meatburgers

My dear cousin Kelly is a picky eater, but I love her anyways.

During our aforementioned dinner parties, she would forgo the entree and just snack on salads and booze.
I would rack my brain for something that was going to be tasty enough for everyone, but simple enough to not scare her off.

These hamburgers did the trick.
(Just don’t tell her what’s in them)

1/2 lb Ground Beef
1/2 lb Ground Pork
1/2 lb Ground Turkey
1/2 cup cream cheese
2 tbsp worchestire sauce
2 tbsp dried onions
1 tbsp red pepper flakes
Salt and pepper

Mix all ingredients together in a large bowl. For the best burgers, use coarsely ground meat and DON’T OVERMIX (it breaks down the proteins and toughens the meat).

I made the patties the way my dad used to, with two thinner patties encasing a slice of cheese, a slice of onion, and a slice of tomato.
Cook the burgers over medium heat to your desired done-ness (me: medium rare, kelly: well)

Yum.

We would serve them with the traditional accompaniments: on toasted buns with ketchup, mustard, mayo, lettuce, ketchup, pickles, ketchup, a cooler of ice cold Coors light.