New Mexico Green Chile and Frito Burgers

Name: New Mexico Green Chile and Frito Burgers
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons chipotle barbecue sauce; 2 fresh Hatch or Anaheim chiles (4 oz. total) or 1 can (7 oz.) Hatch* or regular green chiles, sliced; 473 milliliters Fritos; 454 grams ground chuck; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 3 Tbsps mayonnaise; 0 teaspoons pepper; 113 grams slices pepper jack cheese; 4 kaiser rolls, split; 2 teaspoons vegetable oil, divided

New Mexico Green Chile and Frito Burgers requires around 30 minutes from start to finish. This main course has 897 calories, 35g of protein, and 56g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 4. If you have ground chuck, pepper, fritos, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the kosher salt you could follow this main course with the Low Fat Crumbs Cake (Kosher-Dairy) as a dessert.

Instructions

Heat grill to medium (350 to 450).

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Grill

Mix ground chuck, salt, and pepper in a large bowl until just combined (do not overmix). Divide into 4 portions and form into 1/2-in. patties with a slight depression in the center of each to help them cook evenly.

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Ground Chuck

Pepper

Salt

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Bowl

Brush with 1 tsp. oil.

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Cooking Oil

Rub fresh chiles with remaining 1 tsp. oil. Grill over high heat, turning often, until blackened, about 4 minutes. Cover with a towel to steam, about 10 minutes. When cool, rub off skins, then stem, seed, and slice chiles into strips.

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Chili Pepper

Cooking Oil

Dry Seasoning Rub

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Grill

Grill burgers until cooked the way you like, about 7 minutes for medium. In last few minutes, lay a cheese slice on each burger and lay split rolls on grill.

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Cheese

Roll

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Grill

Arrange burgers on bottom of buns and top with one-quarter of chiles and Fritos.

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Chili Pepper

Corn Chips

Roll

Mix mayonnaise and barbecue sauce and dollop about 2 tsp. onto each burger. Set tops of rolls in place.

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Barbecue Sauce

Mayonnaise

Roll

*Canned Hatch green chiles are available in some grocery stores.

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Green Chili Pepper

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Grill

Bowl

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Servings:

2teaspoons

chipotle barbecue sauce 2

fresh Hatch or Anaheim chiles (4 oz. total) or 1 can (7 oz.) Hatch* or regular green chiles, sliced 473milliliters

Fritos 454grams

ground chuck 1teaspoon

kosher salt 3Tbsps

mayonnaise 0teaspoons

pepper 113grams

slices pepper jack cheese 4

kaiser rolls, split 2teaspoons

vegetable oil, divided

Recommended wine: Cava, Grenache, Shiraz

Cava, Grenache, and Shiraz are my top picks for Chili. These juicy reds don't have too much tannin (important for spicy foods), but a sparkling wine like cava can tame the heat even better. The Casteller Cava Rosado with a 4.4 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 16 dollars per bottle.

Casteller Cava Rosado

Casteller Cava Rosé is a delicious sparkling wine made in the traditional method, with a second fermentation in the bottle. Aged for 12 months on the lees before release, it consistently delivers premium flavors.This vivacious, tangy Cava will pair well with most any tapas, in addition to fresh fruit, berry tarts and soft, creamy cheeses. It has more than enough style and substance to be an excellent aperitif all on its own.