Jucy Lucy Cheeseburger

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2 lbs ground beef, chilled
• 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
• 2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 4 ounces american cheese, cut to roughly 1 inch squares
• kosher salt
• ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 preheat grill to 400°f.
• 2 1. place beef, worcestershire sauce, garlic salt, and pepper in a bowl; mix well. portion into eight even units. shape each portion into a thin round patty that's slightly larger than the cheese slice.
• 3 2. fold cheese slices in half twice so you have a little stack of quartered cheese slices. place a folded cheese stack on 4 the patties, covering cheese with remaining 4 patties.
• 4 3. tightly crimp the edges of the patties together to form a tight seal.
• 5 4. did you make a tight seal? i hope so, because it needs to be tight to avoid a blowout as the cheese melts, creates steam, and tries to find its way out of its meaty prison.
• 6 5. preheat a cast-iron skillet or heavy-bottomed pan to medium heat (or fire up a medium-hot bed of coals on your backyard grill), and cook burgers over heat 3 to 4 minutes on first side. burger may puff up due to steam from melting cheese. this is normal. do not be alarmed.
• 7 6. flip, and using toothpick, prick top of burger to allow for steam escape. allow burger to cook 3 to 4 minutes on this side.
• 8 7. remove patties from pan or grill. bun those suckers, slap some condiments on, and dig inches.