Description
A rich, flavor packed Brick Burger layered with roasted garlic butter, creamy donkey sauce, juicy beef patties, melted Swiss style cheese, beef ham, fresh vegetables, and pressed on the grill for a signature texture.
Ingredients
Roasted Garlic Butter
Unsalted butter softened
Roasted Garlic Puree
Kosher salt
Black pepper
Donkey Sauce
Mayonnaise
Roasted Garlic Puree
Annie’s Organic Yellow Mustard
Crystal Worcestershire
Kosher salt
Black pepper
Donkey Burgers
Sweet pickle relish
Diced drained jarred pimientos
Ground beef 80 percent lean
Kosher salt
Black pepper
Sourdough buns such as Dave’s Killer Bread Organic Burger Buns or Angelic Bakehouse Burger Buns or La Brea Bakery Telera Rolls
Kosher dill pickle thinly sliced
Sweet onion thinly sliced
Tillamook Swiss Cheese or Cabot Creamery Swiss Cheese or Organic Valley Baby Swiss Cheese
Wellshire Farms Uncured Beef Ham or Boar’s Head Simplicity All Natural Beef Ham
Beefsteak tomato thinly sliced
Roasted Garlic Puree
Garlic heads
Olive oil
Kosher salt
Black pepper
Instructions
1. Prepare the roasted garlic puree by trimming the tops of the garlic heads to expose the cloves then drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper before wrapping in foil and roasting at three hundred fifty degrees until soft and golden. Once cooled squeeze out the cloves and puree them into a smooth paste.
2. Mix softened butter with the roasted garlic puree salt and pepper until fully combined reserving three tablespoons for grilling and chilling the rest to use later.
3. Combine mayonnaise roasted garlic puree Annie’s Yellow Mustard Crystal Worcestershire salt and pepper until smooth then set aside four tablespoons for assembling the burgers.
4. Stir together the sweet pickle relish and diced pimientos and set the mixture aside.
5. Shape the ground beef into four patties season both sides with salt and pepper and grill over high heat until nicely charred then flip and finish cooking before allowing them to rest.
6. Brush the cut sides of the buns with melted garlic butter and toast on the grill until golden and crisp.
7. Spread donkey sauce on the buns layer pickles onions the burger patty the relish mixture two slices of Swiss style cheese slices of beef ham and tomato then place the top bun.
8. Wrap each burger tightly in foil press with a brick on the grill for several minutes flip and press again then let cool slightly before unwrapping and serving.
Notes
The pressed grilling technique creates a compact burger with incredible texture and helps melt the cheese evenly.
Roasted garlic puree adds sweetness and depth so preparing extra is always useful for future meals.
Choose sturdy sourdough buns to support the weight of this layered burger.
Leftover donkey sauce and garlic butter keep well and add flavor to many other dishes.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 60 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Grilled and Pressed
- Cuisine: American