Spicy Sausage Burger

This quick and easy air fryer recipe brings together bold Korean flavours and classic burger goodness. Gochujang paste adds spicy depth, balanced by sweet honey glaze and gooey melted cheese. Whether for a weeknight meal or a weekend indulgence, these sticky, spicy sausage burgers are packed with flavour and ready in under 30 minutes.

Appliance: Air Fryer
Serves: 2
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 8–9 minutes
Total Time: ~20 minutes

Ingredients

For the Patties:

• 400 g sausages or sausage meat
• 1 tbsp gochujang
• 3 spring onions, thinly sliced

For Glazing & Sauce:

• 1½ tbsp honey
• 1½ tbsp gochujang (½ tbsp for mayo, 1 tbsp for glaze)
• 40 g mayonnaise

For Serving:

• 2 burger buns
• 4 slices Swiss cheese (or other melty cheese)
• Pickles, sliced
• Lettuce, sliced
• 1 red chilli, sliced
• Frozen fries (optional, for serving)

Preparation Method

• Remove the sausages from their casing and place the meat into a bowl. Add the gochujang and sliced spring onions. Mix well until evenly combined.
• Divide the mixture in half and form into two thick burger patties, slightly larger than your burger buns.
• If using a dual-drawer air fryer, place the patties in one drawer and frozen fries in the other.
  • Set one drawer to Air Fry at 205°C for 8 minutes and the other to 200°C for 9 minutes.
  • Select Sync Finish to ensure both drawers finish cooking at the same time.
  • Alternatively, cook the burgers first, then the fries.
• While the burgers cook, prepare two sauces:
  • In one bowl, mix the mayonnaise with ½ tbsp gochujang to make the spicy mayo.
  • In another bowl, mix the honey with 1 tbsp gochujang to make the glaze.
• When the burgers have 1 minute of cook time left, brush each patty with the glaze and top with a slice of cheese. Return to the air fryer for the final minute of cooking.
• To assemble, slice the burger buns and spread each side with a generous spoon of spicy mayo. Add pickles, lettuce, chilli slices, and top with the glazed, cheesy sausage patty.
• Serve immediately with hot fries on the side.