Prawn burger

You know I bought that griddle for cooking burgers. You probably also know that on its maiden voyage it went fishing for prawns. So obviously, once I had a prawn patty ready, all that remained was to assemble the burger.

Here, then, is a recipe for a very classic prawn burger. With conservative toppings, you might say. No oddities, no extravagance (unless a prawn patty in a burger is extravagant in itself). But exceptionally tasty. I recommend it!

At a glance: 

Preparation time: 20 minutes (including the time needed to prepare the prawn patty)

Serves: one person (want more? Make more patties)

How many calories: this is a burger for a real man who remembers meat-free Friday (hmm, are prawns meat-free?). And men who remember don’t count calories

Ingredients for a prawn burger:

• 1 prawn patty (click to see the recipe)
• 1 burger bun (whichever you like; I used ciabatta)
• 1 iceberg lettuce leaf
• 2 thin slices of pink beefsteak tomato
• 5 pickled jalapeño peppers
• 3 thin slices of smoked bacon 
• a tablespoon of old-style Polish mustard
• a tablespoon of mild ketchup

Recipe for a prawn burger:

1. I prepared all the ingredients (the toppings and the ingredients for the prawn patty). I put the vegetables in a bowl. I cut the bun in half.

2. On the hot griddle, I fried the bacon slices until crisp.

3. I placed both bun halves cut-side down on the griddle where the bacon had been, leaving a little fat behind. I toasted them until the cut surfaces were crisp.

4. Following the recipe, I prepared the prawn patty.

5. While the patty was cooking, I prepared the bun. I spread mustard and ketchup on the insides of both halves. On the bottom half, I placed the lettuce leaf, bacon and hot pickled jalapeño peppers. On the top half, I placed two slices of tomato.

6. Once the prawn patty was ready, I placed it on the bottom half of the bun (on the bacon) and closed the burger with the top half.

The prawn patty burger is ready. It’s outstanding. Enjoy!