This juicy burger features a spiced pimento center on a toasted bun dripping with melted Tillamook cheddar.
Ingredients
Pimento Cheese
1 1⁄4 Pimento finely diced
1 cup Dukes mayonnaise
2 tsp Hot sauce
2 tsp Kosher salt
*1/4* tsp Sugar
*1/8* tsp Cayenne pepper
*1/4* tsp White pepper
2 1⁄2tsp Bourbon smoked paprika
Juicy Lucy Burger
2 lb Ground beef, 15-20% fat content
8 oz Pimento cheese
4 Burger buns
Salt and pepper to taste
Tools
Cast iron skillet
Pimento Cheese
Mix pimento cheese ingredients well and store in an airtight container in the refrigerator until needed. Yields about 4 cups.
Juicy Lucy Burger
Form 8 2-ounce patties with the ground beef.
Scoop 2 ounces of pimento cheese and place in the center of one patty. Place another patty on top and tightly pinch the edges together to seal the pimento cheese between the two patties. Repeat with remaining patties and pimento cheese.
Season formed burgers with salt and pepper.
Preheat a cast iron skillet over medium heat. Sear burgers 4-5 minutes per side.
Serve on soft burger buns along with any desired toppings.
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