The Aussie Burger The Ultimate Dagwood Burger.

The Aussie Burger Is the Dagwood of the burger world.

To continue with my posts on Australia and the horrific wildfires that are still devastating this beautiful continent. This week I’m posting about the incredible and tantalizing Aussie burger.  But first, let’s talk about what you can do and how you can help donate to the recovery efforts. Unless you have been under a rock on a remote mountain, the world has finally taken notice of this vast, really global tragedy. It has killed over an estimated 1 billion animals, some of which are endangered and may never recover without help.

Here are a few of the organizations that are desperately needing help.

The Australian Koala Foundation

The Port Macquarie Koala Hospital

New South Wales RSPCA

WIRES, or the NSW Wildlife Information, Rescue and Education Service Inc., is Australia’s largest wildlife rescue organization.

And a few repeats from last week’s post about the addictive Aussie Pizza

For Victoria Fire departments Here

And for New South Wales Fire Departments Here

For Animal relief, donate here for the animal rescue that is run by the Irwins (as in Steve Irwin) Wildlife hospital give here.

PLEASE HELP ANY WAY YOU CAN!

The Aussie burger is stacked high with a fantastic variation of tasty ingredients, some of which are a bit unusual for the rest of the world. But that doesn’t mean it’s not one delicious burger. To make it a true Aussie burger, you have to have some picked beats and, of course, a fried egg. But that is not all! Traditionally you also need a slice of pineapple, cheddar cheese, sliced tomato, lettuce, mayo, and of course, the meat, which can either be beef or lamb. Some Australians even like to add to that by stacking bacon and or grilled onions on top!

The flavors of the seared burger combined with the crunchy sweet and sour of the pickled beets, salty cheese, crunchy bacon, and the richness of an oozy fried egg are fantastic. This Australian burger is a fun variation, and I hope you make this unique burger, it’s worth every layer of goodness.

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The Aussie Burger

The Aussie burger, stacked with pickled beets, cheddar cheese, tomato, grilled pineapple, and a fried egg. It's the Dagwood of burgers and utterly delicious.

Ingredients

• 1 lb. ground beef lamb or combination
• 2 hamburger buns split and toasted
• 2-4 lettuce leaves
• 1 to mato sliced
• 4 slices pickled beets
• pineapple thinly sliced
• tomato ketchup
• mayonnaise
• 2 eggs
• 4 slices bacon

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 325°
2. Fry the bacon until crisp, set aside to drain on some paper towels.
3. In the same pan or on the grill, fry the pineapple slices for a minute on each side to get some char.
4. Shape the ground beef or lamb into 2 ½ pound patties.
5. Heat some oil in a large, non-stick frypan over medium heat. Cook the patties for 3 minutes on each side or until almost cooked through. Or grill them.
6. Transfer the burgers to a baking sheet and top each patty with a slice of cheese. Place in the oven for 3-5 minutes or until cheese melts.
7. While cheese is melting, fry the two eggs just until the whites are cooked. But, the yolks are still runny. Over easy is the best, but sunny side up works well too.
8. Take the burgers from the oven when the cheese is melted and assemble.
9. To assemble.
10. Spread the hamburger bun base with mayonnaise then layer with the burger, pineapple, pickled beets, tomato, lettuce, bacon, and egg. Cover with bun tops and serve.