Burger Cheeseburger Jucy Lucy (+9Rcp's) KK 9 Dec 2015 bryan *

[bryan]

From my recipes

Matt's Bar in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Jucy Lucy Cheeseburger
    2 lbs ground beef, chilled
    1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
    2 teaspoons garlic powder
    4 ounces American cheese, cut to roughly 1 inch squares
    kosher salt
    ground black pepper

    Preheat grill to 400°F.
    1. Place beef, Worcestershire sauce, garlic salt, and pepper in a bowl; mix well. Portion into eight even units. Shape each portion into a thin round patty that's slightly larger than the cheese slice.
    2. Fold cheese slices in half twice so you have a little stack of quartered cheese slices. Place a folded cheese stack on 4 the patties, covering cheese with remaining 4 patties.
    3. Tightly crimp the edges of the patties together to form a tight seal.
    4. Did you make a tight seal? I hope so, because it needs to be TIGHT to avoid a blowout as the cheese melts, creates steam, and tries to find its way out of its meaty prison.
    5. Preheat a cast-iron skillet or heavy-bottomed pan to medium heat (or fire up a medium-hot bed of coals on your backyard grill), and cook burgers over heat 3 to 4 minutes on first side. Burger may puff up due to steam from melting cheese. This is normal. Do not be alarmed.
    6. Flip, and using toothpick, prick top of burger to allow for steam escape. Allow burger to cook 3 to 4 minutes on this side.
    7. Remove patties from pan or grill. Bun those suckers, slap some condiments on, and dig inches.

1- The Blucy:
*as seen on Diners Drive-Ins and Dives Our flagship burger!
We stuff bleu cheese and finely chopped garlic into a half-pound of Angus beef. … $6.50
2- The Luau:
Transport your mouth to Waikiki.
It’s a Blucy oozing with mozzarella cheese and Canadian bacon, topped off with two pineapple slices and a splash of our sweet chili lime sauce. Cowabunga! … $7.50
3- The Frenchy:
Ooh La La! Think French Dip –
Swiss cheese and caramelized onions on the inside, even more cheese on top, and served with a side of au jus. … $7.00
4- Breakfast Blucy:
We augment our Classic with more cheese, thick-cut bacon, and a fried egg on top. Bye-bye hangover! … $8.50
5- The Classic:
A Twin Cities original and South Minneapolis’ culinary gift to the world.
Made with cheddar cheese. … $6.50
6- The Merriam Park:
A tribute to our great neighborhood!
Bacon, bleu cheese, and garlic crowd the middle of this burger while a red currant jelly adorns the top. … $7.50
7- Bangkok Blucy:
Your taste buds will reach nirvana with this one!
We soak mozzarella in coconut milk before we stuff it into the burger and top it off with pickled carrots, cucumbers, red onions, and ginger.
Served with a side of curry for delectable dunking. … $7.00
8- Cajun Blucy:
Time to spice up your day!
We load this Juicy with pepper jack cheese and diced jalapeños. … $6.50
Nut up and make it a Jiffy for an additional $1.50
Mushroom Swiss Blucy:
Swiss cheese smolders inside of our all-natural beef along with as many mushrooms as we can possibly fit! … $6.50
9- Bacon Blucy:
Our thick-cut bacon is sliced and combined with cheddar cheese right inside the patty. Meat inside meat! … $7.50
Make ANY Blucy a Cowboy:
for just another $1
We’ll add our BBQ sauce, extra cheese, and toss in a couple of hand-battered onion rings! Yeehaw!