Summer Burger With Hot Pepper Jelly And Paprika Fries
- 1 pound ground beef 85/15 fat ratio, or 80/20 if you like it richer
- 1 tablespoon Mexican oregano
- 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
- 1 tablespoon cumin powder
- 1 tablespoon coriander powder
- 1 cloves garlic large or 2 medium sized, peeled and crushed
- 1 tablespoon salt and black pepper
- jelly Hot pepper, for topping, use any sweet and spicy condiment if you don't have a hot pepper jelly
- peppers
- 1/2 avocado
- 1 lime
- cilantro for garnish
- 2 brioche buns
- 1/2 teaspoon butter
- 3 potatoes medium size
- 4 cups oil Grapessed or any high smoke point
- Bring out a heavy bottom pan (ideally a cast iron pan which I have) and set it on medium high heat. While that gets hot, In a large bowl combine all your spice powders including the salt and pepper and the garlic, and add the beef. Mix well with your hands, making sure every little morsel of the red meat is infused with the spices. Set aside.
- Add the oil to a deep pan, and start the flame to high.
- Cut your potatoes with the skin on into any French fry shape you like, matchstick, shoestring, thick. I just did the basic medium thick cut, and wash the chips well under running water to rid the excess starch.
- When the pan is hot, divide the meat mix into two large balls. Roll them nice in your hands and once the pan is very hot throw the ball in the middle of the pan and press down gently with your palms, flattening it a bit. Leave it be for 4-5 minutes. (You'll just repeat this exactly the same way for the other burger as well)
- In the meantime throw the veggies on the outer ring of the same pan, and let those veggies come up to temp.nnNow check on the oil for the fries. The oil is probably pretty hot right now. Add very gently, half the potatoes into the oil and move them around and let them go for 4 to 5 minutes or till they get that fry-like color.
- While that's happening, slice your Brioche bun in half and apply the butter.
- if 4-5 minutes have elapsed and your burger has a nice char, flip it for another 3 or 4 minutes.
- Toss around the veggies.nnOnce done remove the burger and veggies onto a plate, and toast the Brioche buns to get a little color on them, about 1-2 minutes. Remove when done.
- Remove your fries from your oil and transfer to a mixing bowl. Immediately add some salt and the paprika and toss around. Set aside.
- Now we assemble the burger. Slather some hot pepper jelly on each of the halves of the Brioche. Set the meat patty, and then pile on the veggies and then the avocado. Squeeze a bit of lime juice on top and plate in some fries on the side, and pour yourself some ice cold beer!
ground beef, oregano, paprika, cumin powder, coriander powder, garlic, salt, pepper, peppers, avocado, lime, cilantro, buns, butter, potatoes, oil
Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Summer-Burger-with-Hot-Pepper-Jelly-and-Paprika-Fries-1316952 (may not work)