Lauras Stuffed Burgers With Zinfandel Sauce Recipes

Steps:

• 1. Preheat a grill over high heat. Divide the meat into four 6-ounce balls. Press 4 small cubes of cheese into the center of each ball and flatten into a 1/2-inch-thick patty about 4 inches in diameter, making sure the cheese stays wrapped in the meat. Sprinkle both sides of the patties evenly with 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Wrap each burger in a piece of nonstick aluminum foil, twisting any excess foil at each end so the burger is wrapped in a single layer of foil only. Mix the ketchup and Worcestershire together in a small bowl.
• 2. Grill the burgers for 5 minutes per side. Remove from the grill and carefully open up the foil packets, allowing the steam to escape. Place the opened foil packets back on the grill, add a spoonful of sauce to the top of each patty and continue to cook until the patty is cooked to at least medium to allow the cheese inside to fully melt, another 4 to 6 minutes.
• 3. On the bottom half of each bun, spread a bit of sauce and top with a lettuce leaf, onion slice and tomato slice. Top with a patty, another spoon of the remaining sauce and the top of the bun. Serve with chips or fries.

Steps:

• For the burger filling: Brown the ground chuck in a large skillet over medium heat, crumbling the meat pretty finely as it browns. Add the chopped onions and 1 teaspoon of the pepper. Cook the onion down a little, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the chopped cabbage, sauerkraut, remaining 1 teaspoon pepper and 1 teaspoon salt. Let the mixture cook, 10 to 15 minutes, depending on how done you like the cabbage. Strain and let cool.
• For the dough: Put the yeast and sugar in a 4-cup measuring cup and add warm water to the 1-cup mark. Stir together and let sit until the yeast rises to twice its original size. Put the powdered milk in another 4-cup measuring cup and add water to the 2-cup mark. Stir together. In a large mixing bowl, add the flour, salt and shortening. Cut the shortening into the flour by hand. Next, make a well in the flour and add the eggs, yeast mixture and the powdered milk mixture to the flour. Work it all together until the dough comes away from the bowl (you may need a touch more flour or water). Oil the dough slightly on each side, cover and let rise, for 10 minutes. Pinch and let rise another 15 minutes.
• To assemble the Lauer-Kraut burgers: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Lightly flour a work surface and put the dough on the flour. Begin to roll the dough as close to a rectangle as you can, roughly 24-by-30 inches. Once the dough is rolled out, cut the dough into squares, roughly 6-by-6 inches. Take a square of dough and roll it out a little bigger, roughly 8-by-8 inches. Turn the re-rolled square over and add a full cup of filling mixture into the middle of the dough. Bring the opposite corners of the square together, and then bring the other 2 opposite corners together. You should have all 4 corners drawn together. Pinch down the 4 seams of the dough. Once you pinch all the seams, push down slightly on the kraut burger. This will release extra air and help you find any place you missed sealing the kraut burger. Turn the sealed pocket over and place it on the prepared baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining ingredients. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes.

Steps:

• Fry Hamburger and season to taste (onion, garlic salt, accent, season salt). Drain grease off hamburger. Stir tomato sauce, olives and cheese into hamburger. Stuff hamburger mixture into middle of rolls. Top with cheese. Bake at 350 for 20-30 minutes.

Steps:

• Mix ground chicken and 1 cup wing sauce together in a bowl. Shape the mixture into 10 thin patties. Spread 1 package crumbled blue cheese over the center of 5 patties. Cap with the remaining 5 patties to seal in the blue cheese.
• Cook patties until no longer pink in the center, 6 to 8 minutes per side. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).
• Combine the remaining 3/4 cup wing sauce, the remaining 1 package crumbled blue cheese, and blue cheese dressing in a bowl. Spread over the cooked patties. Top burgers with carrots and celery.

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, gently mix together the beef, salt and pepper.
• Using generous 1/3 cup per patty, shape the mixture into 8 patties about 1/2-inch thick.
• Refrigerate while preparing the stuffing.
• Place the spinach in a dry large saucepan.
• Cover and cook over medium-high heat for 1-2 min or until wilted, stirring occasionally.
• Drain and cool.
• Squeeze out any excess moisture.
• Chop and place in a medium bowl.
• Stir in the mozzarella cheese and pesto.
• Mound about 1/4 cup packed stuffing in the center of 4 patties.
• Cover with the remaining 4 patties, and seal the edges by pressing firmly together with you fingers.
• Gently press the center of each patty to eliminate mounding.
• Heat the grill or grill pan to medium heat.
• Grill for 5-6 minute.
• Flip and grill for 5-6 min more or until no longer pink.
• Meanwhile, in a small bowl, whisk together all the mayonnaise ingredients.
• Place the buns, split side down, on the grill for 30-60 sec or until lightly toasted.
• Spread each bun with 2 Tbs of the mayonnaise.
• Top with a burger and some arugula, if desired.

Steps:

• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat, and lightly oil the grate.
• Mix together the ground beef, onion soup mix, 1 cup minced red onion, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, and Dijon mustard with your hands. Shape the mixture into 4 patties of equal size. Place about half of the fontina cheese and bacon bits in the center of 2 of the patties; top with the other 2 patties and press edges of the patties to seal the cheese and bacon inside.
• Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook 1 cup red onion in the hot oil until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the mushrooms and garlic to the onions; cook and stir until the mushrooms are softened, about 5 minutes. Pour the beef broth and Zinfandel into the skillet and bring to a simmer; allow to cook until the liquid reduces by about half.
• Cook burgers on the preheated grill to your desired degree of doneness, 7 to 10 minutes per side for well done. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 160 degrees F (70 degrees C). Top the burgers with equal amounts of the Gorgonzola cheese; cook until the Gorgonzola begins to melt, about 1 minute more. Place the burgers on the Kaiser rolls and top with the Zinfandel reduction sauce to serve.

Steps:

• Combine lean ground beef and next 3 ingredients; (shape into 12 equal-size patties for 6 servings or 16 patties for 8 servings); cover and chill.
• Cook onions and sugar in hot oil over medium-low heat 30 minutes, or until caramel-colored, stirring occasionally. Cool 10 minutes.
• Spoon onions evenly over half of the patties. Top evenly with cheese slices, tearing cheese slices as needed to fit patties. Cover with remaining patties, pressing edges to seal.
• Coat grill rack with cooking spray. Grill, covered with grill lid, over medium-high heat (350 degrees to 400 degrees ) 5 to 7 minutes on each side or to desired degree of doneness.
• Arrange stuffed patties over bun bottoms, top with lettuce, tomato, and if desired, ketchup and mayonnaise.

Steps:

• Shape ground round into 8 thin patties.
• Place 1 slice swiss, 6 slices mushrooms and 1 slice cheddar on 4 patties.
• Top with second pattie and seal edges well.
• Pan fry on med heat for about 8 minutes per side, until meat is done.
• Salt and pepper to taste.
• Place on buns and add lettuce, tomato and onion.

Steps:

• Cook bacon until nice crisp.
• Remove bacon and keep 2 tablespoons of fat drippings.
• Saute onions in drippings.
• Crumble bacon with mushrooms add to skillet and set aside.
• combine beef, pork, cheese, pepper, garlic powder, and steak sauce.
• Shape into 16 patties.
• Divide bacon mixture and place over eight of the patties.
• Place remaining patties on top and press edges to seal.
• fry patties until done. check for doneness.

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a frying pan over a medium heat and fry the onion with a good pinch of salt for 15 mins until soft and translucent. Add the pancetta and cook for 5 mins more, then add the garlic and thyme, and cook for 2 mins. Remove from the heat and leave to cool for 15 mins.
• Tip the mince into a large bowl. Massage with your hands for 5 mins to tenderise the meat, then add the cooled onion mix, the breadcrumbs and egg yolk. Season generously. Divide evenly into four, weighing for accuracy, if you like. Mix the cheddar and mozzarella together. Form the beef portions into patties, patting each into a 10cm round. Divide the cheese mixture into four, and, in your hands, form each portion into a firm ball, then press into a roughly 4cm disc. Working one at a time, put a cheese disc into the centre of a beef patty, then bring the meat around the cheese to cover. Lightly pat with the palm of your hand to flatten slightly, then chill, covered, for at least 30 mins or up to 48 hrs.
• Make the sauce by whizzing the mayonnaise, mustard and herbs together in a small food processor. Stir through the gherkins, then cover and chill until ready to use.
• Light the barbecue. When the flames have died down, grill the burgers on each side for 4-5 mins until charred (if you don't have a barbecue, see tip, below). Wrap individually in foil and leave on the barbecue for 5-7 mins so the cheese centre melts.
• Grill the buns, cut-side down, for 1-2 mins until toasted. Spread all the cut sides with the sauce, then fill with the beef patties, lettuce, tomatoes and crispy onions.

Steps:

• Mix seasoned salt into ground beef.
• Separate beef into four parts.
• Take one fourth of the beef mixture and split in half.
• Flatten each one out into a small hamburger patty.
• Mix together cream cheese, mustard and horseradish until smooth.
• Add a spoonful to one of the patties.
• Place the other patty on top of the mixture and pinch sides together to seal.
• Repeat steps 3-5 until you have four stuffed burgers.
• Cook on grill.
• Extra cream cheese mixture can be served on side with onions, tomatoes, lettuce and any other toppings you may desire.