Memphis Blues Burgers with Mustard Sauce

Name: Memphis Blues Burgers with Mustard Sauce
Yield: serves 4
Ingredients: 1 small red onion, cut into 1/4-inch slices; 1 pound ground beef; 1/2 small onion, grated; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 8 small potato rolls, split in half; 2 medium-sized ripe tomatoes, sliced; Sliced pickles, for garnish; Leaf lettuce, for garnish; 1 recipe Mustard Sauce (recipe follows); 3 tablespoons mayonnaise; 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard; 1 teaspoon apple-cider vinegar; 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper; Kosher salt; Freshly ground black pepper; (makes 1/4 cup)

December 9, 2011

Pat: You can shape these burgers into four 1/4-pound patties, but in Memphis, we shape them into mini-burgers so each person gets to eat two (and kids love the easy-to-eat size). Drizzled with a spicy mustard sauce and topped with ripe tomatoes, pickles, and fresh lettuce, these juicy, satisfying burgers fly off the plate every time. Run out of these and you’ll be singing the Memphis blues.

Cooks' Note

To really “blues” up your burgers, top them with crumbled blue cheese.

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