Best Dairy State Buttered Burgers Recipes

WISCONSIN BUTTER-BASTED BURGERS

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It's no secret that Wisconsinites love their dairy-so much that they sometimes top their burgers with a generous pat of butter. My recipe is a lot like the butter burgers you'll find in popular restaurants all over the state. -Becky Carver, North Royalton, Ohio -Becky Carver, North Royalton, Ohio

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Lunch

Time 30m

Yield 4 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

1 pound lean ground beef (90% lean)
1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/2 pound fresh mushrooms
2 tablespoons plus 4 teaspoons butter, divided
4 hamburger buns, split
Optional toppings: Tomato slices, lettuce leaves, dill pickle slices, ketchup and mustard

Steps:

Sprinkle ground beef with seasoned salt and pepper. Pulse mushrooms in a food processor until finely chopped. Add to seasoned beef, mixing lightly but thoroughly. Shape into four 1/2-in.-thick patties., In a large skillet, heat 2 tablespoons butter over medium heat. Add burgers; cook 6-8 minutes on each side, basting with butter, until a thermometer reads 160°. Remove from heat; keep warm. Add bun tops to skillet; toast until golden brown., Transfer burgers to bun bottoms. Top each with 1 teaspoon butter. Replace bun tops. Serve with toppings.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 400 calories, Fat 21g fat (10g saturated fat), Cholesterol 96mg cholesterol, Sodium 543mg sodium, Carbohydrate 24g carbohydrate (3g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 28g protein.

DAIRY STATE BUTTERED BURGERS

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Many cooks of Wisconsin and Minnesota consider it patriotic to add extra butter to a dish whenever possible. At drive-ins in these two states, butter is not considered merely a hamburger condiment but an integral component. After studying a slew of burger flippers at work in Milwaukee, we devised the following recipe:

Provided by Jane Stern

Yield Makes 6 burgers

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

1 pound ground chuck
6 hamburger buns, split
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened, plus 3 tablespoons additional if using onion
2/3 cup chopped onion (optional)
tomato slices
shredded lettuce
condiments such as ketchup and mustard

Steps:

Fashion beef into 6 patties no more than 1/4 inch thick and season each patty with salt.
Spread bottom half of each bun with 1/2 tablespoon softened butter.
On a griddle or in a large heavy skillet fry onions in additional 3 tablespoons butter over moderately high heat, stirring, until barely softened, and push to side of griddle or skillet. Fry burgers, flipping once, about 2 minutes on each side for well-done.
Transfer burgers to buttered bun bottoms while still hot (to melt butter) and top with onion, tomato, and lettuce. Spread condiments on bun tops.
Serve burgers with plenty of napkins.