Best Poor Boy Burgers Recipes

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!

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 BOY BURGERS

Steps:

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

DEEP-FRIED OYSTER PO' BOY SANDWICHES WITH SPICY REMOULADE SAUCE

Steps:

• Drain the oysters and place in a small bowl. Cover with 1 cup milk and let soak for 15 minutes. In a medium bowl, whisk together remaining milk, water, cayenne and eggs. Place the flour, cornmeal, black pepper, and salt into a brown paper bag, close and shake to mix.
• In a large heavy-bottomed pot, pour enough oil to fill the pan halfway. Heat until a deep-frying thermometer inserted in the oil reaches 360 degrees F.
• Drain the oysters from the milk. In batches dip oysters in the egg mixture then drop in the paper bag. Close and shake. Remove to a plate and repeat with the rest of the oysters. When oil is at 360 degrees F, fry oysters in batches. Do not overcrowd. Cook turning once until golden brown and cooked through, about 3 minutes. Remove to a paper towel. Repeat with remaining oysters.
• To serve, cut sandwich loaves in half horizontally. Slather a generous amount of Spicy Remoulade Sauce on the inside. Place a lettuce leaf inside and fill generously with oysters. Squeeze fresh lemon juice over oysters just before serving.
• Place all ingredients into a food processor and blend until smooth. Chill until ready to serve.

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.

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.

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.