"21" Club Burger

Name: "21" Club Burger
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8 hamburgers
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter (1 stick) at room temperature; 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh basil; 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh thyme; 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh parsley; Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste; 24 slices ripe red tomato; 16 thin slices red onion; 1 1/2 cups olive oil; 1 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice; 6 pounds fresh chuck; Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste; 16 1/2-inch-thick slices Italian country-style bread, toasted; 1/2 cup olive oil

By Molly O'Neill

Total Time: 45 minutes
Rating: 4(20)
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Ingredients

Yield:8 hamburgers

Herb Butter

½cup butter (1 stick) at room temperature
2tablespoons finely chopped fresh basil
1tablespoon finely chopped fresh thyme
1tablespoon finely chopped fresh parsley
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Salad Garnish

24slices ripe red tomato
16thin slices red onion
1½cups olive oil
1cup freshly squeezed lemon juice

Hamburgers

6pounds fresh chuck
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
16½-inch-thick slices Italian country-style bread, toasted
½cup olive oil

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Preparation

Step 1
For the herb butter, place the butter, basil, thyme, parsley, salt and pepper in a food processor and pulse until smooth. Place it on plastic wrap, and loosely fold the wrap over. Roll it into a log and freeze.
Step 2
For the salad, combine the tomatoes, onion, olive oil and lemon juice in a nonreactive bowl.
Step 3
For the hamburgers, remove the butter from the plastic wrap and cut into 8 cylinders. Divide the meat into 8 equal balls.
Step 4
With each ball, make an indentation with your thumb, press a butter cylinder in and close the meat over the butter. Shape each ball into a 1-inch-thick patty, and sprinkle with salt and pepper on both sides.
Step 5
Grill, broil or fry the patties in a preheated cast-iron skillet for 4 minutes per side over medium-low heat for medium rare.
Step 6
Brush the toast with the olive oil and grill under a broiler until both sides are golden. Center each hamburger on 2 slices of the toast, top with the salad garnish and eat with a knife and fork.