Best Trini Burgers Recipes

" TRINI" BURGERS

This is our favorite of many wonderful burger recipes found in "Burger Meisters", a cookbook put together by Marcel Desaulniers. If you like this or prefer burgers with other types of meats (fish, rabbit, turkey...) you may want to check out the recipe book.

Provided by luvinlif2k

Time 50m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

2 lbs lean ground beef
4 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme (or 1 tsp. dried)
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
3/4 cup minced onion
1 ounce cheddar cheese, finely diced
salt
white pepper
4 hamburger buns
4 tablespoons mayonnaise
4 leaves bibb lettuce, washed and dried
8 thin slices ripe tomatoes
1/2 medium papaya, peeled, seeded, and sliced thin

Steps:

In a 5-quart stainless steel bowl, gently but thoroughly combine the ground beef with the Worcestershire sauce, thyme, cumin, and cayenne pepper.
Gently form the ground beef mixture into eight 4-ounce, 3/4-inch-thick patties.
Use a metal spoon to make a small indentation in the center of 4 of the beef patties.
Combine the onions and cheddar.
Divide this mixture into 4 equal portions and place a portion in each indentation.
Top with another patty and gently form into a burger, making sure to seal all open edges.
Season the burgers with salt and white pepper.
Cover the burgers with plastic wrap and refrigerate until needed.
Grill the burgers over a medium wood or charcoal fire.
Cook to the desired doneness: about 5-6 minutes on each side for rare, 6-7 minutes on each side for medium, and 9-10 minutes on each side for well-done.
(This burger may also be cooked on a well-seasoned flat griddle or in a large nonstick saute pan over medium-high heat. Cook for about the same amount of time as listed for grilling.) Remove the burgers from the grill.
Toast the buns, cut side down, on the grill or griddle or in a nonstick saute pan until golden brown, about 1 minute.
Spread 1/2 tablespoons.
mayonnaise onto each burger bun half.
Place 1 of the lettuce leaves on the bottom half of each bun, then top each with a burger, 2 of the tomato slices, 2 of the papaya slices, and the top half of the bun.
Serve immediately accompanied by"Trini Tropical Fruit Salad".

Nutrition Facts : Calories 693.1, Fat 32.6, SaturatedFat 12.1, Cholesterol 158.7, Sodium 686.6, Carbohydrate 45.4, Fiber 5.3, Sugar 15.5, Protein 54.3

THIN BURGER

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Straight out of central casting: a savory, slender patty on a deliciously squishy bun.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Meat & Poultry Beef Recipes Ground Beef Recipes

Time 20m

Yield Makes 4

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

1 1/4 pounds coarsely ground beef chuck (70 percent lean)
Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
4 slices American cheese
4 teaspoons unsalted butter, softened
4 potato sandwich rolls
1/4 cup diced white onion
1 dill pickle, thinly sliced
1 cup shredded iceberg lettuce
4 teaspoons yellow mustard

Steps:

Divide beef into 4 mounds, and evenly place on a 12-by-14-inch piece of plastic wrap. Place another piece of plastic on top. Roll into 5 1/2-inch patties, about 1/3 inch thick, with a rolling pin.
Heat a griddle or 2 large cast-iron skillets over medium-high. Season both sides of patties with salt and pepper. Cook patties, pressing with a spatula, 3 minutes. Reduce heat to medium, flip, and top with cheese. Cook 2 minutes.
Butter cut sides of rolls, and toast on griddle until edges just start to brown, about 1 minute.
Sandwich burgers in rolls with onion, pickle, lettuce, and mustard.