Tonight, we had burgers for dinner. As I was thinking of a recipe I could come up with, I remembered the smell of burgers when my Grandma Pete would cook them. She made a great burger. I remember her cooking them in butter, which gave me the idea for butter burgers. Not only did I cook them in melted butter (just 1-1/2 tablespoons for four burgers), but I added little cubes of cold butter into my meat mixture. I cut 1 tablespoon of butter into tiny cubes and added that to my meat, along with kosher salt, pepper, Santa Maria seasoning and milk. I found the Santa Maria seasoning at the meat counter at the grocery store.

I started by placing my spinach in a skillet with 1/4 cup of water and then drizzled olive oil and kosher salt over the top. I minced three cloves of garlic to sauté with the spinach as well.

While this was cooking over medium heat, I got my meat mixture together for the burgers.

I grilled the burgers on my cooktop on my grill pan. I really love this All-Clad pan. Dennis bought it for me from Williams-Sonoma and I use it all the time. I cooked the burgers over medium-high heat for 3 minutes per side and then turned the temperature down to low. I moved the burgers so they were not on direct heat and continued to cook them for another 4 minutes for medium well. If you want them rare to medium-rare, cook them for 2-3 minutes (4-5 for medium well).

As the burgers were cooking I sautéd onions in olive oil and 1/4 tablespoon of butter until they were soft and translucent.

I toasted my buns on the same grill pan that I grilled my burgers on. I piled my burger with lots of yummy spinach and the onions. I spread a small amount of dijon mustard on the bun.

Here’s a close-up photo of the burger. They were so juicy!

Ingredients

• 1-1/4 lb. 93% lean ground beef

• 1 teaspoon kosher salt

• 1/2 teaspoon pepper

• 2 tablespoons milk (I used non-fat)

• 2 teaspoons Santa Maria seasoning

• 3 tablespoons butter (1 diced in cubes to add to meat, 2 for cooking the burgers in)

• 1/2 onion to grill and top burgers with

Directions

1) Place meat in a bowl and add milk, kosher salt, pepper and Santa Maria seasoning. Add cubed butter and mix lightly with a fork.

2) Grill for 2-3 minutes per side on medium-high. Reduce heat to low and move burgers away from the burners (indirect heat) and continue to cook for 2-3 minutes for medium-rare to medium or 4-5 minutes for medium-well.

Ingredients for Spinach

• 1/2 bag fresh spinach

• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

• 1/4 teaspoon pepper

• 3 cloves garlic, minced

• 1/4 cup water

• olive oil, a drizzle

Directions

1) Put all into a skillet and sauté until wilted.

Enjoy!

Until next time, Kris