Plate Lunch Burgers Recipes

PLATE LUNCH BURGERS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine bread crumbs, egg, salt and pepper. Add beef; mix lightly but thoroughly. Shape into four 1/2-in.-thick patties. Press a shallow indentation in the center of each with your thumb. Brush both sides of patties with oil., Grill burgers, covered, over medium heat or broil 4 in. from heat 4-5 minutes on each side or until a thermometer reads 160°. Serve on buns with macaroni salad.

THIN BURGER

Steps:

• Divide beef into 4 mounds, and evenly place on a 12-by-14-inch piece of plastic wrap. Place another piece of plastic on top. Roll into 5 1/2-inch patties, about 1/3 inch thick, with a rolling pin.
• Heat a griddle or 2 large cast-iron skillets over medium-high. Season both sides of patties with salt and pepper. Cook patties, pressing with a spatula, 3 minutes. Reduce heat to medium, flip, and top with cheese. Cook 2 minutes.
• Butter cut sides of rolls, and toast on griddle until edges just start to brown, about 1 minute.
• Sandwich burgers in rolls with onion, pickle, lettuce, and mustard.

BURGER PLATE

Steps:

• Using a Microplane or other fine grater, finely grate about 1 tablespoon of the onion from the root end into a large bowl and set aside. Slice the remainder of the onion crosswise into 1/2-inch-thick rings, add to a separate small bowl and fill with cold tap water. Soak the onion rings in the refrigerator to mellow out.
• To the bowl with the grated onion, add the ground beef, panko, Worcestershire sauce, ketchup, brown sugar and nutmeg. Season with the salt and pepper. Form the beef into 4 patties (about 1-inch thick).
• Heat a large skillet over medium. Add enough oil to lightly coat the bottom of the pan and wait until it's shimmery. Carefully add the patties to the pan and cook until browned and caramelized, 2 to 3 minutes per side.
• Remove the pan from the heat, top each patty with a slice of cheese and cover the pan until the cheese is melted and the hamburgers are no longer pink on the insides, 1 to 2 minutes.
• To serve, evenly divide the cheese-topped patties, the tomatoes, pickles and bread among 4 plates. Drain the onions and add to the plates, along with a squirt each of ketchup and mustard. Eat with a knife and fork or, if you'd like, sandwiched between the bread.

THE GARBAGE PLATE (BURGER VERSION)

Steps:

• TO MAKE SPECIAL SAUCE:.
• In large skillet fry chopped onion and garlic in oil until soft. Add meat, stirring constantly with fork to keep its texture fine.
• Once meat is cooked add water and tomato paste, cook for 10 minutes.
• Then add sugar and spices. Cook 30 minutes, adding water if needed.
• ASSEMBLY:.
• Mix together the noodles, mayo, celery, seasoning, and carrots and place into a large square foam container (or plate, but not as authentic).
• Fry potatoes in butter until very crispy then put next to mac salad on plate.
• Place OPTIONAL beans of plate if needed.
• Cook hamburger until well done and top with sliced cheese.
• Then place burgers ON TOP of the mac salad and home fries.
• Mix together about equal parts mustard and horseradish and pour on top of burgers and top with optional onions.
• Pour hot sauce or VERY LARGE spoonfuls of special sauce and a HUGE glob of ketchup over burgers (some like to stir everything together so its one huge mess).
• Eat with plastic fork, or just use the bread as a spoon and try not to pass out. This should take about an hour to finish.
• YUM, every drunk college kids dream food.