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Cuban-Spiced Burgers
Partially freezing the ground beef before mixing in the spices helped prevent the meat from becoming compacted during mixing and shaping. But it's still important to use a light touch when handling the beef. The burgers can be cooked immediately after forming, but we found refrigerating them overnight let the flavors develop more. To pan-fry the burgers, heat 1 tablespoon grapeseed or other neutral oil in a large skillet over medium-high until smoking. Add the patties and cook until well browned, about 5 minutes; flip and continue to cook to desired doneness. This recipe can easily be doubled.
4
Servings
Tip
Don’t knead or overwork the ground beef when mixing in the seasonings. This will make the texture of the burgers dense.
1 hour
20 minutes active
Ingredients
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1½
pounds 85 percent lean ground beef
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2
teaspoons Spanish smoked paprika
Directions
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01Line a baking sheet with kitchen parchment. Set the beef on it, then use 2 forks to gently break it up and spread over the sheet. In a small bowl, combine the paprika, cumin, salt and pepper, then sprinkle over the beef. Freeze until the meat is very cold and beginning to firm up at the edges, about 20 minutes.
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July 19, 2023
Delicious
I use this as a base for my hamburgers. Spices make all the difference. I add urfa pepper as well. With a homemade hamburger bun it is fantastic.
July 17, 2023
Very tasty
Very good burger recipe, the cumin and paprika ketchup recipe was great but keep in mind it makes 2 cups so we had extra. For 4 burgers I would cut that recipe in half.
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Great burger recipe. Scaled down the recipe for two people and only had 92% lean ground beef. Burgers were still tender with a nice smokey flavor.