1/3- Pound Squeeze Burger

10 ingredients
10 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 lb ground beef (80% lean and 20% fat, you can substitute leaner but you'll sacrifice the taste)
  • Lawry's Seasoned Salt, to taste
  • 1 lb mild cheddar cheese, shredded
  • ice cube
  • 3 sourdough hamburger buns, but not hard rolls
  • long dill pickle, sliced
  • 1 medium red onion, sliced
  • 1 medium yellow onion, sliced
  • 1 large tomatoes, sliced
  • lettuce leaf

Directions

  1. 1
    Divide the meat into 3 evenly sized burgers and seasoned with Lawry's Seasoned Salt to taste.
  2. 2
    Cook the burgers to the desired doneness on a griddle or in a large cast-iron skillet.
  3. 3
    Top the burgers with a handful of cheese, then top each one with a bun.
  4. 4
    Let the cheese melt a bit and then add a couple ice cubes to the pan around the cheese.
  5. 5
    Cover and cook until the cheese melts completely.
  6. 6
    (The ice melts and adds just the right amount of steam to melt the cheese and keep the meat moist.
  7. 7
    While the cheese melts, make up the bottom buns to your liking with pickles, onions, tomatoes, and lettuce.
  8. 8
    Once the cheese melts into a skirt around the the burger and browns on the bottom, place the burgers on the bottom buns, cheese and all.
  9. 9
    Cool slightly so the cheese sets.
  10. 10
    Serve.

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