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How to Make a Father's Day Tie Burger

By: Food Network Kitchen

Let's face it: Dad probably doesn't want — or need — another tie this year. Unless that tie is made out of ground beef ...

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A Dish for Dad's Day

So many of us give our dads ties on Father's Day, and many of them never ever wear ties. This year, please make the man a burger instead (unless he's vegetarian, of course). And make the burger in the shape of a tie, because it’s Father's Day, after all. Get creative with the bun setup. This one has spicy ketchup and cheddar stripes.

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Step 1

Add some adobo sauce from a can of chipotles in adobo to some ground beef. (Leaner beef will hold a shape better.)

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Step 2

Measure a hoagie roll on a piece of parchment. This is how long your burger tie will be. Flip the parchment over.

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Step 3

Lay some ground beef on there.

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Step 4

Use a bench scraper or a spatula to shape the sides of the burger. Be especially careful to make a good point.

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Step 5

Make a knot out of more ground beef. This is a double Windsor.

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Step 6

More shaping.

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Step 7

Salt, of course, because a properly seasoned burger is another way to say "I love you, Dad."

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Step 8

Use the parchment to flop your tie burger, salt-side down, onto an oiled and preheated griddle or super-giant frying pan.

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Step 9

More seasoning for the other side.

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Step 10

Let it cook like a normal burger.

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Step 11

While it cooks, mix adobo sauce from canned chipotles in adobo into some ketchup and put it in a squeeze bottle.

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Step 12

Make a burger setup with lettuce, tomatoes, spicy ketchup, etc., on your hoagie roll.

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Step 13

Flip your burger, using two spatulas, and arrange some strips of cheese at a 45-degree angle to make stripes.

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Step 14

Add ketchup pinstripes.

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Step 15

Then add mustard pinstripes.

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Ready to Wear ...

... er, eat. Serve the burger with pickles, Dad's favorite chips and, of course, a tall, cold one.

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