Cheeseburger In Paradise

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 lbs lean ground beef
• 1 tablespoon peanut oil
• 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
• 1/2 cup diced onion
• 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
• 1 -2 small hot chili, minced
• 1 -2 garlic clove, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon grated ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon grains of paradise, grounded
• 1 -2 tablespoon peanut butter
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped dry unsalted peanuts (optional)
• 1 teaspoon tomato paste
• 6 hamburger buns
• 1 tomato, sliced
• shredded cabbage or lettuce
• 6 slices cheese

Recipe

• 1 place meat in a large bowl.
• 2 pour oil and worcestershire sauce over onions in a microwave proof bowl.
• 3 place in microwave oven for 1-2 minutes to soften onions. cool.
• 4 place all the rest of the burger ingredients in the bowl with the beef. add the cooked onion mixture. mix just to blend ingredients.
• 5 make 6 patties not handling too much and indent the center or make a hole through the center of the burger. the hole will close as cooks. this stops the burger from puffing to much in the center.
• 6 preheat grill on high for 10 minute.
• 7 coat grill lightly with vegetable oil.
• 8 grill rolls, cut side down 30 seconds; remove and set aside.
• 9 sear meat on grill, about 2 min, until meat has changed color about one-quarter way up from bottom. turn over. sear 1 to 3 minute.
• 10 reduce heat to medium (for most burgers) or low (for burgers thicker than 1 inch); close lid.
• 11 cook burgers to 160 degrees internal temperature. check by inserting digital thermometer halfway into thickest part of burger.
• 12 top with cheese; close lid. grill until cheese starts to melt, 1 minute. place each burger on rolls topped with cabbage and tomato. go ahead and add some ketchup. enjoy!