Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 8 slices meaty bacon
  • 1½ pounds ground beef (80%)
  • Kosher salt and coarse black pepper
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • grated or finely chopped
  • 1/4 cup parsley
  • finely chopped
  • 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 cups freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano or Parmesan cheese
  • 4 eggs
  • 4 brioche rolls
  • split
  • 4 large Kirby cucumbers
  • sliced (or 6 Persian cucumbers or 1 seedless cucumber)
  • 4 slabs beefsteak or heirloom tomatoes
  • ½ small red onion
  • sliced lengthwise
  • A handful of fresh dill
  • 1 cup white wine or white vinegar
  • 4 teaspoons sugar
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 teaspoon each mustard seed and dill seed
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 clove garlic
  • crushed

Instruction

  • For the burgers, cut sliced bacon in half across, making 16 small strips, and arrange on slotted broiler pan or wire rack-lined baking sheet
  • Bake to crisp
  • Heat cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat or on outdoor grill
  • Place beef in bowl and combine with salt, pepper, garlic, parsley and Worcestershire sauce
  • Form 4 hamburger patties that are thinner at center than edges for even cooking
  • Add a little oil to the pan and cook about 8 minutes, turning occasionally for medium
  • Remove
  • To make frico eggs, for each egg, heat a 6-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat
  • Add ½ cup cheese and when it melts and bubbles, add egg and cover
  • Cook egg to soft medium or fried, then cool a minute or 2 and remove with thin spatula
  • For the pickles, arrange cucumbers, onions and dill in jar or plastic container
  • Heat remaining ingredients just long enough to melt sugar and salt, then pour over cucumbers and chill until ready to serve
  • (The pickles will keep up to 2 weeks
  • Make these a day ahead of the burgers, if possible
  • ) To serve: bun bottom, pickles, patty covered with 4 small strips of bacon evenly across patty, tomato, frico egg, bun top
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