I've seen this burger all over my tiktok fyp recently, so I thought I'd give it a go to see if the flying Dutchman burger is actually any good or just a gimmick. The flying Dutchman is a burger produced by a popular U.S based burger chain called in-n-out. Apparently only available on their 'secret menu' it's basically a double cheeseburger with rounds of grilled onions as the 'bun' instead of a bread bun. So let's give it a bash! and see if it's worth the hype!

To make the flying Dutchman you will need:

Makes 2 doubles

For the sauce

• 5 tbsp of mayo

• About 3 tbsp of ketchup

• 1/2 tsp garlic granules

• 1 med sized gherkin, diced small

• 1 tsp of mustard

For the burgers

• 500g of beef mince made into 4 patties

• 1 absolutely massive onion (You may have to search around, but I find the independent foreign supermarkets seem to stock huge onions. Make a day of it lol)

• 6 slices of processed cheese

• Salt & pepper to taste

• 1 tbsp of oil or lard

Method:

Make the sauce

1. Add the mayonnaise, ketchup, garlic granules, diced gherkin, a pinch of salt and mustard to a bowl and mix well.

2. Cover, and leave in the fridge for a good half an hour. Burger sauces like this really benefit from sitting for a while to improve the flavour.

Cut your onion

1. Take a huge onion the size of a babies head and cut 4 big disks from the centre of the onion, around ¾ of an inch thick.

Make your patties

1. Form your beef into equal sized balls, then press each ball out into a patty slightly larger than the circumference of the onion slices. This allows for shrinkage.

2. Season each patty with salt and pepper on each side

To make the flying Dutchman

1. First take a frying pan or skillet and add 1 tbsp of oil or lard and turn the pan on to a medium high heat.

2. When the pan is hot carefully add your onion rounds and fry them for around two minutes on one side. Be careful not to move them around too much otherwise they will fall apart. Once one side is nice and caramelised and starting to go soft, very gently flip them and do the same on the other side.

3. Once cooked and nicely caramelised, take them out and keep on a plate to one side.

4. With the pan back on the heat, add your burger patties and fry on a high heat for 1-2 minutes each side. You want a nice golden crust, and the burgers to be fully cooked. Once cooked take them out and put to one side

5. Now take the pan off the heat and add your onion slices back in and place a slice of cheese on just two of the onion slices.

6. Next add a beef burger patty on top of each of the sliced onions with the cheese on, another slice of cheese on top of that, then the other burger patty and finally the other slice of cheese! JFC!

7. Lastly, add the other slices of onion on top of each burger, pop a lid over the pan and just allow the cheese to melt a little. Your flying Dutchman burgers are now ready.

I suggest wrapping them up in baking paper to prevent spillage because these are messy to eat, but so so good! Splodge over some of that burger sauce we made earlier and you’ll be in meat and cheese heaven.