Ingredients

• 2 pounds ground chuck
• Sea salt, preferably gray sea salt, and freshly ground black pepper
• Garlic Paste, recipe follows
• Blue Cheese
• 1 loaf good crusty bread, cut into 4 sections

Directions

Roasted Garlic Paste:

1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil

1 pound peeled garlic cloves, store bought

Gray sea salt and freshly ground pepper

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.

Heat an ovenproof saucepan on the stovetop. When it's hot, add the extra-virgin olive oil. Next, add the cloves and season with salt and pepper. Let the cloves begin to caramelize, then put the pan in the preheated oven.

Roast cloves in the oven for about 30 minutes or until they are nicely browned. (Starting the garlic on the stove will save at least 20 minutes of roasting time). Let cool.

When cool enough to handle easily, put the roasted garlic into a small bowl, mash with a fork and add oil from the pan until a paste forms. Store, tightly covered, in the refrigerator, for up to 1 week.