Recipe for Juicy Lucy

Jucy Lucy Cheeseburger uncut served with waffle fries.

5 from 11 votes

Minnesota's most popular sandwich is the Jucy Lucy Cheese burger and it certainly doesn't disappoint. Try this Recipe for Juicy Lucy and let me know in the comments what you think!

Prep Time20

Cook Time20

Total Time40

Course: Dinner, Lunch

Cuisine: American

Servings: servings

Calories: 793kcal

Author: Jeremy Klae

Ingredients

4 tablespoon Olive oil
2 Lbs Ground Beef 80/20
1 Medium Yellow Onion
4 American Cheese Slices
4 Brioche Hamburger Buns
Salt and Pepper to taste

Instructions

Start by forming four 4 oz patties with a wall around them.
Make four more slightly smaller 4 oz patties.
On the patties with the walls, place one slice of American Cheese folded in fours on top of them.
Place the non-walled patties onto the others and begin to pinch and roll the edges together forming one burger patty.
Salt and pepper the top of the patty with coarse kosher salt and fresh ground black pepper.
Preheat a cast iron skillet over medium-high heat.
Place your four burger patties in the skillet and cook on each side for about 10 minutes.
Remove the burgers and reduce the heat to medium.
Add some butter and onions stirring to coat the onions in the beef lard and butter. Sprinkle with a little salt bring the moisture out.
Allow the onions to cook for about 10 minutes but not caramelize. Pour these into a fine strainer and set aside as a garnish.
Assemble burgers and Serve.
ENJOY!

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Notes

Be sure not to make each patty too thick; otherwise, your burger will take forever to cook.

I don't recommend cooking this on a grill, as you could lose your cheese due to the extreme heat. Use a cast iron skillet or flattop to get these burgers done.

While American cheese is the classic, don't be afraid to experiment with cheese such as smoked gouda, pepper jack, jalapeño, hatch chile cheddar, etc.

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