The Lamb's Club Cheeseburger

By Addie

Ingredients

• 3 lbs. ground beef
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
• 3 Tablespoons salted butter
• 1 large beefsteak tomato cut into 6 slices
• 12 leaves butter lettuce
• 3 Tablespoons mayonnaise
• 3 Tablespoons ketchup
• 6 slices white cheddar cheese
• 6 brioche buns
• 2 half-sour pickles, quartered lengthwise

Preparation

Step 1

1. Heat an oiled grill to high. Form the meat into six patties and season both sides with salt and pepper. Cook the burgers, charring well on both sides, 3 to 4 minutes per side for medium rare. (Gas grills may require 1 to 2 minutes more total cooking.)

2. Top each burger with ½ tbsp. of butter and then a slice of cheese. Transfer the burgers to a rack to rest for 5 minutes.

3. Slice the buns and grill lightly. Mix together mayo and ketchup.

4. To assemble: Place a piece of butter lettuce on each bottom piece of bun, then layer the hamburger, the mayo-ketchup mix, a slice of tomato, another piece of butter lettuce and finally the top portion of the bun. Skewer a long-quartered half-sour pickle onto the top of the bun.