Cheese and Onion Burger

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Strong cheese and crispy fried onions make this a pretty amazing classic combo burger.

For The Burger:

• 4 burger patties
• 200g Gruyère cheese or strong cheddar, grated
• Crispy onions
• Shredded lettuce
• Mayonnaise

Crispy onions:

The crumbs on these are crushed cheese and onion crisps, which gives these a boost of cheese and onion flavour.

• 2 white onions, peeled, cut in half and into thin slices
• 100g (about half a large bag) cheese and onion crisps, crushed to crumbs with a rolling pin or in a food processor
• ¼ cup cornflour
• ¼ cup self-raising flour
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon pepper
• ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
• Vegetable oil for deep frying

Mix the flours, salt, pepper and cayenne pepper together, and add enough water to make a batter to coat the onions. Dip the onion pieces in the batter and then into the crisp crumbs and set aside. Heat the oil in a saucepan until hot (170 – 180°C) and fry the coated onions in batches until golden and crispy. Drain on kitchen paper and serve atop the cheese and onion burger with the extra grated cheese.