Barack Obama Pizza Burger

Recipe courtesy the M Street Bar & Grill, Washington, DC for Food Network Magazine

Rated: 3 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (18)

RECIPE
COMMENTS & REVIEWS(18)

Cook Time:
55 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
6 burgers

Times:

Prep: 15 min
Inactive Prep: 5 min
Cook: 55 min
Total:: 1 hr 15 min

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Ingredients

For the Garlic Butter:

1 head garlic
1 stick unsalted butter, softened
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
1 teaspoon champagne vinegar
Kosher salt

For the Burgers:

6 8-ounce Angus beef patties
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
1/2 cup marinara sauce, plus more for serving
12 thin slices fresh mozzarella cheese (about 8 ounces)
6 crusty rolls, such as ciabatta, kaiser or Portuguese, halved
1/2 cup chopped fresh basil

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350.

Make the butter:

Remove the papery outer layer from the head of garlic and slice off the top to expose the cloves slightly. Wrap the garlic in foil and roast in the oven until soft, about 45 minutes. Cool slightly, then squeeze the roasted pulp into a bowl. Whip with the butter, parsley, vinegar and 1/2 teaspoon salt; set aside.

Make the burgers:

Preheat a grill or grill pan to medium-high. Season the beef patties generously with salt and pepper and grill, about 3 minutes per side for medium-rare, turning once.

Move the burgers to the cooler side of the grill (or reduce the heat on the stove) and top each with some marinara sauce and 2 slices cheese. Spread the cut sides of each roll with some of the garlic butter and place facedown on the grill. Cover and cook until the cheese melts and the buns are toasted, 1 to 2 minutes. Place a burger on each roll bottom; add some chopped basil and the roll top. Serve with more marinara sauce, if desired.

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deidra greenville, NC 11-02-2009
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Be fair, the recipe was really good. If you know how to make a burger, that is...
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I thought this was very good. Followed the recipe exactly except I steamed Kaiser rolls and added muenster cheese to the... meat. The kids loved it also. People are so ridiculous when it comes to Barack O. Just give it a rest and rate the recipes fairly. If you find out that he likes creamed spinach or spaghetti carbonara, will you go and rate those recipes with 1 star also? Grow up. Read more
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Angela Wilmington, DE 05-24-2009
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Not the venue for political bashing
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

The only thing that should be reviewed here is THE BURGER. There are plenty of blogs, websites for sharing unsolicited... political views. This is the FOOD NETWORK people! With that said, I found this recipe to be okay, not great, but okay.Read more
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J Duluth, GA 05-24-2009
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B. Hussein Burger
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

It seems that you people would better serve your audience and readers by keeping politics out of your shows and off your... website. Ive become increasingly disappointed in your biased coverage from Jimmy Carter to Michele Obama. Pizza Burger would suffice.Read more
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Ricki Wildwood, MO 03-08-2009
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Totally Based on Taste
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

Not a bad burger, but tasted more Italian (almost like a burger parmesan) than pizza-y.
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Jessica Groton, CT 02-20-2009
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Political views should be used for recipe reviews
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This burger is awesome! Don't listen to those 1-star reviews, they weren't even reviewing the burger!!!
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Joann Neptune, NJ 02-04-2009
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Pizza Burger-delicious
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made this burger for my family and the burger was absolutely delicious!I've had pizza burgers before but I never used... garlic butter on the roll. My boys can't wait until I make this burger again. I thought we were supposed to review the recipe, not the actual candidate. However, I think our new President was definitely the best choice.Read more