Seared Burgers with Easy-Melting Comté Cheese Slices

Name: Seared Burgers with Easy-Melting Comté Cheese Slices
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 227 grams freshly ground beef, formed into two 4-ounce balls; 57 grams coarsely grated aged Comté cheese (see note); 1 teaspoon instant flour (like Wondra); 2 toasted hamburger buns; 2 teaspoons heavy cream or milk; 2 servings Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper; 0 teaspoons vegetable oil

Seared Burgers with Easy-Melting Comté Cheese Slices might be just the American recipe you are searching for. This main course has 550 calories, 32g of protein, and 36g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 2. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 15 minutes. Head to the store and pick up beef, hamburger buns, heavy cream, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the flour you could follow this main course with the Apple Tart with Caramel Sauce as a dessert.

Instructions

Combine cheese, flour, and milk in a small bowl and toss with a spoon to combine. Divide mixture evenly between two small ramekins and set aside. Set a steamer insert into a large saucepot with 1 inch of water. Bring water to a simmer over medium-high heat and cover pot.

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Heat vegetable oil in a 10-inch cast iron or stainless steel skillet over high heat until smoking.

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Add beef balls to skillet and smash firmly with a stiff spatula into 4- to 4 1/2-inch patties. Season generously with salt and pepper.

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While patties cook on first side, transfer cheese cups to steamer and close lid. After the first side is well browned (about 1 1/2 minutes), carefully scrape patties up from bottom us skillet using a stiff spatula and flip. Season top side with salt and pepper. Continue to cook until second side is browned, about 1 minute longer.

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Transfer patties to toasted bun bottoms. Carefully pick up a ramekin full of cheese with a pot holder and stir with a spoon until homogenous and completely smooth. Scrape cheese out of ramekin over burger. Repeat with second burger.

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