Better Butter Burger
- Level: Intermediate
- Total: 2 hr 30 min (includes chilling time)
- Active: 30 min
- Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients
Compound Butter:
1 pound (4 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
1 1/2 teaspoons minced fresh basil
1 1/2 teaspoons minced fresh parsley
1 1/2 teaspoons minced fresh tarragon
Pinch cayenne pepper
2 large cloves garlic, minced
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Roasted Garlic Aioli:
1 cup mayonnaise
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
1 teaspoon paprika
1/4 teaspoon cayenne
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
11 small cloves garlic, roasted and chopped
Burgers:
2 pounds fresh ground beef or four 8-ounce Angus beef patties
4 slices cheese
4 large burger buns
Directions
- For the compound butter: Stir together the butter, basil, parsley, tarragon, cayenne and garlic; season with salt and pepper. Spoon the mixture onto a piece of plastic wrap in a 6-inch-long mound. Fold the plastic wrap over the mixture to enclose it, and roll it to form a log about 2 1/2 inches in diameter. Chill until firm, about 2 hours.
- For the roasted garlic aioli: Blend the mayonnaise, lime juice, paprika, cayenne, cumin and garlic in a food processor until smooth.
- For the burgers: Preheat the oven to broil.
- Form the ground beef into 4 patties. Stuff a slice of the compound butter inside each and broil the burgers to the desired doneness. Add another slice of the butter to the top of each burger, followed by a slice of cheese. Broil briefly, just until the cheese melts.
- Serve on buns with a small mound of the aioli on top of the cheese.
