Lela’s Famous Burgers

Lela’s Famous Burgers

This is the recipe Gordon Ramsay used on Kitchen Nightmares when he went to Lela’s and created Lela’s Famous Burger.

For best results, prepare these on the grill and get your hamburger meat from a local butcher. They tend to crumble. Squeeze some of the liquid out of the patties before putting them on the grill.

* 1 -1 1/4 LBs Ground Beef

* Salt (to taste)

* Pepper (to taste)

* 1 1/2 Teaspoons Dijon Mustard.

* Worcestershire Sauce (several dashes)

* 2 Egg Yolks

* 3 Tablespoons Ketchup

* Enough Red Onion to equally distribute in the ground beef

Cooking the Hamburgers:

Medium heat works best for cooking hamburgers as it allows for nice grill marks and color, but provides enough time to cook the inside without drying it out. Prepare your grill (or your pan) by allowing it to reach medium heat. Place your hamburger patties on the grill (or in the pan) and resist the urge to press them with a spatula or move them around too much; either of these practices will dry out the burgers and can also cause Lela’s Famous Hamburgers to crumble.

Flip your patties after 3 minutes of steady cooking and allow them to cook for 3 more minutes. You may need to flip once or twice more depending on the heat of your grill (or stove). USDA says that the inside of your hamburgers should be 160 degrees before eating. Some of you might like your hamburgers medium, or medium rare. Under cook hamburger patties at your own risk.