Thick and Juicy Home-Ground Grilled Cheeseburgers

Name: Thick and Juicy Home-Ground Grilled Cheeseburgers
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 680 grams beef chuck, cut into 1-inch cubes (see note above); 4 slices cheese; 4 hamburger buns; 4 servings Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Thick and Juicy Home-Ground Grilled Cheeseburgers a try. One serving contains 539 calories, 44g of protein, and 30g of fat. This recipe covers 27% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. It is perfect for The Fourth Of July. Head to the store and pick up beef chuck, cheese, kosher salt and pepper, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the cheese you could follow this main course with the The Bianca Dessert Grilled Cheese as a dessert.

Instructions

Place grinding shaft, feed tube, plate, die, and screw of a meat grinder into the freezer.

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Spread beef chunks evenly in a single layer on a large plate or rimmed baking sheet.

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Spread

Beef

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Baking Sheet

Place in freezer and freeze until starting to get firm around edges but still malleable, about 20 minutes. Set up meat grinder with 3/8ths inch plate. Grind meat into a cold bowl. Working quickly, grind meat again using 1/4-inch plate. If grinder or meat begins to get too warm during grinding process, return to freezer for 10 minutes before continuing to grind.

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Bowl

Spread beef chunks evenly in a single layer on a large plate or rimmed baking sheet.

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Spread

Beef

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Baking Sheet

Place in freezer and freeze until starting to get firm around edges but still malleable, about 20 minutes. Working in three batches, place meat cubes in the work bowl of a food processor. Pulse until finely chopped, about 15 to 20 short pulses.

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Transfer to a bowl and repeat with remaining beef.

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Beef

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Form beef into four patties about 1/2-inch wider than the burger buns with a slight depression in the center to account for bulging as they cook. Season generously with salt and pepper and refrigerate until ready to cook.

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Hamburger Bun

Beef

Light one chimney full of charcoal. When all the charcoal is lit and covered with gray ash, spread evenly over one side of coal grate. Alternatively, set half the burners of a gas grill to high heat. Set cooking grate in place, cover gill and allow to preheat for 5 minutes. Clean and oil the grilling grate.

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Cooking Oil

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Grill

Place burgers directly over hot coals, cover with vents open, and cook, turning occasionally, until well charred and center of burgers register 110°F on an instant read thermometer, about 5 minutes.

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Place cheese on top of burgers and continue to cook until cheese is melted and burgers register 125°F for medium rare or 135°F for medium, 1 to 2 minutes longer.

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Cheese