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Spicy California cheeseburger with a cheese skirt

SAM THE COOKING GUY · ♥ 9.7K likes · 217.6K views · 18 min video

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Ingredients
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  • 1 lb ground chuck
  • 1 lb short rib
  • 1 lb brisket
Combine the ground chuck, short rib and brisket a little at a time in a bowl, mixing lightly with the fingertips without overworking; refrigerate.
A three-cut beef blend
  • Kewpie
  • smoked paprika
  • cayenne
  • salt and pepper
Aioli: mix Kewpie with smoked paprika, a little cayenne, salt, pepper, lemon juice and garlic.
Smoked paprika aioli
  • lemon juice
  • garlic
  • 1 whole avocado
  • diced white onion
  • cumin
  • garlic
  • lime juice
  • hot sauce
Guacamole: mash the avocado and mix in diced white onion, cumin, garlic, lime juice, hot sauce, salt and pepper.
  • jalapenos
  • red Holland peppers
  • white onion
Cook sliced jalapenos, red Holland peppers and white onion on the flat top, seasoned with salt and pepper.
  • brioche buns
Spread Kewpie on the brioche buns and toast face down.
  • 2 whole patties
Put two four-ounce patties on the flat top, flatten, season the tops and cook about a minute; flip.
Four-ounce patties and the cheese skirt
  • 1 slices cheese
  • 2½ oz shredded cheese
  • 2 whole ice cubes
Top one patty with a slice of cheese. Lay about two and a half ounces of shredded cheese in a circle on the flat top with the vegetables on it, cover with a cap over a couple of ice cubes and give it a minute.
Build: bun with aioli and guacamole, the patties, the cheese skirt with the vegetables, top bun.
Building the spicy California