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Juicy Lucy Burgers Recipe
  • READY IN 25 mins

Juicy Lucy Burgers

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"A favorite of Minnesotans! The famous Juicy Lucy! Mmmm. So good. You MUST use American cheese on this to achieve the juiciness in the middle! I like sauteed mushrooms and onions on mine!" 

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Original recipe makes 4 servings Change Servings

Directions

  1. Combine ground beef, Worcestershire sauce, garlic salt, and pepper in a large bowl; mix well. Form 8, thin patties from the beef. Each patty should be slightly larger than a slice of cheese.
  2. Cut each slice of American cheese into 4 equal pieces; stack the pieces. Sandwich one stack of cheese between 2 ground beef patties. Tightly pinch edges together tightly seal the cheese within the meat. Repeat with the remaining cheese and patties.
  3. Preheat a cast-iron or other heavy bottomed skillet over medium heat. Cook burgers until well browned, about 4 minutes. It is common for burgers to puff up due to steam from the melting cheese. Turn burgers and prick the top of each to allow steam to escape; cook until browned on the outside and no longer pink on the inside; about 4 minutes. Serve on hamburger buns.
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  • PREP 15 mins
  • COOK 10 mins
  • READY IN 25 mins

Footnotes

  • Cook's Notes:
  • For the juiciest burgers, be sure your ground beef is at least 20% fat.
  • Did you make a tight seal? I hope so, because it needs to be TIGHT to avoid a cheesy eruption as the cheese melts, creates steam, and tries to find its way out.
  • You can also fire up a medium-hot bed of coals and cook these on your backyard grill.
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Most Helpful Positive Review
Mar 19, 2010

Minnesota's contribution to the culinary world! Don't forget to let this gem sit for a few minutes before taking your first bite, or you will have molten lava dribbling down your chin.

 
Most Helpful Critical Review
Mar 25, 2010

I have made these before. They are good with Blue Cheese. Try making with your favorite cheese and you will like it.

 
Apr 09, 2010

Just about the best burger ever. Saw the recipe on a food showdown recently. Introduced it to my husband today for lunch and he was impressed. Fresh ground beef is a must. We like 2 pieces of cheese per burger. A little messier but oooh sooo worth it. Keep the napkins handy.

 
Apr 29, 2010

Somehow, my initial review was deleted. I basically said what another person said, i.e., "heart attack on a bun," although I wouldn't make quite so drastic an evaluation. However, due to its high calorie and high fat content, this is the sort of thing that should be eaten sparingly. I used very, very lean ground beef and low fat cheese, which helped to mitigate some of the unhealthier attributes of this burger. Having eaten one just a few days ago, I won't have another for probably six months. Just too much fat!

 
Apr 21, 2010

I liked the idea of putting the cheese inside the burgers; makes them neater! Instead of the garlic salt and black pepper, I used Montreal Steak Seasoning. We both liked these and would make them again, but next time I want to try them with pepper jack.

 
Mar 17, 2010

If it is anything like Matt's Famous Juicy Lucy - they will be fabulous! The recipe sounds just like it.

 
Apr 29, 2010

Great way to do burgers. I do similiar with Meat Loaf; half ground beef mixture (I also add a little squirt of Mustard and BBQ Sauce) on bottom of loaf pan, then lots of layers of Cheese, then top off with rest of beef. Pinch layers together to seal Cheese in.

 
Apr 29, 2010

I really liked these. There was too much pepper in them though!

 

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Nutrition

  • Calories
  • 593 kcal
  • 30%
  • Carbohydrates
  • 23.4 g
  • 8%
  • Cholesterol
  • 131 mg
  • 44%
  • Fat
  • 37.5 g
  • 58%
  • Fiber
  • 1.3 g
  • 5%
  • Protein
  • 38.1 g
  • 76%
  • Sodium
  • 1143 mg
  • 46%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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