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Craving the best burger of all time? Well, lucky for you, you're in the perfect place. Let us introduce to you The Superior Burger! Famous for its juicy, flavorful patties and delightfully melty cheese, no other handheld can come close to this one. Sometimes you get to choose what toppings you stack on your burger, but The Superior Burger tells you what you need. Why? Because it's just so ding-dang good that way.
Craving the best burger of all time? Well, lucky for you, you're in the perfect place. Let us introduce to you The Superior Burger! Famous for its juicy, flavorful patties and delightfully melty cheese, no other handheld can come close to this one. Sometimes you get to choose what toppings you stack on your burger, but The Superior Burger tells you what you need. Why? Because it's just so ding-dang good that way.
Ingredients
- olive oil to taste, for greasing the grill grates
- 1 pound ground beef chuck
- kosher salt to taste
- freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 4 slices yellow American cheese
- 4 sesame seed hamburger buns
- 4 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 4 tablespoons ketchup
- 1 cup iceberg lettuce shredded
- 1 small onion thinly sliced
- 16 crinkle-cut dill pickles
- 8 slices ripe beefsteak tomato
Directions
- Prepare a charcoal grill for direct and indirect heat.
- Preheat the grill to medium heat, clean the grates, and coat them with the oil.
- Evenly divide the beef into 4 portions.
- Roll the beef portions into even balls, then press them into thin, even patties with a diameter that is about 1/2 inch wider than the diameter of the hamburger buns.
- Generously and evenly season the patties with the salt and the pepper.
- Place the seasoned patties on the direct-heat-portion of the grill, cover the grill, and cook until grill marks appear on them, about 2 minutes.
- Rotate the patties 90 degrees and cook until they reach an internal temperature of at least 135 degrees F for medium-rare, are well-charred on the bottom, and the juices are beginning to bubble up through to the top, about 2 minutes.
- Carefully flip the patties and top each with 1 slice of the cheese. Immediately transfer them to the indirect-heat-portion of the grill.
- Place the hamburger buns on the direct-heat-portion of the grill until they are slightly browned. Transfer them to a serving platter.
- Spread 1/2 tablespoon of the mayonnaise and 1/2 tablespoon the ketchup on the inside of each of the top and the bottom toasted hamburger buns.
- Transfer the patties to the direct-heat-portion of the grill and heat, about 30 seconds.
- Place 1 of the cooked patties onto each of the toasted bottom hamburger buns.
- Evenly top the cooked patties with the lettuce, the onions, the pickles, the tomatoes, and the toasted top hamburger buns.
- Serve immediately.
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