Shelly's Recipe

BLUE CHEESE BURGERS

Category: Sandwiches I

4 oz cream cheese
4 oz crumbled blue cheese
1/2 cup fresh minced chives
1/4 tsp hot pepper sauce
1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
3 clove garlic, minced
2 tsp Montreal steak seasoning
1 tsp dry mustard
Salt and pepper to taste
3 lbs ground beef (I use 85% lean)
Salt and pepper
Coarsely ground black pepper (optional)
1 large can French fried onion rings, warmed
Bottled blue cheese dressing

In a small bowl, combine first 9 ingredients. Taste and season with salt and pepper. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours.

When ready to cook, preheat oven to 250. Spread onion rings on baking sheet and warm in oven for 5-10 minutes.

Preheat grill to high to medium-high heat. Divide ground beef into equal pieces. I first divide it into four pieces then divide each piece again. Form the pieces into balls then sprinkle the balls lightly with salt and pepper, rolling them around a bit to make sure all sides are covered. Flatten each ball to form thin patties of equal size. I find it easiest to form the patties on a sheet of waxed paper.

To fill burgers, place a tbspful cream cheese mixture in the center of each of four patties. Spread the filling out evenly to within half an inch of the edge of each patty. Place the remaining patties on top to form four filled burgers. Gently press the edges of each burger together to form a seal.

Sprinkle burgers liberally with coarsely ground black pepper (optional).

Prepare your grill and cook burgers until the internal temperature reaches 160 degrees or until desired degree of doneness. Let rest for ten minutes. Serve on buns and top with a small amount of blue cheese salad dressing and fried onions.