Wagyu cheeseburger balls with dipping sauce
Prep
10 mins
Cook
20 mins
Servings
12
Difficulty
Medium
You absolutely have to try these wagyu cheeseburger balls because they're genuinely incredible and so easy to pull together. I started making them when I wanted that juicy burger flavor but in a fun, bite sized form that's perfect for entertaining. The beauty of using quality wagyu beef is that you get all those rich, satisfying fats that keep the meat incredibly tender, plus wagyu contains more omega 3 fatty acids than regular beef. What really won me over is how quick they are, especially since the meatballs are already prepared. From start to finish you're looking at just thirty minutes, which means you can impress your guests without spending all afternoon in the kitchen. The gherkins and fresh dill give you that classic cheeseburger tang, and that creamy mayo based dipping sauce ties everything together beautifully.
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Ingredients
- 300 gramsno.1 british wagyu beef meatballs(pack No.1 12 British Wagyu Beef Meatballs)
- 3essential cheese slices
- 12 slice/sgherkins(drained)
- ½onion(finely diced)
- 3 sprig/sdill(picked and gently chopped)
- 1mayonnaise(Mayo or burger sauce, to serve)
Detail level
Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 200ºC and soak 12 cocktail sticks in water for 10 minutes. Line a baking tray with baking parchment.
- 2
Poke a cocktail stick through each meatball and flatten the meat slightly like a burger. Bake on the lined tray for 12-15 minutes until browned and nearly cooked through. Drain off any excess oil.
- 3
Cut each cheese slice into 4 squares, then carefully place a gherkin slice and a square of cheese on top of each burger and bake for 3 minutes, until cooked through and the cheese is melting. Move to a platter and garnish with the onion and dill. Serve with burger sauce or mayonnaise (or both), for dipping.
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