This is my daughter Shonna's
recipe for her doubly terrific inside-out cheeseburger. "Everyone
raves about these burgers of mine...with only a few ingredients,
they pack a mouthful of flavor!" - Shonna.
Another delicious recipe from our Family-Favorite
Recipes Collection.
Shonna's
Inside Out Cheeseburger
- 1 pound lean ground beef
(I suggest using at least 85% lean)
1/2 teaspoon garlic salt, or to taste
Freshly ground black pepper to taste
2 (1-ounce) slices deli sliced cheddar cheese*
- Hamburger buns, toasted
on the grill (I like to spread a little softened butter on mine
before toasting, it adds great flavor.)
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- Accompaniments:
- Butter for hamburger buns
(optional)
- Grilled onion slices
Your favorite barbecue sauce
- Lettuce leaves (optional)
- Tomato slices (optional)
- Divide ground beef into
4 equal-sized balls; flatten each on waxed paper to 4-inches
across and about 1/4-inch thick.
- Season patties with garlic
salt and pepper, to taste.
- Top 2 of the patties with
1 slice of quartered cheese, centering pieces so they are not
touching the edges (it's okay to pile the cheese on top of each
other as it is going to melt). Top with remaining 2 patties and
carefully press the edges to seal so that when you grill the
burgers, the melting cheese inside will not escape!
- Grill burgers 4-inches
from hot coals, turning only once, about 6 to 9 minutes on each
side or until no longer pink.
- Serve on buttered and
grill-toasted hamburger buns topped with grilled onion slices,
barbecue sauce, lettuce leaves and sliced tomatoes, as desired.
(Warning! Be careful before taking that first bite. The cheese
inside will be HOT and MELTY! So be prepared! This is the best
cheeseburger I have ever had and I am not a cheeseburger fan,
but I LOVE these!)
Makes 2 big cheeseburgers...inside
out cheeseburgers, that is!
*Or use any flavor cheese
such as Monterey Jack, Colby Jack, Swiss, mozzarella, provolone
and brick cheese, or use a flavor combination of any two, three
or four cheeses...since you'll be cutting the cheese slices into
quarters.
Cooking Tips:
- These tasty burgers "pan-grill"
up just as terrific in a hot skillet or griddle. Grill the onion
slices alongside so they can soak up some of the tasty juices,
too!
- To keep the cheese between
patties as it melts, do not flatten burgers with spatula while
grilling.
Nutritional Information
Per Serving (1/2 of recipe; does not include accompaniments):
330.1 calories; 46% calories from fat; 17.0g total fat; 65.1mg
cholesterol; 925.1mg sodium; 212.7mg potassium; 21.9g carbohydrates;
1.2g fiber; 2.8g sugar; 20.7g net carbs; 21.3g protein.
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