Inside-Out Burgers

I made up this simple burger recipe for my sister, Beth and her kids Sara and Jack. We had been talking about making food together over skype since we live so far apart and when we did it was a success! We both bought all the necessary ingredients and we went through it step by step. I wasn't sure how well it would really work since we used web cams but we were able to make it work and we both had successful and tasty burgers! Here are some of the tips I gave my sister while we we're talking through it.

Tips-
1. An easy way to make your burgers equal is to score or portion beef in bowl so you know how much you have per patty
2. Cheese on the inside of the burger needs to be sealed well so it doesn’t make a mess everywhere. 3. Burger will shrink while cooking so make slightly wider than bun.

Ingredients:
1 pound ground beef (makes 3 big burgers or 4 normal burgers)
Burger buns
Sliced Cheese of your choice- American, swiss, or mozzarella
Canola oil
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. pepper
2 Tbs. ketchup
1 egg
2 tsp. garlic powder
Toppings you like on burgers: lettuce, ketchup, mustard, relish, pickles etc.

Directions:
 Make Burger Mix: Put egg into a bowl and whisk with a fork. Add beef, salt, pepper, ketchup, and garlic powder into a bowl. Using your hands, mix until everything is well combined but try not to over mix because meat can become tough.

Form Patties: Take 1/4 of the beef mixture and make a ball of beef using your hands. Make a hole in the center of the ball and place cheese in middle. Then use hands to seal cheese inside, in the middle of the ball. Then flatten out the ball so it is a patty that fits your bun. Cheese needs to be sealed well so it doesn’t make a mess everywhere.

Grill: Heat pan with a little bit of canola oil. Place patties in pan and allow to cook 4-5 minutes UNTOUCHED! Don’t over flip or press down on the burgers. Flip burger and add cheese and cook for another 4-5 minutes until burger is crusted well. I like to cover the burger at this point with a lid or foil so cheese melt better. Remove burgers from pan once cooked through and allow to rest for 3 minutes. Then put the patties on the buns and add all the toppings you like!