Dinner has been more of a theory than reality this week in the Kozusko apartment. One night we did Cold Stone and a bowl of cereal and called it a night. Another night... pretzels, a little bit of leftovers, some carrots... completely subpar for a real meal. Last night, pizza. I was really just in the mood to make something good tonight, and what I was really craving was a cheeseburger. And not just any cheeseburger, a stuffed cheeseburger. It's a recipe I've had for a long time now from my mom that I had never tried.
You make 2 patties out of ground beef, salt and some pepper, and cover one of them with this sauce mixture of ketschup, dijon mustard and mayo, a slice of cheddar and a slide of provolone, then top it with the second patty and pinch the edges together to make a yummy burger filled in the middle with yummy goodness :) Oh how excited was I.
I had the patties all ready to go, but one problem- I don't have a grill. My recipe suggested if you don't grill the burgers, you can broil them, about 6 inches from the top, for 7-8 minutes on each side. Sounds easy enough, right? DO NOT TRY THIS!! We came sooo close to a grease fire! A little flame popped up in the oven (and went back out), hordenous smoke, sizzling, in less than 3 minutes of them being in there. I was scared to death and am yelling to Matt to come "fix it" lol The fat from the ground beef I guess was the problem... oh my gosh I thought I was going to burn our little apartment to pieces.
So we took the burgers out and I pulled out my handy griddler to finish them off. A MUCH SAFER OPTION! They turned out delicious in the end.
So just a word of warning: beware of broiling burgers in the oven! Frightening experience, my friends, frightening. Chesseburgers, especially stuffed cheeseburgers, are just too good to frighten you!
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Oh Jame, what a story :) Glad the apartment is still standing and you could salvage the burgers! Made me think of a few years ago, the night we moved into our new house, and were eating Wendy's on the floor with paper plates. I was so tired I went to put the burger in the microwave, still wrapped in foil. Sparks started flying and I started screaming. Oh good times :)
The stuffed cheeseburgers sound delicious! Will have to try!
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