A Burger for Rachael
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 4 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 4 servings
- Calories
- 982
- Total Fat
- 57
- Saturated Fat
- 17
- Carbohydrates
- 79
- Dietary Fiber
- 10
- Sugar
- 6
- Protein
- 41
- Cholesterol
- 106
- Sodium
- 1306
- Total: 35 min
- Prep: 10 min
- Cook: 25 min
Ingredients
4 large Idaho potatoes, scrubbed
1/3 to 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil, divided
4 to 5 sprigs fresh rosemary, finely chopped
Salt
Freshly ground black pepper
2 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes, divided
4 to 5 cloves garlic
1/2 pound ground sirloin
1/2 pound ground pork
1 tablespoon grill seasoning
2 teaspoons fennel seed
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
3 tablespoons capers
2 teaspoons anchovy paste
Handful fresh flat-leaf parsley
1 teaspoon lemon zest
3/4 cup pitted black or green olives
4 slices sharp provolone or thinly sliced smoked mozzarella
4 crusty rolls, such as sesame Keiser rolls, split
2 vine ripe tomatoes, thinly sliced
10 to 12 basil leaves, torn or shredded
1/2 red onion, thinly sliced
Directions
- Heat oven to 500 degrees F.
- Cut 10 wedges from each potato and place on a baking sheet. Drizzle a couple tablespoons of oil over the potatoes to coat them lightly then season with rosemary, salt and pepper and 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes. Throw a couple of cloves of cracked garlic on the sheet with potatoes. Roast 25 minutes, turning once.
- Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Place ground meats in a bowl and add a 2 to 3 cloves of grated garlic, grill seasoning fennel seed, 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes, Worcestershire sauce. Mix the burgers and form 4 patties. Make patties thinner in the center - burgers bulge as they cook. Cook burgers 5 to 6 minutes on each side.
- While burgers cook, sliced cheese and tomatoes, onions and basil and reserve.
- In a food processor, combine capers, parsley, anchovy paste, lemon zest and olives. Turn processor on and drizzle in 3 to 4 tablespoons oil until a thick paste forms.
- Melt cheese on burgers.
- Toast buns.
- Place burgers on buns and top with tomato, basil, red onions and slather the bun tops with some olive tapenade and serve with oven fries.