Louisiana Burger Recipes

LOUISIANA BURGER

Steps:

• Prepare a medium-hot fire in a charcoal grill with a cover, or preheat a gas grill to medium-high.
• For the patties, place the ground chuck in a large bowl and refrigerate for 1 hour prior to using. Add the pepper sauce, green onions, salt, and pepper. Handling the meat as little as possible to avoid compacting it, mix well. Quickly shape the beef mixture into 6 round, equally-sized patties.
• Cover with plastic wrap and set aside until ready to grill.
• Brush the grill rack with oil.
• Place the patties on the grill, cover, and cook, turning once, until done to preference, 5 to 7 minutes on each side for medium.
• Meanwhile, brush the melted butter on the top and bottom buns.
• Position the buns, cut side down, on the outer edges of the grill for the last 2 minutes of grilling to toast lightly.
• When the patties are cooked, remove from the grill and keep warm while resting.

LOUISIANA SWAMP BURGER

Steps:

• In a medium sized mixing bowl, put the first 5 ingredients, Mix Well.
• Shape meat into burgers, grill.
• Sautee' onions and mushrooms until soft.
• prepare brown gravy mix as directed on package.
• Serve hot on a hamburger bun.
• Place onions/mushrooms on top of burgers, then cheeses, then pour on desired amount of gravy.
• Add condiments as desired.
• This is also great with lettuce/ tomatoes/ pickles.