GLUTEN-FREE JUICY LUCY BURGER RECIPE

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Gluten-Free Juicy Lucy Burger Recipe

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Ingredients for Glutenista's Gluten-Free Juicy Lucy:

Recipe adapted from America's Test Kitchen, because they know what they are talking about! MAKES 3 BURGERS - for 4, use 1.5 pounds of beef. Want a HUGE Juicy Lucy? Make 2 from one pound of beef.

1 Pound Natural Beef, 85%
3 Thick Slices of Cheese (American or Pepper Jack are great to start)
2 Slices Gluten-Free Bread, torn into small pieces (we used Canyon Bakehouse Mountain White)
1/3 Cup Milk
1 tsp Garlic Powder
1.5 teaspoons Kosher Salt
1 teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce (optional)
a few big twists of the Pepper grinder
3 Tasty Gluten-Free Hamburger Buns, such as Udi's White or Canyon Bakehouse
Caramelized Onions (optional)

Ooozing cheese, juicy onions and a BUN! Sounds like a great recipe for a burger, but throw the cheese INSIDE the burger, and you have a recipe for gloriousness! Juicy Lucys are apparently a Minnesota thing. Juicy Lucys are legendary in this town and everyone has a favorite: 508, Matt's or the Nook. Juicy Lucys have even been featured on Food Wars, Man vs. Food, Food Network and in many national magazines!

Fun fact: My now-husband took me to a dive bar on our first date and we both had Juicy Lucys - though mine was bunless :) Apparently he was testing how high-maintenance I was - ha! somehow I fooled him! I am so happy there are now great gluten-free hamburger buns so I can enjoy my gluten-free juicy lucy in style!

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Directions for a Gluten-Free Juicy Lucy:

In a medium bowl, combine Bread and Milk. Add the Garlic, Worcestershire, Salt and Pepper. Mash with a potato masher until paste-like. Add in beef and combine very, very well.
Cut cheese slices into fourths and stack the fourths on top of each other (you can also just use a cheese cube, but it may melt funny). Divide the beef mixture into even thirds, then into sixths. Take one beef ball and completely immerse a cheese stack with it. THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT STEP! Make sure there are no holes so there is not a cheese blow-out. Smash another beef ball very, very flat and wrap it completely around the cheesy ball. Lightly tap on top to make it more orb-like. Repeat for the other two burgers.
Warm a cast-iron skillet with oil or butter on medium-high. Once fat is sizzling, add Juicys to skillet. Cook on 1st side for 4-7 minutes, flip and cook covered on other side for 4-7 minutes OR UNTIL DONE TO YOUR PREFERENCE. Remove from skillet and let it rest for 5 minutes under tented foil. This is VERY important so you do not burn your mouth on the cheese! If possible, eat from the outside, do not cut in half. Is your Juicy burned on the outside and you are afraid to grill it anymore? Pop it in the microwave for a minute or two to zap the inside and make sure the cheese is melty. Top with grilled onions, a special sauce or eat it as is. Pairs well with Sweet Potato Fries and a nice, cold adult beverage.
That's it! Not so hard... just make sure your cheese has a solid covering all the way around! Enjoy glutenistas!