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Joshua Weissman
Making The Burger King Whopper At Home | But Better
Weissman’s homemade Whopper with home-baked buns and a smoky char.
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Whopper-Style Cheeseburger
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Thin patties griddled mostly from one side for crust, rebuilt with better layering than the original.
The recipe
How to make it
4 servings
Ingredients
Burgers
- 1 lb fresh ground chuck
- Salt and pepper
- 4 slices American cheese
- 4 sesame seed buns
To dress
- 4 Tbsp mayonnaise
- 4 Tbsp ketchup
- 1 cup shredded iceberg
- 1 small onion, thinly sliced
- 16 crinkle-cut dill pickles
- 8 slices beefsteak tomato
Method
- Set up a grill with a hot side and a cool side.
- Press the beef into four thin patties ½ in wider than the buns. Season well.
- Grill over the hot side about 2 minutes, turn 90° and cook 2 minutes more until well charred and juices bubble on top.
- Flip, add cheese and move to the cool side. Toast the buns over the heat.
- Spread mayo and ketchup on both buns and layer lettuce, onion, pickles and tomato on the bottoms.
- Rewarm the patties over the hot side for 30 seconds, add them and close.
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