Big Blue Burgers
- Level: Intermediate
- Yield: 4 burgers
- Total: 24 min
- Prep: 10 min
- Cook: 14 min
Ingredients
1 1/3 pounds ground sirloin
1 tablespoon Worcestershire
A handful chopped flat leaf parsley
1 shallot or boiling onion, minced
1/2 pound crumbled blue cheese
Extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling
Steak seasoning, or, coarse salt and black pepper
4 crusty rolls, split
Toppings:
Romaine lettuce leaves
Vine ripe tomato slices
Blue cheese dressing (homemade or store bought)
Directions
- Combine first 4 ingredients and divide meat into 4 equal amounts. When forming each patty, nestle a pile of blue cheese crumbles into the center of the meat, and gently form patty around cheese.
- Brush or drizzle burgers with extra-virgin olive oil and grill on indoor electric grill preheated to high for 7 to 8 minutes on each side. On an outdoor grill, cook 6 minutes on each side 6 inches from hot coals or over medium high gas flame with the grill lid closed. For preparation with no additional oil, broil 4 inches from broiler 7 minutes on each side.
- Serve burgers on split rolls with lettuce, tomato, and blue cheese dressing.