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Classic Tillamook Cheeseburger
Our melty, thick cut sharp cheddar is what makes this summer burger recipe awesome. Well, besides the awesome sauce. Just one bite delivers big, bold, buttery flavor.
20MINserves 4
Ingredients
Cheeseburger
24 oz. ground beef or four 6 oz. Patties (80⁄20blend preferred)
4 brioche buns
3 tbsp. Tillamook Extra Creamy Salted Butter, room temperature
Sliced dill pickle
Sliced tomato
Shredded iceberg lettuce
8 Tillamook Farmstyle Sharp Cheddar Slices, room temperature
Seasoning Blend
2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. black pepper
1 tsp. garlic powder
1 tsp. onion powder
1 tsp. paprika
Awesome Sauce
½ cup mayonnaise
2 tbsp. ketchup
1 tbsp. yellow mustard
½ tsp. Seasoning Blend
6-8 dill pickle slices, diced fine
Black pepper to taste
Combine all ingredients of the Seasoning Blend and set aside.
Whisk all together all the ingredients of the Awesome Sauce, cover and set aside.
Gently shape your ground beef into 4 equal patties. Season both sides liberally with the prepared Seasoning Blend. Butter the top and bottoms of the buns and dust with the Seasoning Blend.
Set your oven to broil. Heat your cooking surface (grill, griddle, pan) to medium-high heat and cook the burgers, rotating often but flipping only once (about 3-5 minutes per side). Immediately following the flip, add two sharp cheddar slices to each of the burgers. Decrease heat if needed to allow cheese to melt – you can also cover the burgers to speed up the melt. Cook burgers to desired doneness (an internal temperature of 165 degrees will give you a well-done burger).
Quickly broil the buns in the oven to toast, then remove and build your burger from the bottom up: bottom bun, sauce, sliced pickle, sliced tomato, burger, cheese, iceberg lettuce, sauce, top bun. Serve immediately and enjoy.
