Description
Sizzling Juicy Lucy burgers showcase Minneapolis’ legendary cheese-stuffed patty magic, delivering molten cheddar that erupts from inside perfectly grilled beef. Messy, delicious comfort creates pure burger bliss you cannot resist.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Protein:
- 1 pound (1 lb) ground beef (80/20 for best flavor)
Cheese:
- 4 slices American cheese (or cheddar)
Seasonings and Bread:
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 4 burger buns
Optional Toppings:
- lettuce
- tomato
- pickles
- grilled onions
- ketchup
- mustard
- mayonnaise
Instructions
- Craft four delicate ground beef discs, ensuring each is paper-thin and uniform in shape for optimal cheese containment.
- Carefully quarter the cheese slices, positioning them precisely in the center of half the meat patties, creating a compact cheese core.
- Delicately drape the remaining meat patties over the cheese-laden bases, using fingertips to meticulously seal the edges and prevent any potential cheese escape.
- Generously season both exterior surfaces with salt and freshly cracked black pepper, ensuring comprehensive flavor distribution.
- Heat the cooking surface to medium-high, allowing it to reach the ideal temperature for creating a perfectly caramelized exterior while maintaining internal juiciness.
- Gently place the constructed patties onto the hot surface, allowing approximately 4-5 minutes per side to achieve a robust golden-brown crust and fully melted inner cheese reservoir.
- Transfer the burgers to a resting platform, permitting the internal temperature to stabilize and cheese to set for 2-3 minutes, preventing immediate molten cheese burn.
- Nestle the burgers into soft, toasted buns and embellish with preferred condiments like crisp lettuce, ripe tomato slices, tangy pickles, or zesty sauce.
Notes
- Cheese Selection Matters: Pick a melty cheese like American or cheddar that creates gooey, stretchy center without becoming too oily.
- Prevent Burger Blowouts: Press patty edges firmly and create a slight dimple in the center to help burgers maintain shape and prevent cheese from escaping during cooking.
- Temperature Control: Use a meat thermometer to ensure internal beef temperature reaches 160°F for safe consumption without overcooking the cheesy center.
- Gluten-Free Adaptation: Replace traditional burger buns with lettuce wraps or gluten-free buns to make the recipe suitable for different dietary needs.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Lunch, Dinner
- Method: Grilling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 570
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 800 mg
- Fat: 36 g
- Saturated Fat: 16 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 20 g
- Trans Fat: 1 g
- Carbohydrates: 37 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 30 g
- Cholesterol: 90 mg