Poor Boy Burgers Recipes

POOR BOY SANDWICH

Steps:

• Cut a thin slice off top of roll; set aside. Hollow out center, reserving 1/2 cup of bread and leaving a 1/4-in. shell. Combine butter and celery seed; spread over inside of roll and on cut surface of top. Combine remaining ingredients and reserved bread; spoon into roll. Replace top.

POOR MAN'S HAMBURGER STEAKS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, mix together the ground beef, crackers, milk, pepper, salt, garlic powder, and Italian seasoning. Form 6 or 8 large beef patties, and place in a 9x13 inch baking dish, or other shallow casserole dish. Pour the condensed soup evenly over the top of the patties, and sprinkle canned mushrooms over the top. Cover the pan with a lid or aluminum foil.
• Bake for about 45 minutes in the preheated oven, or until beef patties are well done.

CHEESEBURGER PO'BOY

Steps:

• Pat your hamburger meat out into really thin oblong patties; fry until done.
• Cut open French bread; add your meat (you may need two pieces to span the size of your loaf.
• On bottom bread, add meat and 2 slices of cheese, pickles and onion.
• On top side, spread mayo; add lettuce and tomato, add ketchup.
• Close together and smear top of bread with butter.
• Place on a sandwich; grill and grill until cheese melts. If you don't have a sandwich grill, heat a cast iron skillet to very hot and place on top of sandwich until cheese melts.

PARKETTE'S FAMOUS KENTUCKY POOR BOY

Steps:

• Crinkle-cut fries, tater tots or onion rings, optional
• Toast the buns and brush the cut sides with Parkette sauce. Stack all of the ingredients inside the bun and eat!!! Yum!! Serve with crinkle-cut fries, tater tots or onion rings, if desired. That's a big meal!

PORTOBELLO BURGER

Steps:

• Put the olive oil and balsamic vinegar in a pitcher. Add the basil, parsley, thyme, salt and pepper and whisk together. Pour the mixture into a resealable plastic bag. Add the mushrooms, seal the bag and toss around to coat. Grill immediately, or leave the mushrooms in the marinade for up to 2 hours.
• When ready to cook, heat a grill or grill pan to medium high. Cook the mushrooms until lightly charred and tender, 4 to 5 minutes per side. Toast the buns cut-side down until golden, a couple of minutes.
• Serve the mushrooms in the buns with sliced tomato, red onion, butter lettuce, mustard, mayonnaise and ketchup.

POOR BOY BURGERS

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients and form into patties.
• Grill until done.

CRAB BURGER PO' BOYS

Steps:

• Make mustard mayonnaise:
• In a bowl whisk together mayonnaise ingredients and reserve.
• Make crab burgers:
• In a small heavy skillet cook onion and bell pepper in butter over moderately low heat, stirring occasionally, until softened. In a bowl stir together onion mixture, crab meat, scallion greens, mayonnaise, egg, 1 tablespoon bread crumbs, Worcestershire sauce, cayenne, and salt to taste.
• Put remaining 1/2 cup bread crumbs in a small bowl and put a piece of plastic wrap on a work surface. Form one fourth crab mixture into a 3-inch patty (it will be soft) and coat with bread crumbs, transferring to plastic wrap. Make 3 more patties in same manner with remaining crab mixture and bread crumbs.
• In a 10-inch heavy deep skillet heat 1/4 inch oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking and fry patties until golden and cooked through, about 2 1/2 minutes on each side, transferring to paper towels to drain.
• Spread bread with reserved mustard mayonnaise and sandwich crab burgers and lettuce between bread.

POOR MAN'S FILET MIGNON

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first 7 ingredients and 2 tablespoons barbecue sauce. Crumble beef over mixture and mix well. Form into 12 patties. Wrap a bacon slice around the sides of each patty and secure with a toothpick. , Place on a greased rack in a shallow baking pan. Bake at 350° for 50-60 minutes or until meat is no longer pink, basting frequently with remaining barbecue sauce the last 30 minutes.

POOR BOY FILLETS

Steps:

• 1. Partially cook bacon, drain on paper towel. Pat beef on waxed paper to 12x7 1/2x1/4" rectangle. Sprinkle lightly with salt and lemon pepper. Top with cheese. Combine mushrooms, onion and pepper. Sprinkle evenly over meat. Roll up jelly roll style starting from short end. Cut into 1 1/2" slices. Wrap each with bacon and secure with toothpicks. Grill over med coals, 8 min per side. Serve.

SCHOOL BOY SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Cook ground beef and onion in a large skillet, over medium-high heat, stirring frequently, until meat is browned.
• Add chili powder or cumin.
• Add enough water to just cover meat.
• Reduce heat, cover and simmer 1 hour.
• Season to taste with salt.
• Stir in bread crumbs, a little at a time, until a serving consistency is reached.
• (Mixture should just begin to hold together, but still be fairly soupy.) Serve meat on buns.