Labor Day Burger Recipes

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Serrano Pepper Burgers

• Ingredients• 1 pound serrano peppers• 2 tablespoons olive oil• Kosher salt• 3 pounds ground chuck• Freshly ground black pepper• 1 pound pepper Jack cheese, thinly sliced• Butter• 12 hamburger buns• Toppings: mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard, lettuce,

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How to Make It

• Step 1

• Light 1 side of grill, heating to 350° to 400°(medium-high) heat; leave other side unlit. Toss together peppers and olive oil. Arrange peppers in a grill basket or on an aluminum-foil tray over unlit side, and grill, covered with grill lid, 10 to 15 minutes or until peppers begin to shrivel. Transfer peppers to lit side of grill, and grill, covered with grill lid, 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly charred, turning halfway through. Remove from grill to a wire rack, and cool completely (about 15 minutes).

Step 2

• Remove and discard stems; slice peppers in half lengthwise. Remove seeds, and sprinkle peppers with desired amount of salt.

• Step 3

• Preheat both sides of grill to 350° to 400° (medium-high) heat. Shape ground chuck into 12 patties; sprinkle with desired amount of salt and pepper. Grill patties, without grill lid, 4 to 5 minutes on each side or to desired degree of doneness. Place 2 to 3 pepper halves on each patty; top with cheese. Grill, covered with grill lid, 1 to 2 minutes or until cheese melts.

Step 4

• Butter buns, and toast on grill. Serve patties on toasted buns with desired toppings.

Beach BBQ Burger

• Ingredients

• 1 1/2 pounds ground sirloin

• 1 1/2 pounds ground chuck

• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce

• 1 1/2 teaspoons table salt

• 3/4 teaspoon black pepper

• 8 (1-oz.) Cheddar cheese slices

• 8 (1/4-in.-thick) red onion slices

• 8 (1/4-in.-thick) fresh pineapple slices

• Cooking spray

• Beach BBQ Sauce

• 8 potato rolls, split

How to Make It

• Step 1

• Heat grill to medium (350°F to 400°F). Place sirloin, chuck, Worcestershire sauce, salt, and pepper in a bowl; gently combine (using hands). Shape mixture into 8 (5-inch) patties. Grill patties, covered, until beef is no longer pink in center, 5 to 6 minutes per side. Top each patty with 1 cheese slice; remove from grill. Cover with aluminum foil to keep warm.

Step 2

• Lightly coat onion and pineapple slices with cooking spray. Grill, uncovered, until grill marks appear and onion and pineapple are heated through, 2 to 3 minutes per side.

• Step 3

• Spread 1 to 2 tablespoons Beach BBQ Sauce on cut sides of rolls. Layer patties, onion slices, and pineapple slices on bottom halves of rolls. Cover with tops of rolls.

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