Grilled cheese-stuffed burgers topcook.tomathouse.com
Ingredients:
- 0.7 kg ground beef
- 110 g cheddar, cut into 16 small cubes
- 1/3 cup ketchup
- 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 4 sesame seed burger buns, split in half horizontally and toasted
- 4 small romaine lettuce leaves
- 4 slices sweet onion
- 1 small ripe tomato, cut into 4 slices
- Potato chips or French fries, for serving
Preparation:
- Preheat the grill to high heat. Form the ground meat into 4 balls, weighing 180g (625g). Press 4 small cubes of cheese into the center of each ball and form them into 1/2-inch-thick, 4-inch-diameter patties, ensuring the cheese stays inside the ground meat. Sprinkle both sides of the patties evenly with 1 teaspoon of salt and 1/2 teaspoon of black pepper. Wrap each patty in a piece of nonstick aluminum foil, twisting the excess foil at each end so that the patty is wrapped in only one layer. Combine the ketchup and Worcestershire sauce in a small bowl.
- Grill the patties for 5 minutes per side. Remove from the grill and carefully unwrap the foil packages to release steam. Return the open packages to the grill, spoon a spoonful of sauce onto each patty, and continue cooking until the patties are at least medium-rare and the cheese is completely melted, another 4 to 6 minutes.
- Spread a little sauce on the bottom half of each bun, top with a lettuce leaf, an onion slice, and a tomato slice. Place a patty on top, add another spoonful of the remaining sauce, and top with the remaining bun halves. Serve the burgers with chips or fries.
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