Sara Moultons Det Burger Recipes

Steps:

• Make the Det Mix: Combine all the ingredients in a bowl.
• Make the hamburgers: Heat the butter and oil in a large cast iron skillet over high heat. Add the hamburgers and cook halfway through and turn over. Cover each with about 1/4 cup of the Det Mix and top with the onion slices. Pour in the 1/4 cup beer and cover with a lid. Steam a couple of minutes until the onion is translucent. Re-steam with beer a couple of times. Top each hamburger with a slice of cheese and cover until melted. Transfer the hamburger to the buns and serve.
• Spread the meat out on a board and grate 2 to 3 tablespoons of onion into it¿use a fairly fine grater so you get just the juice and very finely grated raw onion. Now mix in about a tablespoon of heavy cream and some freshly ground black pepper. Form into patties¿a 6 to 8-ounce patty for an average serving.

Steps:

• 1. Heat 2 T oil in lge skillet over high heat until hot. Reduce heat to med; add onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, @5 mins. Increase heat to med-high; add mushrooms and cook, stirring, until mushrooms have browned and liquid they release has evaporated, @5 mins. Season mushroom mixture w/ salt and pepper to taste and transfer to a bowl; add chiles and olives and set aside. Wipe out skillet. 2. Gently shape beef into 4-inch burgers; season w/ salt and pepper. Heat remaining T oil in skillet over high heat until hot. Reduce heat to med-high; add burgers and cook 3 mins. Turn burgers and cook 2 mins. Divide chile mixture onto burgers and top each w/ a slice of cheese. Add beer to skillet; cover and steam until cheese has melted, @3 mins. 3. Transfer burgers to toasted buns and serve.