Cheeseburger garbage bread (stromboli)
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Read about ground beef in the BrightCulinary Book
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Ingredients
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Techniques
- sliced-up bacon
Put sliced bacon in a cold dry pan, set to medium and cook until the fat renders and the bacon is crispy; it is nearly done when the pieces look foamy.
- diced onions
- salt
Over medium-high heat cook the diced onions with a big pinch of salt in the bacon fat 3 or 4 minutes, until softened and starting to colour.
Browning the onions and beef
- 1 lb ground beef
Add one pound of ground beef and break it into small crumbles, not too tiny, letting it brown.
- kosher salt
- freshly ground black pepper
- cayenne
- Worcestershire sauce
Season with kosher salt, black pepper, two or three shakes of cayenne and a few dashes of Worcestershire; cook until the released moisture evaporates and the pan dries out.
- Dijon mustard
- ketchup
- sharp cheddar cheese
Heat off: stir in the bacon, a spoon of Dijon, a squirt of ketchup and half the grated cheddar. Cool to room temperature (or refrigerate if making ahead).
- pizza dough
- flour
On a floured surface press out the pizza dough, then roll into a rectangle about 10 by 15 inches; if it shrinks back, rest a few minutes between rollings; finish shaping by hand.
- chopped up dill pickles
- green onions
Spread the filling leaving an inch to an inch and a half at the ends and near side and a few inches at the far edge; top with chopped dill pickles, green onions and the rest of the cheese.
- water
Moisten the far edge with water, fold the side dough over, and roll up tightly from the bottom without stretching, keeping the sides sealed; finish seam side down.
Why it is called garbage bread
Transfer to a parchment-lined sheet pan and check the ends are sealed.
- melted butter
- sesame seeds
Brush with melted butter and sprinkle with sesame seeds (an egg wash holds them better).
- secret sauce
Cool on a cooling rack at least 20 minutes; serve barely warm or at room temperature, sliced, with the secret sauce.