Bobby's Crunch Burger

By kimvess

Ingredients

• COLESLAW
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
• 1 tablespoon finely grated yellow onion
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon celery seeds
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 1/2 small head green cabbage, very thinly sliced
• 1 small carrot, peeled, coarsely grated
• CHIPOTLE KETCHUP
• 1/2 cup ketchup
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped canned chipotle chiles in adobo
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
• BURGERS AND ASSEMBLY
• 1 1/2 pounds ground beef chuck (20% fat)
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 8 slices American cheese
• 4 soft sesame seed buns, split, toasted
• Sliced red onion, sliced pickled jalapeños, and thin potato chips (for serving)
• SPECIAL EQUIPMENT
• Four 6” wooden skewers

Details

Servings 4
Adapted from bonappetit.com

Preparation

Step 1

Coleslaw:
Whisk mayonnaise, vinegar, onion, sugar, and celery seeds in a large bowl; season with salt and pepper. Add cabbage and carrot and toss to coat; season with salt and pepper. Cover and chill at least 30 minutes.

DO AHEAD: can be made 1 day ahead. Keep chilled.

Chipotle Ketchup:

Whisk ketchup and chipotle chiles in a small bowl; season with salt and pepper. Cover and chill.

DO AHEAD: Ketchup can be mixed 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.

Burgers and Assembly:
Form meat into four 4” diameter, ¾”-thick patties. Using your thumb, make an indentation in the center of each patty to help keep them flat as they cook. Season generously with salt and pepper.

Heat a large skillet, preferably cast iron, over medium-high heat, then heat oil in pan until smoking. Cook burgers until a deep brown crust has formed, about 2 minutes per side. Add 2 Tbsp. water to skillet, immediately cover skillet (hot oil will splatter), and cook to medium-rare, about 1 minute.

Uncover skillet and top each burger with 2 slices cheese. Add another 2 Tbsp. water to skillet; cover skillet and cook until cheese is melted and burgers are cooked to medium, about 1 minute longer.

Serve burgers on buns with chipotle ketchup, coleslaw, onion, jalapeños, and potato chips. Place a skewer through each burger to help hold them together.

DO AHEAD: Patties can be formed 4 hours ahead. Cover and chill.