Admin Steve
01-16-2012, 01:50 PM
Alright Ravens’ fans this is it: AFC Championship time! Sunday our Ravens travel to New England to take on the Patriots and most of us will be at home hosting parties to watch the game. Here is a fantastic recipe that works great for the home tailgate party. This burger is stuffed with cheese, jalapeno peppers, and bacon, and is soaked in Worcestershire sauce. You can't beat it!
Ingredients (for 8 burgers):
Hamburger Buns
Montreal Steak Seasoning
Worcestershire sauce
2 lbs Ground Beef (80% lean)
2 Cups of Sharp Cheddar cheese (crumbled or shredded)
Jar of Jalapeno Slices (Finely diced)
Cooked Bacon (about one slice per burger, crumbled)
To begin, grab about a ¼ lb of meat, make a claw with your hand and push the meat into your hand to form the meat into a cup shape. See photo. Put the cheese in the center and then the diced jalapenos and cooked crumbled bacon right on top of the cheese. Don’t be afraid to overstuff. As long as you can close the burger around the cheese you’ll be fine.
Carefully close the burger and pinch the top of the burger together to make a nicely sealed smooth top. Flatten and form into a burger patty. After the burger patties are formed sit them in a container or on a big plate and liberally sprinkle Montreal Steak Seasoning all over the burgers. Flip them over and shake it on the other side too. Next take Worcestershire sauce and pour it over the top of the burgers - make sure you really soak the burgers. Let the soaked burgers sit in the refrigerator for a few hours to marinate before grilling.http://ravens24x7.com/content/images/stuffed_tailgate1%20250.jpg
Grill these burgers with a medium heat fire if using charcoal or turn your gas grill to medium (you should be able to hold your hand 3-4 seconds at 1 inch over the grate). These burgers need some time to cook (at least 5 min per side for medium heat). If you have too high a heat you may sear the outside but the cheese may not melt too well on the inside. I go with a medium heat and let them sit on there long enough to get a good color on the top and bottom.
In the included photo you can see the cheese just oozing out. What a sight! A juicy burger with the flavors of Worcestershire sauce, Montreal seasoning and jalapeno, bacon, and gooey cheese stuffed in the middle. Fantastic! Now, let’s just hope our defense can stuff Tom Brady and the Patriots!
John is the author of the internet food blog http://www.grilling24x7.com (http://www.grilling24x7.com/). Check out more grilling recipes and tips at http://www.grilling24x7.com (http://www.grilling24x7.com/) and follow John on Twitter athttp://twitter.com/grilling24x7 (http://twitter.com/grilling24x7).
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Ingredients (for 8 burgers):
Hamburger Buns
Montreal Steak Seasoning
Worcestershire sauce
2 lbs Ground Beef (80% lean)
2 Cups of Sharp Cheddar cheese (crumbled or shredded)
Jar of Jalapeno Slices (Finely diced)
Cooked Bacon (about one slice per burger, crumbled)
To begin, grab about a ¼ lb of meat, make a claw with your hand and push the meat into your hand to form the meat into a cup shape. See photo. Put the cheese in the center and then the diced jalapenos and cooked crumbled bacon right on top of the cheese. Don’t be afraid to overstuff. As long as you can close the burger around the cheese you’ll be fine.
Carefully close the burger and pinch the top of the burger together to make a nicely sealed smooth top. Flatten and form into a burger patty. After the burger patties are formed sit them in a container or on a big plate and liberally sprinkle Montreal Steak Seasoning all over the burgers. Flip them over and shake it on the other side too. Next take Worcestershire sauce and pour it over the top of the burgers - make sure you really soak the burgers. Let the soaked burgers sit in the refrigerator for a few hours to marinate before grilling.http://ravens24x7.com/content/images/stuffed_tailgate1%20250.jpg
Grill these burgers with a medium heat fire if using charcoal or turn your gas grill to medium (you should be able to hold your hand 3-4 seconds at 1 inch over the grate). These burgers need some time to cook (at least 5 min per side for medium heat). If you have too high a heat you may sear the outside but the cheese may not melt too well on the inside. I go with a medium heat and let them sit on there long enough to get a good color on the top and bottom.
In the included photo you can see the cheese just oozing out. What a sight! A juicy burger with the flavors of Worcestershire sauce, Montreal seasoning and jalapeno, bacon, and gooey cheese stuffed in the middle. Fantastic! Now, let’s just hope our defense can stuff Tom Brady and the Patriots!
John is the author of the internet food blog http://www.grilling24x7.com (http://www.grilling24x7.com/). Check out more grilling recipes and tips at http://www.grilling24x7.com (http://www.grilling24x7.com/) and follow John on Twitter athttp://twitter.com/grilling24x7 (http://twitter.com/grilling24x7).
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