For this week we have another simple, but good burger, a pimento cheeseburger. For this burger I used a 6 Oz patty on a potato roll over lettuce and beefsteak tomato. For the pimento cheese, I used George Motz's mother's recipe that he includes in The Great American Burger Book.
- 8 Oz sharp cheddar
- 1/2 C mayo
- 4 Oz cream cheese
- 4 Oz jar of diced pimentos (drained)
- 2 Tbsp hot sauce
I think the last time I made this I may have used too much cream cheese, because this version was a lot better balanced. I could taste the hot sauce. My complaint the last time was that it was a bit too rich, and the acid from the hot sauce was missing. This is another burger that isn't particularly elaborate. It's just good. My fiancée was a bit dubious about the pimento because she's adamantly anti-olive, but even she came around on it.
Because the pimento cheese was so thick, I left the fries thicker than I normally make them, and man, it made for some good dipping. I was pretty pleased with my decision to make this breakfast, lunch, and dinner.