Gauchoburgers Recipes

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine spices, Worcestershire sauce, beer, and ground beef.
• Halve and seed the tomatoes and jalapenos.
• Preheat broiler or grill.
• If broiling, place veggies on a rimmed cookie sheet, turning once, until charred, about 15 minutes; chop and transfer to a bowl.
• If using a grill, char the veggies for 10 minutes; chop and transfer to a bowl.
• To the bowl of veggies, add the cilantro, lime juice and zest; season with salt.
• Cook the burger over medium-high heat for 5 minutes on each side for medium-rare, melting the cheese for the last few minutes.
• To serve, layer each roll with lettuce. the burger, the pico de gallo and bun top.

Steps:

• Brown the ground beef in a saute pan over medium-high heat for 8 to 10 minutes. Once the beef is browned, add the oregano and a pinch of salt, black pepper and crushed red pepper. Add the sliced onions and cumin and cook until the onions are translucent. Stir in the Spanish paprika. Simmer the filling over low heat for 15 minutes. Adjust the seasoning to taste. Let cool.
• Spoon 2 tablespoons of the filling into a disc of empanada dough. Fold the disc in half and close it by tightly twisting the edges. Repeat with the remaining filling.
• Heat the vegetable oil to 350 degrees F in a deep-fryer or heavy pot. In batches, fry the empanadas until golden brown, 5 to 6 minutes.

Steps:

• Mix ground beef, bread crumbs, shallot, Dijon mustard, egg, garlic, salt, and black pepper together in a large bowl. Refrigerate mixture to incorporate flavors, 20 minutes to 2 hours.
• Form ground beef mixture into 6 patties.
• Heat a skillet over medium heat; lay pancetta slices in a single layer in the hot skillet. Cook until pancetta begins to sweat, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove pancetta from skillet and keep warm.
• Preheat grill for medium heat and lightly oil the grate.
• Cook patties on the preheated grill until burgers are cooked to your desired degree of doneness, about 4 minutes per side for medium-well burgers. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).
• Place 1 burger into each of the buns; top burger with a pancetta slice.