Instructions: Mix the beef with the onion, Worcestershire sauce, parsley, thyme, salt and pepper. Use your fingers to squelch it all together thoroughly. If the mixture seems rather crumbly, add a little beaten egg to hold it together.

Divide into 4 and shape into nice round patties about 2cm thick; push a fairly deep thumb print in the middle of the pattie and place a large lump of cold cheese in the dip then grill or fry. To grill, brush each burger with a little oil and grill under a thoroughly preheated grill until browned and crusty on the outside, but still moist and tender on the inside and the cheese is melting. To fry, heat a little oil or oil and butter in a frying pan and fry the burgers over a high heat until nicely browned outside and done to your taste on the inside.

Sandwich the burgers in the buns, together with lettuce, tomato and pickled cucumber, salt, pepper and whatever sauces or relishes you happen to like best.

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