Okay, so there's not red, white and blue! But what could be better
on the 4th of July than a hamburger? This is actually an inside out
cheeseburger because we put the cheese on the inside. It's a super, easy recipe for kids to make. It's sure to become a family tradition.
The
recipe calls for cheddar but we actually made two batches. We did
cheddar for the kids and off camera we make a batch with blue cheese
for the adults.
{Makes 4 burgers}
You'll need:
1 pound of lean ground beef
1/4 cup of onion
1 egg
1 teaspoons ground black pepper
1/4 pound medium sharp cheddar - in a block
Multigrain buns
A lot of adult help
for the grill
Equipment:
A large bowl
A fork
Oven mitts
A long handled spatula
BBQ grill
A serving platter
Ask the adult who's helping you to fire up the
grill. If you're using charcoal in stead of gas this may take quite a
while, so plan ahead.
Cut the cheese into 1 inch squares that are about 1/2 inch thick.
Put the ground beef, onion, egg and pepper in the bowl.
You can use a fork to mix but we think hands work much better.
While your hands are still gucky, split the meat into four portions and form patties.
Place a hunk of cheese in the middle of each patty. Pull the sides up around it.
Reform
the patty making sure that the meat completely surrounds the cheese. As
the burgers cook the cheese will melt and you don't want all that
lovely cheese leaking out.
Ask your adult helper to place the patties
on the grill. Depending on how you like your burgers done it should
take about 7 to 10 minutes on a side. Sade's mom, Miss Cathy flipped
four times, giving the burger about 5 minutes on each side.
When the burgers are done, transfer them to
a serving platter and serve with your favorite condiments.
