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Juicy Lucy

July 22, 2011 by Amy 2 Comments

Juicy Lucy

Burgers are such an easy meal to throw together in the summer. We used to make our burgers with 93% lean meat, but we’d hate how dry the burger came out. I thought it was the recipe, but no, it was the meat. You totally need some fat in that beef to make a burger taste absolutely amazing.

We usually buy 93% meat for most of our cooking, but now for burgers, we get 80% or 85%. Whatever is on sale.  I swear it makes all the difference in the world.

Now, I’m sure most of you are thinking, “Ok Amy, seriously? You didn’t know this?” Yeah, I really didn’t know that this made the difference. My husband knew, but stubborn me kept blaming it on the recipe.  

For the 24×24 party we threw, we googled the heck out of Minneapolis food and found that the Juicy Lucy was pretty darn popular out there. Such a simple concept…a cheese stuffed burger. The cheese fiend in me wants to know why aren’t those served out here??

We need Juicy Lucy burgers in our lives…seriously.

And if you haven’t had a Juicy Lucy burger yet, I highly recommend you try making these. Absolutely delish!

Juicy Lucy
Source: adapted from Cooks Country

Ingredients:

  • 2 slices of white sandwich bread, torn into rough pieces
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 1 tsp. garlic powder
  • 1 tsp. onion powder
  • 3/4 tsp. salt
  • 1/2 tsp. pepper
  • 1 1/2 lb 85-percent-lean ground beef
  • 1/2-inch thick slice deli American cheese, cut into quarters

Directions:

  1. Using a potato masher or your hands, mash the bread, milk, garlic powder, onion powder, salt and pepper in large bowl until smooth. Add beef and gently knead until well combined.
  2. Divide the meat mixture into 4 equal portions; divide each ball in half so that you have 8 balls of equal size. Using small ball of meat, encase each piece of cheese in meat to form a mini burger patty. Mold remaining half-portion of meat around the mini patty and seal the edges to form a ball. Flatten the ball with the palm of your hand, forming a 3/4-inch-thick patty. (Note:  To avoid the cheese from oozing out and the burger from separating, it’s essential to completely seal in the cheese. )
  3. Grill burgers over medium fire until well browned and cooked through, 6 to 8 minutes per side. Transfer to plate, tent with foil, and let rest 5 minutes. (Since the cheese is very hot, don’t omit the resting part.). Makes 4 burgers.

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  1. serena @bigapplenosh says

    July 22, 2011 at 11:31 am

    Yum! My mom used to make cheese stuffed burgers for us when we were little! I loved the surprise, b/c she always varied up the type of cheese 🙂

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  2. Michelle says

    July 22, 2011 at 12:46 pm

    We make primarily turkey or veggie burgers over here. I wonder if I can sub turkey out for the beef in this recipe? Hmm…now I want a burger…

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