Name: All-American Double Patty Cheeseburgers with Nancy's Special Sauce
Cook time: P0Y0M0DT0H20M0.000S
Total time: P0Y0M0DT0H20M0.000S
Yield: 2 cheeseburgers
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon butter; 2 potato burger buns; 1/2 pound ground beef; Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper; Vegetable oil, for the skillet; 4 slices deli-style yellow American cheese; Nancy's Special Sauce, recipe follows; 2 thin slices red onion; 8 pickle chips; 2 slices beefsteak tomato; 1 large leaf iceberg lettuce, torn in half; 3 tablespoons mayonnaise; 1 tablespoon ketchup; 1 teaspoon yellow mustard; 1 teaspoon pickle relish; 1 teaspoon Sriracha; 1 teaspoon white wine vinegar

Directions

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Heat a large cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat. Add the butter. When it foams, add the bread, cut-side down, and toast until golden brown, about 2 minutes. Transfer the bread to a platter.
Sprinkle the beef with salt and pepper and mix it in, using your hands. Shape the ground beef into four patties. Flatten the patties between sheets of wax paper to a 3/8-inch thickness. (The patties will be 1 1/2 times larger than your palms; it's ok if the edges look ragged, since the burgers shrink up a bit while cooking.)
Wipe the skillet lightly with vegetable oil using a paper towel. Add the patties to the skillet and cook on the first side for 3 minutes. Flip, season again, and cook for 2 minutes. Top each patty with a slice of American cheese and cook 1 minute more.
Smear the toasted buns on both sides with some of Nancy's Special Sauce. Stack a burger patty on top of each bun, add a slice of onion, then top with a second patty, followed by the pickles, tomatoes and lettuce. Cover with the top buns and eat with a napkin!