JIMMY BUFFETT’S
"CHEESEBURGER IN PARADISE"
Recipe courtesy Jimmy Buffettt’s Margaritaville
Restaurant, 2000
28 ounces fresh USDA choice beef chuck, diced
2 tablespoons kosher salt
1 tablespoon ground black pepper
1/2 tablespoon garlic salt
1/2 tablespoon onion salt
1 teaspoon celery salt
8 slices American cheese - 1 slice if any other kind of
cheese
4 sesame hamburger buns, toasted
8 leaves iceberg lettuce
4 slices tomato, 1/4-inch thick
4 slices red onion, 1/4-inch thick
4 toothpicks
4 pickle spears
2 pounds Idaho potatoes, peeled, cut into fries and
fried until golden brown
Using a meat grinder with a 3/8-inch plate, grind the
meat. Change to a 1/8-inch plate, and grind a second
time. Shape the ground meat into 4 (7-ounce)
patties. In a mixing bowl, combine the kosher salt,
pepper, garlic salt, onion salt and celery salt. Mix
well. Place burger on a hot grill and season with the
seasoning salt. Cook the burgers halfway to desired
temperature and flip over and finish cooking. Place
cheese on the burger when it is 3/4 of the way cooked
and melt. Place bottom bun on plate. Place burger on
bottom bun. Place lettuce, tomato and onion on top of
the burger. Cover with top bun and secure with a
toothpick. Place pickle next to the burger. Place fries
on the plate.
Yield: 4 servings
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 15 minutes |