The Jersey Burger

Name: The Jersey Burger
Yield: Makes 8 cheeseburgers
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 8 soft white buns; 1 (6-ounce) package Taylor pork roll (8 slices); 8 slices yellow American cheese (deli slices, not prepackaged “singles”); 2 medium Vidalia or Walla Walla onions, sliced into super-thin rings (translucent and thinner than paper); Salt, for seasoning; 2 pounds (about 1 kg) fresh-ground 80/20 chuck; 2 medium Vidalia or Walla Walla onions, sliced into super-thin rings (translucent and thinner than paper); Beef tallow (rendered beef fat); Beef tallow (rendered beef fat)

Preparation info

Makes
8
cheeseburgers

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Great American Burger Book

By George Motz

Published 2016

About

Ingredients

The Burger

Beef tallow (rendered beef fat)
2 pounds (about 1 kg) fresh-ground 80/20 chuck

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Method

Preheat the cast-iron skillet over medium heat (or a flat top to medium), and add some beef tallow. Use the spatula to spread the fat, coating the cooking surface.
Place the ground beef in the mixing bowl. Using the salad scoop, make balls of beef and