Ingredients
- 85% Lean Ground Beef – chuck is fine
- Salt
- Pepper
- Unsalted butter
- Kosher Salt
- Dried Tarragon
- Dried Basil
- Minced Garlic
Instructions
- You must first prepare an Aioli with Butter
- Room temperature 2 sticks of unsalted butter
- Mix in 2 T of fresh or even dried basil
- 2 T of dried taragon
- 1 T of minced garlic (2 or 3 cloves)
- 1/2 teaspoon of Kosher Salt
- Mix all together with a fork or whisk until blende
- Shape into a log about 1″ round.
- Place on waxed paper and wrap tightly as a log and freeze.
- (this will last for months)
- When ready to make the JUICY LEAN burger you
- Take 2 1/4 Poundof 85% ground chuck and separate into 6 (6 oz) burger patties.
- The patties should be almost 1″ thick.
- Take out ‘aioli from freezer and cut a thick quarter sized piece (about size of two quarters).
- Insert this frozen aioli into the middle of the beef patty (like a suppository).
- Since the aioli is frozen as you grill the burger to taste (medium rare) the juices/butter melts and
- flavors the beef from the inside.
- Cut brioche buns and brush with butter and lightly toast them open face on grill.
- Assemble with favorite condiments.