Photo: Green Chile Cheeseburgers Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 pounds ground chuck, 80 percent to 85 percent lean
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 8 thin slices Chihuahua or provolone
- 4 good-quality hamburger buns, toasted
- Green Chili Sauce, recipe follows
- Romaine lettuce leaves, optional
- 4 thick slices beefsteak tomatoes, optional
- Pickled jalapenos, optional
Directions
Heat grill to high. Form meat into 4 (8-ounce) burgers and season each burger on both sides with 1/4 teaspoon of salt and a 1/4 teaspoon of pepper. Grill until charred on both sides and cooked to desired doneness.
Place 2 slices of the cheese on each burger, close the lid or tent with foil, and cook until the cheese has just melted, about 1 minute. Place burgers on buns and top with a few tablespoons of Green Chile Sauce and lettuce, tomato, and pickled jalapeno, if desired.
Green Chile Sauce:
2 poblano chiles, grilled, peeled, seeded, and chopped
1 medium white onion, grilled and chopped
1 to 2 cloves garlic, chopped
2 tablespoons chopped fresh epazote, or fresh oregano leaves
1/4 cup cold water
1 tablespoon honey
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Place all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
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By K&JJohnson
St Joseph, Mi
on September 02, 2011
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With minor adjustments this is a fab burger! Used poblano peppers and avocado along with provolone cheese, homegrown yellow tomatoes and bacon. If you like it spicy, use a hotter pepper.
By cyb45_11842867
Albuquerque, NM
on October 04, 2009
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Sorry,but Daniel is right. A REAL green chile burger uses Big Jim ,Sandia,or Hatch chiles.In New Mexico you would be laughed at for using the chiles in this recipe.
I invite anyone who visits New Mexico to order one here and you will see the difference. Also we never use a green chile "sauce" on a burger especially with honey in it. I think this may be ,as suggested, more of a Mexican dish, vs.
New Mexican. I love Bobby Flay, but sorry, this is why you lost the green chile cheeseburger throwdown.
By stephen_11903013
sutter creek, CA
on June 03, 2009
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In order to make this recipe work you really have to pay attention to the notes he makes in the show about what types of ingredients to use. Any cheese won't do it. Also, made a second batch substituting avocado for the Chile (for those that dont like it spicy and it turned out great. Also, Daniel couldn't be more wrong about the authenticity, he needs to explore more of Mexico, specifically the Gulf Coast.
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