Black and Blue Steak Burger

Why chop up perfectly good steaks to make burgers? Why, for the extraordinary taste and texture, of course; and its nice to know exactly what youre eating. Most ground meat from the store is too fine, horribly overworked, and a little tough by the time you form it into patties. We avoid that problem by using a sharp knife and partially frozen meat. Plus, the sharp, savory funkiness of blue cheese helps form a glorious crust as the meat sears into it.

Black And Blue Steak Burger Ingredients

• pound fatty rib-eye steak

• pound top sirloin steak

• 2 ounces blue cheese

• salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

• 1? tablespoons mayonnaise, or to taste

• 4 hamburger buns, split and toasted

• 2 ounces pickled red onions, or to taste

How to Make Black And Blue Steak Burger

1. Slice steaks in half, then into strips about 1/4-to 1/2-inch-thick. Place in a bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Freeze until very cold and firm, but not quite frozen, about 30 minutes to 1 hour. Place blue cheese in the freezer as well so its easier to handle.

2. Chop the partially frozen steak with a sharp knife or meat cleaver until it resembles coarsely ground meat. Crumble about 1/2 cup (unpacked) blue cheese on top; use the cleaver to fold and chop it into the meat.

3. Lightly dampen your hands with water and roll the mixture into 3 or 4 patties. Flatten onto individual pieces of plastic wrap; seal and refrigerate until ready to cook.

4. Unwrap patties and continue pressing them to your desired thinness. Season both sides with salt and pepper.

5. Heat a dry cast iron pan over medium-high heat until very hot. Sear each patty, without disturbing it, until a crust forms on the bottom, about 3 minutes. Flip and continue cooking until the surface springs back when lightly pressed, about 3 minutes more.

6. Spread some mayonnaise over each bottom bun half. Serve patties on the buns, topped with pickled red onions.

Black And Blue Steak Burger Nutritions

• Calories: 435.5 calories

• Carbohydrate: 23.9 g

• Cholesterol: 79.6 mg

• Fat: 23.1 g

• Fiber: 1.3 g

• Protein: 30.9 g

• SaturatedFat: 8.9 g

• ServingSize:

• Sodium: 915.4 mg

• Sugar: 0.1 g

• TransFat:

• UnsaturatedFat:

Black And Blue Steak Burger Reviews

• Will make again.

• Best burger I have ever made It will be hard to buy store bought ground beef ever again.

• This was incredibly tender and tasty. So much better than ground beef. Be sure to watch the video for some valuable tips. Next time I will try using gorgonzola cheese for a different taste. I also made a second burger without blue cheese for my wife, but the burger fell apart while cooking. I will try some cheddar the next time in hopes of keeping the burger together. Does anyone have any ideas on this?

• Everybody loved it & cooked exactly 3 minutes each side.. perfect & easy