Kathie Oh's Recipe

Meat and Potato Burgers

Category: entrees

1 tablespoon Vegetable Oil
OR 1 tablespoon Canola Oil
1/3 cup minced onion
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1 1/4 pounds ground beef chuck
1/2 c Evaporated Milk
1/4 cup Mashed Potatoes, flakes
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon ground pepper

GLAZE
1/2 cup Cider Apple Butter
1/2 cup Tomato Ketchup

Butter No-Stick Cooking Spray
1 french bread baguette, cut lengthwise, then cut into into 4 pieces crosswise
:
1.HEAT oil in a small skillet over medium heat. Add the onions, cooking for 2 minutes. Add the garlic, cooking one minute more. Cool. Crumble ground chuck into medium bowl. Add onion and garlic mixture, milk, potato flakes, worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper. Gently combine the ingredients well. Shape meat into four oval patties. Refrigerate.

2.COMBINE apple butter and ketchup with a whisk until well blended. Cover and set aside.

3.COAT unheated grill grate with no-stick cooking spray. Heat grill to medium-high. Grill burgers 4 to 6 minutes per side or until juices run clear. Toast bread, if desired (see note). Brush burgers with glaze during last several minutes of cooking. Place a meat patty on each roll bottom, top with additional apple butter-ketchup glaze, if desired, and the roll top.

TIP*To toast the bread: SPRAY the inside of bread with butter flavored no-stick cooking spray. Place the bread (cut side down) around the outer edges of the cooking grate. Grill until golden brown.