Bloody Mary Cheeseburgers

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 lbs ground chuck
• 2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
• 2 tablespoons prepared horseradish
• 1 tablespoon tabasco sauce
• celery leaves, finely chopped, a small handful
• 1/4 cup ketchup (heniz organic or heinz chili sauce)
• 1/2 cup ritz cracker crumbs or 1/2 cup fine dry breadcrumb
• 1 egg yolk, lightly beaten
• kosher salt
• fresh coarse ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• 4 slices sharp cheddar cheese
• 3/4 cup ketchup
• 1 tablespoon prepared horseradish
• 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 2 teaspoons tabasco sauce
• 2 tablespoons minced celery tops
• fresh coarse ground black pepper
• 4 brioche rolls, split and toasted

Recipe

• 1 heat a large cast-iron skillet or griddle over med-high heat.
• 2 make the burgers—in a large bowl, combine the beef, worcestershire sauce, horseradish, tabasco, celery, ketchup or chili sauce, cracker crumbs or breadcrumbs, and egg yolk.
• 3 season with kosher salt and pepper and mix thoroughly.
• 4 score the meat into 4 equal portions and form them into patties slightly thinner at the center than at the edges.
• 5 add the oil to the hot skillet.
• 6 cook the burgers, flipping once, 10 minutes for medium.
• 7 top the burgers with the cheese for the last 2 minutes of cooking, tenting the skillet with foil, if you like, to help the cheese melt.
• 8 while the burgers are cooking, make the sauce—stir the ketchup, horseradish, worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, tabasco, and minced celery together in a small bowl; season with pepper.
• 9 place the burgers on the roll bottoms and top with the sauce.
• 10 set the roll tops in place.