Grilled Blue Cheese Butter Burgers

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1/2 ounce hidden valley ranch dressing mix (1/2 package)
• kosher salt (to taste)
• cracked black pepper (to taste)
• 4 slices butter (see recipe point reyes original blue cheese compound butter, 4- 1/2 inch slices)

Recipe

• 1 mix 1/2 of a package of hidden valley ranch dressing mix into the raw hamburger. divide ground beef into 8 equal pieces. i first divide it into 4 pieces then divide each piece again. form the pieces into balls flatten each ball to form thin patties of equal size. i find it easiest to form the patties on a sheet of waxed paper.
• 2 to fill burgers, cut a 1/2 inch slice of the compound butter and place it in the center of each of the four patties, leaving a 1/4 inch rim. place the remaining four patties on top to form four filled burgers. gently press the edges of each burger together to form a seal. sprinkle burgers liberally with salt and coarsely ground black pepper.
• 3 prepare your grill and cook burgers until the internal temperature reaches 160 degrees. assemble your burgers on buns with the fixings you prefer. let rest for ten minutes before biting into the burger to avoid being squirted with hot molten cheese.