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THE ULTIMATE PIMENTO CHEESE BURGER

  • PREP TIME: 10 minutes + marinade
  • COOK TIME: 4 servings
  • YIELDS: 4 servings

Ingredients

  • 1 pound ground chuck
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire Sauce
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • 4 hamburger buns
  • ½ cup homemade Pimento Cheese
  • lettuce and tomato for garnish

You will find this burger on menus of local joints like Add Drug in Athens, Georgia, a drug store that still serves grilled cheese and burgers at the counter.

Instructions

FIRST Heat gas or charcoal grill to medium-high heat.

NEXT Divide ground chuck into four ¾” patties, making a slight indention with thumb in the center of the burger. Place burgers in shallow dish and pour soy sauce and Worcestershire on top. Season with black pepper and a pinch of salt. Let marinate at room temperature for 15-20 minutes.

LAST Grill burgers on oiled grill grates for 4 minutes per side for medium-rare, flipping only once. Remove burgers from grill and top each with 2 tablespoons of Pimento Cheese. Serve on toasted buns with lettuce and tomato.