Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • Salt and pepper
  • 1 bundle broccoli rabe
  • trimmed and chopped 1 1/2-inch pieces
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil plus a drizzle
  • 1 scant teaspoon crushed red pepper
  • 3 large cloves garlic
  • chopped
  • 1 pound hot Italian sausage
  • homemade or store-bought
  • 1 pound 80% lean ground beef
  • 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 to 3 tablespoons grated onion
  • 4 thick-cut deli slices provolone cheese
  • 1 cup drained giardiniera (hot pickled vegetables)
  • pulse-chopped into a relish in a food processor
  • Garlic and/or herb potato chips or salt-and-vinegar potato chips
  • 4 5-inch squares of focaccia
  • split horizontally or ciabatta rolls
  • split and toasted

Instruction

  • Bring a few inches of water in a deep skillet to boil
  • Season with salt and add rapini/broccoli rabe, cook 3 minutes and drain
  • Return pan to heat and add olive oil, 3 turns of the pan
  • Add red pepper and garlic, and stir a minute
  • Add broccoli rabe and toss 2-3 minutes more; adjust salt to taste
  • Heat a cast-iron skillet or griddle pan over medium-high to high heat
  • Combine sausage and beef with Worcestershire, grated onion, salt and pepper
  • Form 4 patties, making them thinner at the center and thicker at the edges for even cooking
  • Drizzle the burgers with olive oil and cook the patties 10 minutes, turning occasionally
  • Top with cheese in the last minute or two and melt under a foil tent
  • Place giardiniera relish on focaccia or roll bottoms
  • Top with a burger patty, some broccoli rabe and potato chips; set focaccia/roll tops in place