Chipotle Hamburgers On Gorditas Recipes

CHIPOTLE CHEESEBURGERS

Steps:

• To make the patties: Combine the beef, oregano, salt, garlic powder, and pepper to taste in a medium bowl and mix well. Shape into patties a little more than 1/2-inch thick, place on a plate, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
• To make the sauce: Stir together the sour cream, chipotles, adobo sauce, onions, cilantro, salt, and pepper to taste in a small bowl. Set aside.
• To make the burgers: Oil a grill rack and preheat the grill on high for 5 minutes. Spread the bun faces lightly with the butter. Grill the burgers over direct heat on medium-high (on a charcoal grill, set the burgers just outside the center of the grill rack), with the grill covered, for 4 minutes. Flip the burgers, top each with a slice of Cheddar, and grill, covered, 4 minutes more. Remove the burgers to a plate.
• Grill the buns, buttered-side down, over indirect heat, until golden, about 2 minutes. Set a burger on each bun bottom and top with avocado, tomato, lettuce, red onion and a dab of chipotle sauce. Top with the remaining bun halves and serve.

CHIPOTLE HAMBURGERS ON GORDITAS

Steps:

• For the herb butter, in a small bowl, mash the chilies, salt and butter with a fork until smooth. Place the butter on plastic wrap and loosely fold the wrap over it. Roll into a log and harden in the freezer for at least 30 minutes.
• To make the gorditas, combine the masa flour, 1 tablespoon of corn oil, baking powder, salt and 3/4 cup of water in a bowl. With a fork, stir until smooth and then make 8 equal-size balls.
• Spread some masa flour on a board, place a ball of dough on it and roll to a diameter of 4 inches. Repeat with the remaining balls. Brush a large skillet or griddle with corn oil. Cook the gorditas over medium-low heat 7 minutes. Brush the tops of the gorditas with oil, turn and cook another 7 minutes.
• For the salad, combine the tomatillo, tomato, onion, oil, and teaspoon of salt in a nonreactive bowl.
• For the hamburgers, remove the butter from the plastic wrap and cut into 8 cylinders. Divide the meat into 8 equal balls.
• With each ball, make an indentation with your thumb, press a butter cylinder in and close the meat over the butter. Shape each ball into a 1-inch-thick patty, and sprinkle with salt and pepper on both sides. Cook in a cast-iron skillet over medium heat, 4 to 6 minutes per side.
• Place each patty on top of a gordita and top with 4 or 5 slices of avocado and 1 to 2 tablespoons of salad. Serve.

CHIPOTLE BURGERS

Steps:

• Prepare grill for cooking over medium-hot charcoal (moderate heat for gas); see "Grilling Procedure," below.
• Meanwhile, open any whole chipotles and discard seeds, then mince chipotles.
• Mix chipotles (with sauce), beef, onion, and salt with your hands, then form mixture into 4 (3/4-inch-thick) patties.
• Grill burgers on lightly oiled grill rack, covered only if using gas grill, turning over once, 4 minutes total for medium-rare. Grill English muffins, cut sides down, until grill marks appear, about 30 seconds. Serve burgers in English muffins.
• Grilling Procedure
• If using a charcoal grill, open vents on bottom of grill, then light charcoal. When charcoal turns grayish white (about 15 minutes from lighting), hold your hand 5 inches above grill rack to determine heat for charcoal as follows:
• Hot: When you can hold your hand there for 1 to 2 seconds
• Medium-hot: 3 to 4 seconds
• Low: 5 to 6 seconds
• If using a gas grill, preheat burners on high, covered, 10 minutes, then, if necessary, reduce to heat specified in recipe.

GRILLED CHIPOTLE BURGERS WITH GUACAMOLE

Steps:

• Heat gas or charcoal grill. In large bowl, mix beef, green chiles and chipotle chiles. Shape into 8 patties, about 3/4 inch thick.
• In medium bowl, mash guacamole ingredients, using pastry blender or fork.
• Place patties on grill over medium heat. Cover grill; cook 13 to 15 minutes, turning once, until meat thermometer inserted in center of patties reads 160°F. Top each patty with cheese slice; cook just until cheese is melted. To toast buns, place cut sides down on grill during last 1 to 2 minutes of cook time.
• Layer buns with tomato slices, burgers and guacamole.