Garlic Butter Burger

Name: Garlic Butter Burger
Yield: serves 4
Ingredients: 12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, slightly softened; 4 cloves garlic; 1/2 small shallot, chopped; 3 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves; Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 1/2 pounds ground chuck (80 percent lean) or ground turkey (90 percent lean); 1 1/2 tablespoons canola oil; 4 hamburger buns, split

December 9, 2011

It doesn’t get much easier or much better than this. Basting both the burgers as you cook them and the buns before you toast them with a savory garlicky butter adds a whole new dimension of flavor to a classic burger. Try adding a few tablespoons of fresh herbs or a few dashes of Worcestershire sauce to the butter for even more flavor.

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