Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

Tag : Hot Towel
The Burger Bar
From Tyler Florence

INGREDIENTS
2 pounds brisket, ground
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
4 thin slices Swiss cheese
4 hamburger buns, split DIRECTIONS
Preheat a large cast-iron skillet to medium hot. Take a few papertowels and fold them several times to make a thick square. Blot asmall amount of oil on the paper towel and carefully and quicklywipe the hot skillet to make a nonstick surface. Season the ground meat in a bowl with salt and pepper. Give itabout 3 turns in the bowl with your hands or a big spoon and it'sdone. Shape into 4 patties. When the skillet is hot, put the burgers on the skillet and cook 4minutes on the first side and 5 for the second side for rare; 7minutes per side for medium, adding the cheese during the finalminute or 2 to melt. Remove the burgers to a plate. Rub the skillet with the foldedpaper towel again to clean it. Then toast the buns cut side downfor about 1 minute, just to mark them. Serve the hamburgers in the buns with the accompaniments below.

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