BEST CHEESEBURGERS

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These diner-style cheeseburgers have gooey melted cheese and all the fixings - the ultimate American beef burgers for a barbecue feast

Provided by Jennifer Joyce

Categories Dinner, Lunch, Main course, Supper, Treat

Time 20m

Yield Makes 4

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

450g beef mince (ideally 15-20% fat)
2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
8 cheddar or Red Leicester slices
1 tbsp chipotle paste
5 tbsp tomato ketchup
2 tbsp mayonnaise
4 large soft brioche buns (available in Marks & Spencer and Waitrose) or burger buns, halved
4 thick leaves iceberg lettuces
4 thick slices beefsteak tomatoes
4 very thin slices red onions
16 Bread & butter pickles (see Goes well with) or 2 gherkins , thinly sliced

Steps:

Put the meat and Worcestershire sauce in a bowl and season with black pepper and 1 generous tsp salt. Mix together well, then shape the meat into 4 thin, flat burgers. Chill until needed. Can be made a day ahead. Combine the chipotle paste, ketchup and mayonnaise in a bowl to make a sauce.
Heat a gas or charcoal barbecue to high (or you can use a griddle pan on the hob). Cook the burgers over direct heat for 2 mins each side or until grill marks appear. Top each with 2 slices of cheese and cook for another 30 secs or until melted, then remove from the heat. Toast the buns for a few seconds on the cut-side.
Spread a little of the spicy sauce on the base of each bun and top with lettuce, tomato, a burger patty, onion and pickles. Top with the bun lid and devour immediately.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 723 calories, Fat 44 grams fat, SaturatedFat 18 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 44 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 19 grams sugar, Fiber 3 grams fiber, Protein 36 grams protein, Sodium 4.7 milligram of sodium