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Hamburger Deluxe

Hamburger deluxe turns a hamburger into a whole new experience. This recipe evolved over a couple of decades with ingredients being added or deleted as tastes changed.

Total 01:00
Yield 4

Ingredients

  • ¾ lb (350 g) lean ground beef
  • ¼ lb (110 g) ground lamb
  • 1 egg
  • ½ cup (125 ml) rolled oats
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 tablespoon (15 ml) grapeseed oil (or other lightly flavoured oil)
  • 1 tablespoon (15 ml) Dijon mustard
  • 1 teaspoon (5 g) ground cumin
  • ½ teaspoon (2 ml) Worcestershire Sauce
  • 1 tablespoon (15 ml) chipotle BBQ Sauce, or a healthy pinch of chipotle powder
  • ½ teaspoon (2–3 g) salt
  • Cheese, smoked cheddar is best, but any cheddar or your favourite cheese will do
  • Sour cream
  • Plain cream cheese, sliced thinly
  • 1 Vidalia onion, coarsely chopped (Spanish onion will do)
  • ¼ pound (110 g) button mushrooms, sliced thin
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • Fresh ground black pepper to taste
  • Favourite hamburger condiments
  • 4 hamburger buns

Instructions

  1. 1
    Sauté onions and mushrooms in butter until lightly brown, then set aside.
  2. 2
    Mix all of the hamburger ingredients together until well-mixed, and let rest for 15 minutes.
  3. 3
    Heat grill to medium-high.
  4. 4
    Divide hamburger mix into 4 equal balls.
  5. 5
    Form patties by slapping the burgers back and forth from one palm to the other until they are about an inch thick.
  6. 6
    Grill burgers to desired doneness, turning every few minutes and adding cheese after the last flipping of the burgers
  7. 7
    Serve on the buns, with the onion/mushroom mixture, a dollop of sour cream, and a thin slice of cream cheese.
Method
Grilling

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