The Clogger Burger from The Simpsons

The Clogger is from The Simpsons Movie (2007), not a TV episode. Krusty films a Krusty Burger ad for it, pig and all: "It's your old pal Krusty for my new pork sandwich, the Clogger!" That's about all the movie tells you. This recipe fills in the rest.

There's no Clogger tee. The ones we do make are in our Simpsons t-shirts.

The Clogger in the movie

The ad runs a few seconds. Krusty holds the sandwich, a pig in a hat stands beside him, and he delivers the tagline: "If you can find a greasier sandwich, you're in Mexico!"

The moment the cameras stop: "Perfect. Cut, print, kill the pig." Homer, who's watching, isn't having it. "You can't kill him if he's wearing people clothes." He takes the pig home, and that's the start of the pig plot that runs through the rest of the movie.

So the Clogger is the reason Homer has a pig. The movie never shows what's inside it, beyond Krusty's word that it's pork.

How we built it

With no spec on screen, this Clogger follows the name. Krusty says pork, so the patties are half beef and half pork mince, and there's bacon between every layer. Three thin patties keep it tall without being raw in the middle. Each patty gets a different cheese.

That makes it heavier than our Krusty Burger, which is the point.

Eating it

Your mouth only opens so far. Press the burger down firmly before the first bite, or cut it in half. A knife and fork is allowed. Krusty made this, so he can't judge.

Variations

The double. Two patties instead of three. Still a lot.

All beef. Swap the pork mince for more beef if you want a regular bacon cheeseburger. Krusty would call it false advertising.

Breakfast. Replace the middle patty with a fried egg.

Recipe notes

Take the mince out of the fridge 20 minutes before shaping. It holds together better.

Don't press the patties while they cook. That squeezes the juice out.

Pork mince must be cooked through, so give the thin patties the full time on each side.

Toast the buns in the bacon fat and butter. They need the structure.

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More from Krusty Burger: the Krusty Burger itself, or the Ribwich.