The Deep-Fried Burger

banner
Preparation info
  • Makes

    8

    quarter-pound burgers double-cheeseburgers
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The Great American Burger Book: How to Make Authentic Regional Hamburgers At Home

By George Motz

Published 2016

  • About

Ingredients

The Burger

  • 1 quart (about 1 L) Beef tallow or enough peanut or grapeseed oil to fill a skillet with

Method

  1. Heat the tallow or oil in your skillet over medium heat.
  2. While the oil is heating up, shape the ground beef into 8 portions on your clean, smooth work surface and roll them into equal-size balls (they should be slightly larger than golf balls). Chill on a plate in the refrigerator.
  3. Prep the hamburger buns with a thin layer of mustard, a slice of onion