A jucy lucy burger is named jucy lucy because of the presence of cheese inside the beef patty that comes oozing out of it once you take the first bite of your burger.
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Ingredients
Ground Beef: 1 1/2 pounds
Worcestershire sauce: 1 tbsp
garlic salt: 3/4 tbsp
black pepper: 1 tsp
american cheese: 4 slices
hamburger buns: 4
vegetable oil for oiling the grill
pickles for serving (sliced, optional)
onions as needed (optional)
mushrooms as needed (sautéed)
How To Make Jucy Lucy
- In a large bowl put ground beef and add Worcestershire sauce, pepper, and garlic salt and mix everything well together.
- After everything is well incorporated, form 8 thin patties from the beef with its size slightly larger than a slice of cheese.
- Take each slice of American cheese at a time and cut them into 4 equal pieces. Stack these pieces of one slice on top of each other and so the same with the remaining slices.
- Now take one patty and place one stack of cheese on top of it and cover it with another beef patty.
- Tightly pinch the edges to seal the cheese in between the 2 ground beef patties. Repeat the same with the remaining patties and cheese.
- Preheat a heavy bottom skillet or a grilled pan over medium heat and drizzle some vegetable oil over it. Place burgers on them until their outer layer is crisp and brown.
- On the same pan place the patties and allow them to cook until they are brown from the outside and no longer pink on the inside.
- Place the cooked patties on the burgers and layer with pickles, onion, and sautéed mushrooms (everything optional).
- Serve with a sauce of your own choice.
Trivia
This burger is considered to be a South Minneapolis creation with two restaurants at a few kilometers distance claiming to be the real originators of the burger. The two restaurants are 5-8 Club, who spells the burger as Juicy Lucy, and Matt’s Bar, who spell it as Jucy Lucy.