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Good Morning Burger
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About
The Good Morning Burger is a ridiculous breakfast-style burger inspired by The Simpsons. It’s a giant half-kilogram beef patty cooked slowly in butter, topped with bacon, ham, and a fried egg. No cheese, no sauce, nothing to balance it out. Just meat, egg, and butter. Heavy, greasy, and exactly the kind of thing Homer would call breakfast.
FOR THE PATTY
• 500g ground beef, 80/20
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
FOR THE BUTTER COOKING BASE
• 10 oz butter (about 280 g)
FOR THE TOPPINGS
• 2 slices bacon
• 1–2 slices ham
• 1 large egg
• pinch of salt and pepper for the egg
FOR ASSEMBLY
• 1 large burger bun
• 1 tbsp butter (from the pan) for toasting the bun
SERVING
The burger should look absurdly tall with a thick beef patty taking up most of the bun. The egg yolk should be slightly runny so it drips into the meat when you bite it. Serve immediately while hot, wrapped in parchment and cut in half so the layers of beef, bacon, ham, and egg are visible.
Recipe
- 1Form the patty. Take 500g ground beef and shape it into one large burger patty about 1.5 inches thick. Season both sides with 1 tsp salt and 1/2 tsp black pepper. Don't overwork the meat while shaping or it turns dense.
- 2Cook the bacon first in a skillet over medium heat for about 5 minutes until crispy. Remove and set aside, leaving a little bacon fat in the pan.
- 3Crack the egg into the same pan and cook it over medium heat for about 2 minutes until the whites set but the yolk stays soft. Season lightly with salt and pepper and set it aside with the bacon.
- 4Melt about 10 oz butter in a large skillet over very low heat. Once the butter is fully melted and gently bubbling, place the giant beef patty into the pan. The heat should stay low so the butter doesn't burn.
- 5Cook the patty slowly in the butter for about 7–8 minutes on the first side. You want it gently sizzling, not aggressively frying. Flip it carefully and cook another 6–7 minutes until the center reaches about 60C / 140F for medium.
- 6Dip the cooked bacon briefly into the butter in the pan for about 10 seconds so it gets coated. Then place the bun halves cut-side down in the butter and toast them over medium heat for about 60–90 seconds until golden.
- 7Warm the ham in the same pan for about 30 seconds per side so it picks up some of the butter flavor.
- 8Assemble the burger. Bottom bun, the giant butter-cooked beef patty, two slices of bacon, the ham, then the fried egg on top. Finish with the toasted top bun and press gently so everything holds together.
