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What happens when Burgers and Mexican food are some of your favorite things to eat? Well, they get married.
The tangy zing of the salsa verde and the rich creamy flavor of a quick guacamole match perfectly with the beefy flavor of the burger. Add some butter fried jalapeno slices and crispy onions for a little crunch and you have a burger you will dream about.
Ingredients:
- Ground beef (5.5 oz per burger, 80/20 ground chuck, not the pressed tubes)
- Potato buns
- Homemade Guacamole (2 avocado's, white onion, roma tomato, cilantro, lime, cumin, salt & pepper)
- Homemede Salsa verde (10 tomatillas, 2 jalapenos, 1 onion, 1 poblano, 5 cloves garlic)
- Mayo
- Jalapenos (fried in butter)
- Pepper jack cheese
- Crispy onions
Directions:
- Homemade Salsa Verde
- Take the ingredients and cut all but the tomatillas and galic in half. Place on a sheet pan and coat with oil. Roast at 350 for 30 min.
- Put all the ingredients along with a little cilantro into a blender and blend till combined. Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Homemade Guacamole
- Lightly mash the avocados. Add about 1/4 of a white onion and 1/2 a roma tomato, cilantro, the juice from 1 lime and salt and pepper to taste. Don't overmix. A little chunky is good.
- Lightly form 5.5oz burgers. Do not overwork the meat.
- Slice 1 -2 jalapenos. Fry in a saute pan with 1-2 tbs of butter till just turning crispy on the outside.
- Cook in a little oil about 2-2.5 min per side to medium-rare.
- While the burgers are cooking, lightly toast the potato buns.
- After flipping the burgers, add the pepper jack cheese to the top.
- Assemble as follows:
- Bottom bun, mayo, salsa verde, burger (with cheese melted), guac, jalapenos, crispy onions, top bun.
Notes:
- Original recipe from Sam The cooking guy:
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