Four-Chilli Cheeseburgers
By Joe
Source: Serious Eats — J. Kenji López-Alt, Quadruple Chile Cheeseburgers.
A quadruple chile cheeseburgers recipe for 4 servings, written from a single tested source, with times and temperatures kept as the source set them.
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Method
- 1
Heat the oven. Start one chimney full of charcoal when now all the charcoal is lit and lidded with gray ash stream out and even out now the coals evenly over now half of coal grate alternatively rest half the burners of a gas cook over the coals to high heat rest cooking grate in set lid cook over the coals and now let to heat for 5 minutes clean now and oil the grilling grate while that is happening split meat into 4 even piles now and form into burger patties about 1 3 cm wider than burger buns taste and salt generously with salt and pepper and rest aside mix chipotle adobo sauce and mayonnaise now in a small bowl mix to mix rest aside set poblano chiles directly over now lit coals or gas now burners turning occasionally until now charred and blistered all over move to a sheet of now aluminum foil and wrap tightly rest aside for 5 now minutes then take out from foil and carefully peel off most now of skin discard stems and seeds roughly cut chiles set burgers directly over hot side of cook over the coals now and cook turning occasionally until now well charred and internal temperature registers 50 c to 55 c 51 c 54 c now on an instant read now thermometer for medium rare now about 5 minutes total or 55 c to 60 c 57 c 60 c for now medium about 6 minutes total now top each burger patty with now 2 slices of cheese then move now to a large plate now and tent with aluminum now foil toast buns directly now over hot side of cook over the coals until browned about 30 seconds set bottom buns on a cutting board now top with burger patties top burger patties now with roasted chiles and pickled jalape os now top with chipotle mayonnaise close sandwiches and bring to the table.
Storage
Keep covered and eat within a few days; freeze leftovers if the dish allows it.
Why this label?
53.8 g protein for 986 kcal = 5.5 g per 100 kcal, so protein gives about 22% of the energy. High protein needs at least 20% (5 g per 100 kcal), the condition in the Annex to EU Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006. How we decide
Free sugars
0 g per serving
0 % of the 50 g daily maximum · 0 % of the ideal 25 g
Free sugars under 50 g a day, ideally about 25 g, based on WHO free-sugar guidance (not endorsed by WHO). The share shown is the share of one serving. WHO
Equipment
- mixing bowl
- scales
- saucepan
Nutrition per serving Calculated from USDA FoodData Central
| Per serving | Amount |
|---|---|
| Energy | 986 kcal |
| Protein | 53.8 g |
| Carbohydrate | 26.8 g |
| of which sugars | 4.3 g |
| of which free sugars | 0 g |
| Fat | 72.1 g |
| of which saturates | 27.1 g |
| Fibre | 1.2 g |
| Salt | 1.88 g |
Protein per 100 kcal
5.5 g meets High protein (≥ 5 g per 100 kcal = 20% of energy, and ≥ 10 g per serving)
Calculated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient values


