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Pimento Cheese Makes a Winning Burger!

Posted By brosbottom On September 20, 2019 @ 12:35 pm In Food News | 4 Comments

Hamburgers with Homemade Pimento Cheese

Pimento Cheese
4 oz sharp white cheddar cheese, grated coarsely
3 oz cream cheese, softened
2 tbsp mayonnaise (such as Hellman’s)
3 tbsp (half of a 4-oz jar) pimentos, drained and chopped
2 1/2 tbsp finely chopped shallots
1 tsp lemon juice
1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
1/8 tsp Tabasco sauce

Burgers
1 pd ground beef, preferably 85 % lean
1/2 tsp kosher salt plus extra for seasoning
1/ 2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
1 tsp ground cumin
4 good -quality hamburger buns, warmed or lightly toasted
4 lettuce leaves cut to fit buns (Red or green leaf, Romaine, or arugula work well.)
1 small red onion, sliced thinly

1. For the pimento cheese, combine all ingredients in a medium nonreactive bowl, pressing the mixture with the tines of a fork to blend completely. Refrigerate the pimento cheese until it is chilled and firm, at least two hours or even better overnight. Remove pimento cheese from fridge 45 minutes before you start to cook the burgers.

2. For the burgers, in a mixing bowl, mix the ground beef with kosher salt, black pepper, and cumin until blended well. Shape into 4 patties about 4 inches in diameter.

3. Oil grill rack and prepare grill for a hot fire (high temperature). Lightly salt burgers and grill 3 minutes. Then turn and cook 2 to 3 minutes more for burgers that are pink inside, a little longer for well done. Watch carefully as cooking times can vary depending on the intensity of the heat and type of grill used. (You can also use a stove top grill pan. Oil it well and cook about the same time.) Remove burgers from grill.

4. Spread a generous tablespoon of pimento cheese on bottoms of buns. Top each with a lettuce leave, a slice or two of red onion, and the burger. Spread a scant 3 tablespoons over each burger, and cover with top buns. (You’ll have some pimento cheese left over.) Serve immediately. Serves 4.

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