The Det Burger

19 ingredients
12 steps

Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup drained, sliced canned whole green chiles
  • 1/3 cup sliced pitted oil-cured black olives
  • 1/3 cup sliced sauteed cremini mushrooms
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 4 James Beard's Favorite Hamburger patties, recipe follows
  • 4 slices onion
  • 1/4 cup beer, plus more as needed
  • 4 slices cheddar cheese
  • 4 toasted hamburger buns
  • James Beard's Favorite Hamburger
  • Recipe courtesy Beard on Food, Running Press, 2000
  • 2 pounds chopped beef chuck or round
  • 1 onion
  • 1 tablespoon heavy cream
  • Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
  • Unsalted butter
  • Vegetable oil, as needed
  • Kosher salt, to taste

Directions

  1. 1
    Make the Det Mix: Combine all the ingredients in a bowl.
  2. 2
    Make the hamburgers: Heat the butter and oil in a large cast iron skillet over high heat.
  3. 3
    Add the hamburgers and cook halfway through and turn over.
  4. 4
    Cover each with about 1/4 cup of the Det Mix and top with the onion slices.
  5. 5
    Pour in the 1/4 cup beer and cover with a lid.
  6. 6
    Steam a couple of minutes until the onion is translucent.
  7. 7
    Re-steam with beer a couple of times.
  8. 8
    Top each hamburger with a slice of cheese and cover until melted.
  9. 9
    Transfer the hamburger to the buns and serve.
  10. 10
    Spread the meat out on a board and grate 2 to 3 tablespoons of onion into ituse a fairly fine grater so you get just the juice and very finely grated raw onion.
  11. 11
    Now mix in about a tablespoon of heavy cream and some freshly ground black pepper.
  12. 12
    Form into pattiesa 6 to 8-ounce patty for an average serving.

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