice of cheese on top (yeah, we are evil and hiding it from all those non-believers, who are so afraid of it...). Then put the bun on it (with the cheesy side up). Then a slice of onion and some lettuce. And of course, the top half of bun couldn't miss either, so finish it up with that. I served it with a couple of pickles, and it was delicious...
Now, of course, you can spice this up however you want. Mustard, mayo, whatever :) You can actually use this "algorithm" when making 100% homemade hamburgers...

Well, till next time!
O.