My Favorite Hamburger
- 2 pounds ground chuck or round with a minimum of fat
- 3 tablespoons grated onion
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream
- 3 tablespoons oil
- 3 tablespoons butter
- Pat the meat into a rather flat cake.
- Grate the onion directly into the center.
- Add the salt and pepper and carefully spoon the heavy cream into it.
- Blend well with the hands and form into one large cake or 4 smaller ones.
- If you want the meat rare, have the cakes about 1 1/2 inches thick.
- Heat the oil and butter in a heavy skillet.
- When quite hot, add the meat and cook to your favorite state of doneness.
- Turn once or twice during the cooking process.
- Add salt and pepper to taste.
- If you make one large cake, use two very wide spatulas to handle the difficult job of turning it.
- Serve at once, along with sauteed potatoes and a tomato and onion salad.
ground chuck, onion, salt, freshly ground pepper, heavy cream, oil, butter
Taken from www.cookstr.com/recipes/my-favorite-hamburger (may not work)