Kicking burgers up to a whole new level !!! Taco Style!!

Who isn't a burger fan?    Really?   There is nothing like a big gorpy burger , barbecued to perfection, with all the fixin's piled high, on a toasted sesame bun.    You can hardly get your mouth around it, and  as you bite in, your face is splattered with hamburger heaven.    If it ain't messy, it ain't a burger.

The mom and pop burger joints have all but vanished, and we are left with some pretty poor substitutes....mainly due to the squeeze of the famous chained fast food joints.     Hey, I admit.....I do enjoy the occasional quarter pounder with cheese...(must be something in the freeze dried onions or the soggy pickle parts).     I can tell you....it ain't no Jessie's Burgers (People of Streetsville and Meadowvale hold their heads in sorrow, those of you who remember the best burger joint in Mississauga North)

It is very hard to venture away from the traditional burger, but this favorite of mine, kicks ass and will leave you wanting more.     I've given the recipe out to friends, and they come back with uber positive feedback.   Even their kids go nuts for them.    If you like taco's, you'll love these burgers!!!

Foley's Taco Burgers   

What you need:
for the burgers.....

1lb ground beef
cheese...cheddar or marble cut into pieces about half the size but same thickness of a saltine cracker.
OR
pre-packaged shredded nacho / Tex-Mex cheese
hamburger buns
1 packet of taco seasoning

the fixins......
anything you usually put on your taco!!
sour creme
salsa
onions
tomato
black olives
taco sauce
Franks Red Hot (if you like heat)
shredded iceberg lettuce

1. put ground beef into a bowl, and mix in the packet of taco seasoning.   Yes, your hands will get messy......it will be worth it!!   Work in the seasoning.

2. take your mixed up ground beef, and roll out balls ....about the size of tennis balls.    You should get about 4-5 per lb of ground beef.

3. poke your thumb into the meat ball, and leave a cavity.....fill that cavity with your cheese, and pinch that cavity shut.    Proceed to flatten that ball of meat to make a patty.     The cheese should not be visible, as it needs to stay inside the patty, eventually turning into molten cheesy goodness.

4. put patties on BBQ grill and cook medium/high heat for about 5 minutes / side.    Internal temp for ground beef is 160 degrees F.

(note: the taco seasoning in the patty, will thicken the meat when grilled.    If the patty is starting to resemble a cooked ball of meat, resist the urge to squish the patty down....this may eject all the hot molten cheese in the middle.)

5. remove from the grill when done, and let the burgers rest a few minutes.    This will let the molten lava like cheese in the middle cool down enough to eat it.

6. Serve burger on a toasted sesame bun , with all you favorite taco toppings!!


Resist the urge to put ketchup, mustard relish on a taco burger....it is a sin......i know it will be hard, but trust me.    This is a Taco Burger.....You will understand after your first bite.

Enjoy!!!!

Please let me know if you give it a try, and what you think!!