Gourmet Pub Burgers

Ingredients

• 1.33 pounds ground beef
• 0.5 cups bread crumbs
• 1 shallot , minced
• 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1 pinch kosher salt
• 1 pinch ground black pepper
• 6 slices pancetta
• 6 hamburgers buns , split

Instructions

1. 1

   Mix ground beef, bread crumbs, shallot, Dijon mustard, egg, garlic, salt, and black pepper together in a large bowl. Refrigerate mixture to incorporate flavors, 20 minutes to 2 hours.

2. 2

   Form ground beef mixture into 6 patties.

3. 3

   Heat a skillet over medium heat; lay pancetta slices in a single layer in the hot skillet. Cook until pancetta begins to sweat, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove pancetta from skillet and keep warm.

4. 4

   Preheat grill for medium heat and lightly oil the grate.

5. 5

   Cook patties on the preheated grill until burgers are cooked to your desired degree of doneness, about 4 minutes per side for medium-well burgers. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).

6. 6

   Place 1 burger into each of the buns; top burger with a pancetta slice.