Spicy Smashed Wagyu Burger & Chilli Cheese Sauce

Preheat the oven to 220°C/ 200°C (fan)/ gas 7

Cut your red potato[es] (skins on) into fries

Add the fries to a baking paper-lined baking tray (or two!) with a little drizzle of vegetable oil

Give everything a good mix up and put the tray[s] in the oven for 25-30 min or until golden and crisp

Meanwhile, wash then remove leaves (1 per person!) from your lettuce, pat it dry with kitchen paper and set aside, then chop the inner core into wedges, lengthways

Slice your green chilli[es] finely

Add the sliced chilli (can't handle the heat? Go easy!) to a small bowl with half your white wine vinegar (you'll use the rest later!) and 1 tsp [1 1/2 tsp] [2 tsp] sugar

Give everything a good mix up and set aside – this is your pickled chilli

Grate your cheddar cheese finely

Combine half the grated cheese (you'll use the rest later!) with your cornflour, half your cayenne pepper (can't handle the heat? Go easy!), half your ground paprika (you'll use the rest later!) and a pinch of pepper in a pot and mix until the cheese is fully coated

Add your sriracha (not a fan of spice? Just add a little!) and 80ml [120ml] [160ml] milk to the pot with 1 tsp [1 1/2 tsp] [2 tsp] sugar and set aside for later – this is your cheese sauce base

Tear your wagyu burger patty[ies] in half and shape into 2 meatballs per person

Cover the meatballs with a sheet of baking paper and roll them out to approx. 0.5cm thickness with a rolling pin until evenly flattened – these are your smash patties

Heat a large, wide-based pan (preferably non-stick with a matching lid) with a little drizzle of vegetable oil over a high heat

Once hot, add the smash patties and press them down firmly with a spatula and cook for 3-4 min on one side, pressing down continuously, until slightly charred and crisp

Once slightly charred, flip the patties over and top with remaining grated cheese and cook, covered, for a final 4-5 min or until slightly charred and cooked through (no pink meat!) – these are your cheese smash patties (cooking for 3 or more? Use 2 pans!)

Slice your brioche bun[s] in half (if required!)

Once the fries are ready, remove the tray[s] with the fries from the oven and add the brioche halves (cut side up!) on top of the fries

Return the tray[s] to the oven for 2-3 min or until slightly toasted

Once the patties are cooked through, top your toasted brioche base with the outer lettuce leaf, 2 cheese smash patties and the pickled green chilli, then wrap in tin foil and set aside to rest for 2-3 min – this is your spicy smashed wagyu burger

While the burger[s] are resting, heat the pot with the cheese sauce base over a high heat

Cook for 1-2 min, stirring frequently, or until the cheese has melted and thickened – this is your chilli cheese sauce

Top the fries with your chicken stock mix, remaining cayenne and remaining ground paprika and give it a good mix up – these are your shake fries