JUICY LUCY BURGERS RECIPE - Memorial Day Food

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: American cheese

Reduced-fat cheese lowers calories while maintaining flavor.

burger buns

🥗Healthier: whole wheat buns

💰Cheaper: store-brand buns

Whole wheat buns offer more fiber.

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is leaner, while ground pork is often less expensive.

Take one pound of 85% lean ground beef and place it on a piece of wax paper or parchment paper.

Season the top of the beef with 3/4 teaspoon of salt.

Divide the meat into eight even pieces and flatten each piece into a round disc about an eighth of an inch thick.

Season the discs with a sprinkling of salt, freshly ground black pepper, and a little bit of garlic powder.

Place a few thin slices of cheddar cheese on half of the patties, leaving space around the edges to crimp them together.

Place the other patties on top of the cheese-filled patties and seal the edges well to prevent cheese from oozing out during cooking.

Heat a griddle over medium-high heat and add the beef patties without greasing the griddle.

Cook the patties for three to four minutes on the first side until they have a nice golden-brown crust, then flip and cook for another three to four minutes until cooked through.

In a separate bowl, mix together half a cup of mayonnaise, a tablespoon of Sriracha hot sauce (or ketchup), a tablespoon of mustard, 1/4 teaspoon of garlic powder, 1/4 teaspoon of paprika, and 1/4 teaspoon of salt to make the sauce.

Assemble the burgers starting with a sesame bun, adding butter lettuce to the bottom to prevent sogginess, then add a Juicy Lucy patty, some sauce, and sliced tomato.

Put the top bun on and slice the burger in half to reveal the gooey cheesy center.

Cooking Techniques

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