It's a cup...it's a hamburger... it's delicious!! |
Yipee Skipee!!! Summer is finally here!!! Wahoo!!
I don’t know about you, but I could eat grilled hot dogs and grilled hamburgers
nearly every day. I say nearly because
of the law of diminishing returns (it’s the geek in me…sorry) where the first
hot dog is incredible, the second also incredible, the third…not so much, and
the fourth…must—finish—the—hot--dog, and after that…well you get the
point. Regardless, summer barbecue is
awesome and I’m always looking for new and fun ways to serve grilled foods to
my family – especially since I really do grill year round (we love it that
much!). This week I had a thought. What if we grilled something that could act
as a container for something else, like salsa or guacamole? What if that something were a Grilled
Hamburger Cup???!!! It’s a
grilled hamburger (YUM!) but you have a ready-made holder for your favorite
toppings and no bun! I figured
that just poking a hole in the meat probably wouldn’t hold the hole shape, so I
covered a small medicine dispensing cup with foil and made the hole with that. Then I left the cup shaped foil in the burger
to maintain the hole shape while grilling.
What do you know, it actually worked!!
They were amazing right off the grill with homemade
guacamole. We also had them filled with
salsa, salsa and guacamole together, and the boys filled
them with a little barbecue sauce lake.
I even popped a whole small salad potato into a few of them. They were deemed a rousing success! They were super-fast to make and best of all –
they were grilled!! It’s all
good!
For more super summertime and
July 4th recipes check out my article on aish.com !
Grilled Hamburger Cups (makes
approximately 8 hamburger cups)
Note: Great for the GFE (gluten-free eater)
2 pounds of ground beef
2 pounds of ground beef
4”x4” aluminum foil squares
halved salad potatoes (optional)
Your favorite hamburger toppings:
- GRILLED HOT DOGS!!
- Guacamole
- Salsa
- Grilled
onions
- Barbecue
sauce
- Israeli
Salad
- Chili
Four pounds of ground beef -
I doubled the "recipe"
I always wear gloves when working
with raw meat. Poking a hole in the
meat ball with your thumb makes it
easier to push the cup into the meat ball...
Press the cup into the meat ball,
then remove the cup but leave in the foil...
Repeat with the rest of the meat...
You can even use a half of a salad potato!
(Sadly, we found out the hard way...
the whole ones don't cook through)
Toss 'em on a hot grill for 10-15 minutes
until mostly cooked through. Then flip them
over and grill for another 5.
Remove them from the grill then let them rest for
10 minutes...
Serve warm with your favorites!!!
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