Do you ever feel compelled to make a real burger? Not a slider or a sissy fastfood burger, but a really hamburger. One that you can’t finish alone. I felt like making a real burger the other day. What makes a real burger? There’s some cheese (cheddar preferably), there’s some bread (ciabatta is delicious), and there’s two pounds of beef (at least). Everyone needs some 2 pounds of beef in them sometimes … wait that came out wrong. Anyhow, check it out.
Got 2 pounds of ground beef and some Tony’s.
Flattened it out with another cutting board (not shown). If you use a flexible cutting board then you can just peel it off onto your hand and then toss it onto the griddle or grill.
Tossed it on the griddle.
Its starting to brown and smoke a little.
I started cutting up some cheese.
I flipped it somehow.
Cooked it a little bit more and tossed on the cheese to get it all melty … Mmmmm.
If you look above before it was cooked, you’ll noticed how much a burger will shrink on you. It’s always best to make them a little on the big side.
I needed to make room in the bun for some cheddar and tomato, so I pulled out some of the ciabatta innards.
Some creole tomatoe, creole mustard, and a little love. Dawww ….
That’s how I made my NOLA Monsterburger.
I kinda liked how most of the ingredients were from local sources … except for maybe the beef. Next time … it will be a completely local burger.