SONIC DRIVE-IN SIGNATURE BURGERS

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Driving through Louisiana in 1953, Troy Smith discovered a hamburger stand that had installed an intercom system to speed up ordering. Troy thought the idea of ordering food from parked cars would be perfect for his Top Hat Restaurant in Stillwater, Oklahoma. He borrowed a bunch of cars from a friend who owned a used car lot and parked the cars in a row as a guide to form stalls around his restaurant. He wired an intercom system to the stalls and renamed his drive-in "Sonic" with the slogan "Service with the Speed of Sound." The new concept was a smash, and revenues for the redesigned hotdog and hamburger stand doubled during the first week. This recipe includes three terrific clones for the top-selling signature burgers served at Americas largest drive-in chain: the all-American Sonic Burger, the smoky Hickory Burger, or the spicy Jalapeno Burger.

Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 26

Ingredients

1/4 pound ground beef
1 large plain white hamburger bun
butter-flavored spray or melted butter
salt
ground black pepper
2 teaspoons mayonnaise
3 dill pickle slices (hamburger slices)
1 tablespoon chopped white onion
1/3 cup chopped iceberg lettuce
2 tomato slices
1/4-pound ground beef
1 large plain white hamburger bun
butter-flavored spray or melted butter
salt
ground black pepper
1 tablespoon Kraft Hickory BBQ Sauce
1 tablespoon chopped white onion
1/3 cup chopped iceberg lettuce
1/4-pound ground beef
1 large plain white hamburger bun
butter-flavored spray or melted butter
salt
ground black pepper
1 1/2 teaspoons yellow mustard
6 to 10 bottled jalapeno slices (nacho slices)
1/3 cup chopped iceberg lettuce

Steps:

Sonic Burger
Shape the ground beef into a patty with approximately the same diameter as the bun. Cover the patty with wax paper and freeze it.
When you're ready to prepare the burger, preheat a large skillet or griddle over medium heat.
Spray some butter spray or spread a thin layer of melted butter on the top and bottom bun halves. Lightly brown the bun in the skillet or on the griddle, then set it aside.
Cook the beef patty in the hot pan, and lightly season it with salt and pepper. Cook the beef for 3 to 4 minutes per side, until done.
As the patty cooks, build the burger by first spreading the mayonnaise over the browned face of the bottom bun.
Arrange the pickle slices on the mayonnaise.
Sprinkle the chopped onion over the pickles.
Arrange the lettuce on the onion.
Stack the tomato slices on the lettuce.
When the beef is ready, stack it on the lettuce, and top off the sandwich with the top bun. If you'd like the bun warmer, microwave the burger on high for 10 to 15 seconds.
Makes 1 sandwich.
Hickory Burger
Shape the ground beef into a patty with approximately the same diameter as the bun. Cover the patty with wax paper and freeze it.
When you're ready to prepare the burger, preheat a large skillet or griddle over medium heat.
Spray some butter spray or spread a thin layer of melted butter on the top and bottom bun halves. Lightly brown the bun in the skillet or on the griddle, then set it aside.
Cook the beef patty in the hot pan, and lightly season it with salt and pepper. Cook the beef for 3 to 4 minutes per side, until done.
As the patty cooks, build the burger by first spreading the BBQ sauce over the face of the bottom bun.
Sprinkle the chopped onion over the sauce.
Arrange the lettuce on the onion.
When the beef is ready, stack it on the lettuce, and top off the sandwich with the top bun. If you'd like the bun warmer, microwave the burger on high for 10 to 15 seconds.
Makes 1 sandwich.
Jalapeno Burger
Shape the ground beef into a patty with approximately the same diameter as the bun. Cover the patty with wax paper and freeze it.
When you're ready to prepare the burger, preheat a large skillet or griddle over medium heat.
Spray some butter spray or spread a thin layer of melted butter on the top and bottom bun halves. Lightly brown the bun in the skillet or on the griddle, then set it aside.
Cook the beef patty in the hot pan, and lightly season it with salt and pepper. Cook the beef for 3 to 4 minutes per side, until done.
As the patty cooks, build the burger by first spreading the mustard over the face of the bottom bun.
Arrange the jalapeno slices on the mustard.
Arrange the lettuce on the jalapeno slices.
When the beef is ready, stack it on the lettuce, and top off the sandwich with the top bun. If you'd like the bun warmer, microwave the burger on high for 10 to 15 seconds.
Makes 1 sandwich.