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Authentic Juicy Lucy Recipe Alternate Text Minneapolis, United States of America

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Introduction & history

The Juicy Lucy is a cheeseburger with a twist. Slices of American cheese are tucked between two four-ounce patties, which are sealed to form a single beef patty with a pocket of cheese in the middle. Once grilled, the patties are served on a hamburger bun with a topping of either sliced pickles or onions. When you bite into one of these, melted cheese should ooze from the patty, so make sure to let your Juicy Lucy cool a bit before taking a bite.

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Ale

American India pale ale

North America

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Cooking tips

  • patties

    As the patties grill, the meat will start to shrink, putting pressure on the cheese inside, which can result in cheese seeping out. To prevent that, when assembling, flatten your patties thinly between two pieces of plastic with a hard, unbreakable object, e.g., the bottom of the pan, and then proceed to fill and seal your patties.
  • technique

    The patties need to be well-done to get that signature liquid cheese middle. If you don't mind a meatloaf texture, one method you can achieve that is by adding milk and breadcrumbs to the meat mixture, as they will help keep the patties tender. Another way you can go about this is by using freshly ground beef from the butchers or home-ground.

Recipe variations

Blue Door Pub’s Blucy

PREP 30min

COOK 36min

READY IN 1h 6min

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The Blucy burger, a version of the famous Jucy Lucy, is a staple of the Blue Door Pub in St. Paul, Minnesota. This half-pound (quarter-kilo) burger is stuffed with crumbled blue cheese and a pinch of garlic and served on grilled egg buns. Since the recipe is a secret, this adapted recipe has a slightly shorter list of ingredients.

Ingredients

4 Servings

2 lbs (900g) ground Black Angus beef, different cuts

¾ tsp salt

1 tsp pepper

¾ cup (90g) breadcrumbs

1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce

2 cloves garlic, pressed

blue cheese, to taste

4 egg buns

butter, for the buns

sliced pickles, for serving

Preparation

Step 1/4

Combine the ground beef, salt, pepper, Worcestershire sauce, and breadcrumbs into a mixture and make eight ¼-pound (110g) pieces. Flatten the meat into thin patties and top four patties with a generous amount of crumbled blue cheese and a pinch of garlic. Cover with the remaining patties and crimp the edges, making sure they are sealed properly.

Step 2/4

Grill the patties on a greased grill or a grill pan for six minutes on each side. For the meat to cook through, after you flip the patties, cover them with a dome or a lid if you’re using a grill pan.

Step 3/4

Take the egg buns, split them in half, butter each of the sides, then grill them until they resemble a French toast.

Step 4/4

Transfer the patties to the bun bottom, top with some sliced pickles, and cover with a bun top; serve with fries.

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