Tim's Burger Squares

Servings: 1/3 pound per person

Notes: When flattening the burgers, I use a piece of plastic wrap or a plastic glove and a small plate and then transfer the finished burger to a large plate to bring to the grill.

I use a gas grill at ~500 degrees F.

The 45 degree rotation gives the burger those great cross-hatched grill marks (otherwise you don't know it's grilled!)

This well-seasoned burger is great on a bun simply served with a light spread of real mayonnaise on each side of the bun (keeps the bun from getting soggy), 1 piece of leafy-green lettuce, and little Gulden's brown mustard.

Ingredients:

1/3 pound ground chuck (~5-6 ounces) per burger

Kosher salt

Fresh ground black pepper

Your favorite burger fixins

Instructions:

1. Set grill to preheat to as hot as she'll go!
2. Divide beef into 1/3 pound portions
3. Roughly flatten each portion
4. Season with kosher salt and a lot of freshly ground black pepper
5. Fold the burger in half, and then again into quarters
6. Re-flatten burger to ~1/4 of an inch thick
7. Square off edges
8. Grill 1 minute, then rotate burger 45 degrees for another minute
9. Flip burger and grill another minute, then rotate 45 degrees for the final minute