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Swedish Style Burgers

July 25, 2014 By All That I'm Eating 13 Comments

You would have thought that a burger lends itself well to good photo-ability. For some reason when it comes to taking a picture of a burger it never looks quite how I imagine it will. No matter what I try the burgers always shrink leaving even the smallest buns looking far too big. There is either too much or not enough salad so although I make them sort of regularly I rarely blog about them or take a picture. However, when the below recipe came through for Swedish burgers with Västerbottensost cheese I couldn’t resist. 
Swedish Style Burgers

Recipe from Västerbottensost cheese as part of their ‘Swedish summer to remember’.

Ingredients

You will need (for two):

  • 350g minced venison (or beef)
  • 1 rasher fried bacon, chopped
  • 1 tsp crushed juniper berries
  • Salt and pepper
  • Västerbottensost cheese, grated
  • Buns of your choice and salad and condiments to serve

Method

Put the venison mince into a bowl and add the chopped bacon, juniper berries and salt and pepper.

Give everything a really good mix then form into four burger shapes (I made quite small ones).

Heat a pan to high and add a little oil to the pan. Fry the burgers until lovely and brown on the outside and cooked through. For the last few minutes of cooking add the grated Västerbottensost and allow to melt.

Serve the burgers with your favourite burger toppings.

I loved the bacon chopped up inside the burger as it gave the lean venison some fat. The juniper berries added a great undertone too. As usual the burgers shrank when I cooked them but the bun to burger ratio was still pretty good. A few slices of raw onion was all I added as they were really flavourful. The Västerbottensost is sort of like Parmesan but not as crumbly and has more sourness than some of the ‘sweeter’ cheeses you can get. If you’re going Swedish this summer, it’s well worth a try.
Thank you to Västerbottensost for the sample. All opinions and words expressed are my own.

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Filed Under: Bacon, Bread, Burger, Cheese, Dairy & Eggs, Dinner, July, Meat & Fish, Recipes By Month, Seasons, Summer, Venison Tagged With: burger, recipe, review

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Comments

  1. Jenny @ BAKE says

    July 25, 2014 at 15:05

    I think these burgers look gorgeous! I would absolutely love to have one right now, and I am saving this recipe for my next bbq!

    Reply
  2. Navaneetham Krishnan says

    July 25, 2014 at 15:41

    Lovely burgers and yes with onion too.

    Reply
  3. belleau kitchen says

    July 25, 2014 at 16:10

    Do you know what, I too always have such bother with burger photography. I think you have to get really close otherwise they look a bit dodgy. Yours sound gorgeous. Love the cheese!

    Reply
  4. Donalyn@TheCreeksideCook says

    July 25, 2014 at 18:42

    This looks like a perfect combination of flavors, Caroline – I love the idea of venison and bacon together!

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  5. Medeja says

    July 26, 2014 at 05:07

    It sounds delicious! And it’s most important that they were delicious!

    Reply
  6. Mark Willis says

    July 26, 2014 at 15:38

    If the burgers look too big, maybe you should make them as “sliders” and just pretend that they are the full-size ones! I had not heard of that type of cheese before, but it sounds nice. I bet they don’t sell it in Morrisons’!

    Reply
  7. Guru Uru says

    July 27, 2014 at 09:31

    What delicious looking burgers my friend, they look fantastic 😀

    Cheers
    Choc Chip Uru

    Reply
  8. grace says

    July 27, 2014 at 11:23

    that cheese sounds yummy, and so does the burger itself! picture shmicture. 🙂

    Reply
  9. Joanne says

    July 27, 2014 at 13:53

    Being that it’s burger season, these look like the perfect addition to the grilling repertoire!

    Reply
  10. Bam's Kitchen says

    July 28, 2014 at 01:31

    Venison burgers with juniper berries, count me in. I think your burgers look lovely. I know what you mean about getting that right shot, sometimes it is really difficult.

    Reply
  11. Angie Schneider says

    July 28, 2014 at 04:04

    These venison burgers look FANTASTIC!

    Reply
  12. Lavender and Lime (https://tandysinclair.com) says

    July 29, 2014 at 05:33

    We eat a lot of venison so thank you for this recipe – I now have something new to try 🙂

    Reply
  13. Sam Hoffer / My Carolina Kitchen says

    July 31, 2014 at 10:46

    Yum, I love the bacon in the burger and using venison makes it all the more delicious.
    Sam

    Reply

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