Jucy Lucy Burgers ... or Juicy Lucy ... burger cheesy loveliness (pics)

Stormbringer

Along with discovering new parts of Yellowstone and some excellent mac 'n' cheese on our June trip, we also encountered Ju(i)cy Lucy burgers for the first time. Very tasty indeed. We made some during the weekend, using apple smoked cheddar and mozzarella and searing in the Minimax. I used buffalo mince, but beef would work just as well. Recipe and a video in the link below:

https://www.thecooksdigest.co.uk/2018/08/24/jucy-lucy-burgers/

Shaping:

The one on the left has been properly shaped, the one on the right needs shaping:

Cooking in the Minimax:

Before cutting into the burger:

Cheese melting out:

Thanks for looking!

FarmingPhD

Fries look pretty good too.  Now I’m hungry...

Carolina Q

Adam, while I'm not a big fan of the Jucy Lucy (molten lava can be painful!), yours look great! Did you bake those buns? I've never seen any that looked quite that good. And as always, those chips!!!

JohnnyTarheel

Mighty fine!!

HendersonTRKing

Looks great!  Must be something in the air — I made some last night too!

EagleIII

I'd eat the heck out of one of those...

Scantron

Great food, great photos! 

Kdaugherty

Yummo

Stormbringer

Thanks for the comments folks.

@Kdaugherty welcome to the board!

@EagleIII I reckon you'd eat the heck out of a couple tbh.

@Carolina Q to counteract the molten lava effect, I used some hard cheese and also took it straight from the fridge. Another trick is when the burger is flipped, piece the top with a cocktail stick to release hot air/steam. The buns were purchased, however burger buns are on the list of things to make. And yeah, the chips ... oh, you used the right word, well done, sir!

bgebrent

Those look perfect.

Killit_and_Grillit

Great Shot!

Carolina Q

Stormbringer said:

@Carolina Q to counteract the molten lava effect, I used some hard cheese and also took it straight from the fridge. Another trick is when the burger is flipped, piece the top with a cocktail stick to release hot air/steam. The buns were purchased, however burger buns are on the list of things to make. And yeah, the chips ... oh, you used the right word, well done, sir!  

hahaha, the trick I use is to put the cheese on TOP of the meat.

And don't get too excited about the chips thing... I only called 'em chips cuz you're a Brit and it was your post after all. I was just being polite. But whatever we call 'em, yours always look GREAT!!

FrostyEgg

Solid! If you're ever in MN let me know and ill take you out for the original Juicy Lucy('s). I'm a Matt's Bar fan. There's been a long running debate...

blasting

Those pics look professional.  Burger looks pretty good too!

YukonRon

Love the JLs. Great cook

Stormbringer

@FrostyEgg thanks for the offer, if we're ever in MN I'll take you up on it!

johnmitchell

Second last pic like a food magazine...Awesome post..

HendersonTRKing

Stormbringer said:

@Carolina Q to counteract the molten lava effect, I used some hard cheese and also took it straight from the fridge. Another trick is when the burger is flipped, piece the top with a cocktail stick to release hot air/steam. The buns were purchased, however burger buns are on the list of things to make. And yeah, the chips ... oh, you used the right word, well done, sir!

That would likely solve my exploding lucy problem.  In the pantheon of problems, it's a pretty good one to have, but one I'd never experienced til last Friday night and needs cured next time.  And there will be a next time . . .

Sea2Ski

Damn that burger looks delicious!  

Stormbringer

johnmitchell said:

Second last pic like a food magazine...Awesome post..

@johnmitchell cheers, I am continually impressed with what the iPhone and some simple post-processing with free software can achieve. Also means I don't keep having to find where SWMBO left the "proper" camera.

@HendersonTRKing "pantheon of problems" ... superb, I'm going to re-use that. And good luck with the next batch. 

stv8r

Wow my mouth is watering!!  Nice cook!

Hans61

My god man, I gotta cook some Lucy's! Those look great! reverse sear?

Hawg Fan

Great looking burgers!  

Stormbringer

Hans61 said:

My god man, I gotta cook some Lucy's! Those look great! reverse sear?

@Hans61 4-5 mins each side in the MMX over medium heat. Full details in the blog post. However, I you gave me an idea ... I'm going to try sous vide and then sear. This could prevent the molten lava issue.