Buffalo Burger

Name: Buffalo Burger
Ingredients: 1 1/2 pounds ground chuck (80 percent lean) or ground turkey (90 percent lean); Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 1/2 tablespoons canola oil; 1/2 cup hot sauce; 4 sesame seed hamburger buns, split; toasted (see page 15), if desired; Blue Cheese Sauce (page 110) or 2 ounces blue cheese, crumbled (about 1/2 cup)

6 ingredients

7 steps

Ingredients

1 1/2 pounds ground chuck (80 percent lean) or ground turkey (90 percent lean)
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 1/2 tablespoons canola oil
1/2 cup hot sauce
4 sesame seed hamburger buns, split; toasted (see page 15), if desired
Blue Cheese Sauce (page 110) or 2 ounces blue cheese, crumbled (about 1/2 cup)

Directions

1

Divide the meat into 4 equal portions (about 6 ounces each).
2

Form each portion loosely into a 3/4-inch-thick burger and make a deep depression in the center with your thumb.
3

Season both sides of each burger with salt and pepper.
4

Cook the burgers, using the oil (see page 16).
5

Brush the burgers with some of the hot sauce, flip over onto a plate, and brush the other sides of the burgers with more of the hot sauce.
6

Place the burgers on the bun bottoms and slather with some of the blue cheese sauce.
7

Cover with the bun tops and serve immediately.