The Ultimate Cheese-Filled Beef and Pork Burger

Name: The Ultimate Cheese-Filled Beef and Pork Burger
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 340 grams boneless beef chuck (see note above); 0 teaspoons freshly-ground black pepper; 4 burger buns; 113 grams mild cheddar cheese, grated; 8 Romaine lettuce leaves; 1 teaspoons salt; 2 beefsteak tomatos, sliced thick; 340 grams boneless pork top round (see note above)

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give The Ultimate Cheese-Filled Beef and Pork Burger a try. This recipe makes 4 servings with 517 calories, 49g of protein, and 24g of fat each. This recipe covers 38% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe is typical of American cuisine. If you have romaine lettuce leaves, pork top round, mild cheddar cheese, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the salt you could follow this main course with the Apple Turnovers Recipe as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 20 minutes.

Instructions

Trim any sinew or tough connective tissue from pork and beef.

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Beef

Pork

Cut the pork and beef into 1-inch cubes and place in a single layer on a rimmed baking sheet or two large plates (see note above). Set the plate in the freezer for 15 minutes.

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Beef

Pork

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Baking Sheet

Remove from the freezer and place 1/3 of meat in the bowl of a food processor. Pulse until finely chopped but not mushy, 10 to 15 short pulses.

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Meat

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Food Processor

Bowl

Transfer ground meat to large bowl and repeat with remaining two batches.

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Ground Beef

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Bowl

Add the shredded cheese to the bowl with the meat.

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Shredded Cheese

Meat

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Bowl

Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Using your hands, gently fold the meat and cheese until well combined. Form the meat into four wide, flat patties about 1 1/2-inches thick.

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Salt And Pepper

Cheese

Meat

Place the patties on a plate and allow them to sit, covered, for 20 minutes.

Heat a heavy-bottomed non-stick pan over medium flame. Fry the burgers two at a time, if your pan's size will allow it.

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Frying Pan

Heat the burgers until they are well-browned and crisp on one side, then flip them over and repeat. Once the burgers are done, place them on a bun with lettuce and tomato. Repeat with the remaining burgers.

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Lettuce