Bacon and Banana Burger

Ingredients:

For Patties

1lb/500g ground beef

a little pepper, fresh ground is better
a little salt, none if the bacon is salty
1 hand fresh bread crumbs
1 egg lightly beaten
1 quarter beef bouillon/stock cube dissolved in 2 to 3 tablespoons water

To Cover The Patty

8 strips or enough bacon to enclose 4 patties
some toothpicks



For The Rolls

4 rolls
2 bananas
a little butter

Directions:

• Mix all the patty ingredients thoroughly, leaving the bacon for later.
• Make sure the mixture is cool. Divide mixture into 4 equal balls and mold into patties
• Wrap the bacon around the patties entirely covering it in as thin a layer as possible and secure by either tucking the edges under or by using toothpicks.
• Peel the 2 bananas and split each in half by cutting down the full length from top to bottom. You now have 4 long 'half' bananas. Cut these diagonally in half and you have 8 shorter pieces. Heat a pan and fry the bananas in a little butter over low to medium heat for a minute or two, turning, until heated through and softish in texture. Set aside.
• Cook the bacon wrapped patties on medium heat under the grill, on the barbecue or in a pan until the patty is cooked to your preferred degree of doneness or the internal temp reaches 160F/70C.
• Split the rolls and toast the cut surfaces lightly (under grill, on barbecue or in pan) just before the patties are done. Place 2 pieces of banana on each of the bottom halves. Remove the toothpicks and put the patties on top of the bananas and cover with the top halves of the rolls. I hope that you will enjoy this somewhat different bacon and banana burger.