cinco de mayo burger
This year for Cinco de Mayo I grilled some burgers, dressed them up with hot sauce and cheese, and served them between sauteed corn tortillas topped with guacamole and cilantro. You can make this as spicy as you like, I'd call this version medium. This is certainly not an authentic Mexican dish, but muy delicioso!
Blue Ribbon Recipe
These Cinco de Mayo burgers are a twist on a classic hamburger filled with warm spices. The burger itself is simple and has great flavor. They use corn tortillas instead of a bun is delicious. Frying them until slightly crisp helps to add more of a Mexican feel mimicking tortilla chips. Cheese on both sides of the burger adds the cheesiness you want on a cheeseburger. Mixed with the hot sauce, it's so good. Topping them with guacamole is a good addition. These remind us of a mix between a beef taco and a burger.
Ingredients
- 1 medium avocado
- 1 medium lime, juiced
- 1 package Holy Guacamole salsa blend
- 1 stalk scallion, chopped
- 1/3 cup chopped cilantro, divided
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- - Kosher salt
- - freshly ground black pepper
- - Mrs. Dash Southwest Chipotle Seasoning Blend
- 8 slices cheese, your choice
- 8 - 6-inch corn tortillas
- 8 - 10 teaspoons Sriracha sauce
- - butter
- canola oil
How To Make cinco de mayo burger
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Step 1Split open the avocado and slice it into 3/4-inch chunks. Pour lime juice over the avocado flesh and let the tanginess sink in. -
Step 2Add the packaged Holy Guacamole to the avocado and mix in the sliced scallions and half of the cilantro. Set aside and get ready to make the burgers.
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Step 3From the pound of ground meat, form 4 burger patties. On both sides of burgers, liberally sprinkle Kosher salt, ground black pepper, and Mrs. Dash Chipotle Seasoning Blend.
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Step 4This would be a good time to heat the grill or indoor grill pan.
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Step 5Cook burgers for 3 - 4 minutes on each side.
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Step 6On each of the 8 tortillas, spread about 1 tsp (or more) of Sriracha sauce
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Step 7Add a slice of cheese. Top the cheese with a cooked burger.
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Step 8Then another piece of cheese. Top it with another tortilla with Sriracha sauce.
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Step 9In a large skillet add a small amount of butter and oil. Place burger tortillas in hot oil and cook on medium until tortillas are light brown and cheese is melted.
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Step 10Flip and cook the other side.
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Step 11Top the finished burgers with the prepared guacamole, maybe some sour cream, a dab or two of salsa, and reserved cilantro leaves. I cut my burger in half because I knew it would be a little messy, but I did eat it with my hands. Guac sliding down my chin and beef juices making their way down my elbows. Messy or not, I'm making these again.
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