I was watching one of those food shows on the Travel Channel - not sure if it was Cheeseburger Paradise or Junk Food Paradise or wait - it could have even been Bar Food Paradise :) OK...I will stop now. Anyway, I was watching one of those shows when they introduced the Jucy Lucy - or as I like to call it, the Juicy Lucy (yeah, I had to spell it correctly - must be my OCD or something). What is a Juicy Lucy you ask? It is only one of the most genius ideas ever - instead of topping your burger with cheese - you just put all the oooeey goooooey goodness on the inside and grill or BBQ away!
Look at that beauty...
The process...
- 1 pound of hamburger (this made two burgers - but they were freaking huge)
- Several slices of your favorite cheese (I used some awesome Gouda that my Gram and Aunt Malena got for me at the cheese factory)
- Salt, pepper, and a little garlic salt to season your meat
- Toppings - lettuce, tomato, avocado, roasted jalapenos, whatever your little heart desires
- Buns
Make 4 patties that are the same size and season both sides. Place your cheese in the center of two of the patties. Take the patties without cheese on them and place them over the top of the ones with cheese. This will be a little bulky - that's ok though it is a good thing! Seal your sides so no cheese can escape. I mean really seal these up good - pinch the sides - kind of remold and reshape. Place on the grill or BBQ over medium heat. Cook through so your cheese gets super melty.
These suckers are hot in the center - bite with caution! They are so great though. I think next time I might try and stuff my burger with some sauteed mushrooms and Swiss cheese. Oooh I am already getting excited!
Oh my yum!
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