Council of Elrond - Sam's Recipe Box

Description: Comfort food was never so comforting than with this Prancing Pony Inn standard of top quality beef, cheese, and hearty spices.

Submitted by: M on 2002-09-13 17:03:46

Serves: 1

Prep Time: 10-15min

Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients

2 beef patties (use top round or sirloin, never chuck. Prepackaged okay)
Blue cheese, crumbled
1 clove garilc
Garlic powder
Freshly grated Parmesan cheese (don't use Kraft or prepackaged on this, folks)
Turmeric
Chili powder
Oregano
Sea salt
Del Monte diced tomatoes w/green chilis (can, or use plain diced tomatoes and buy some dehydrated mini green chilis and toss in)
Fresh dill
Fresh cilantro
1 red onion, finely chopped (you want the bite from this--don't use regular onions)

Instructions

Finely chop garlic
Finely chop dill & cilantro together

Lay one raw beef patty out
Smoothe garlic bits over entire surface (pushing them in a little so they stick)
Spread some of the chopped onions on top
Sprinkle cilantro/dill mixture over onion
Sprinkle blue cheese crumbles on
Spoon some of the tomatoes over that
Follow with more onions on top

Place second patty over top like a sandwich and press sides together (use a little olive oil to make stick.) It's okay if some squeezes out the side

Sprinkle sea salt on top
Sprinkle on garlic powder, tumeric, chili powder, and oregano

Place in broiler with tin foil underneath. These are a little tricky to manueve,r so use two spatulas.

Turn over once one side begins to brown. Sprinkle more of the salt and powders on that side.

Check doneness by using a fork or knife. Burgers are usually safely done once the implement comes away clean.

At that point, sprinkle on your freshly grated Parmesan and cook until melted.

Important: You need to watch these carefully or they'll burn!