Burgers and Sliders with Doritos

The inaugural GrubDaddy post begins with two foods everybody enjoys: Burgers and Doritos.  Whether you just want some burgers or are making some sliders for the game, this very easy recipe takes the Doritos, crushes them up and puts them inside the burger. You're probably thinking to yourself "this could be the greatest food in the history of the world."  And you'd be right, it really is a great burger.  You get that nice cheesy Dorito taste and crunch inside a big glob of meat, does life get any better than that? (the answer is no!)


Anyway, this is a very simple recipe.  All that is needed is:
1 lb of ground beef
1 egg
1/2 cup crushed Doritos
Regular buns or slider buns

Yup.  That's it.  It's very simple.  And if you want to make more, just double or triple or whatever everything.  1 pound of meat makes about 4 regular burgers (hence the term Quarter Pounder) or about 8 sliders.  These burgers take about 7-8 minutes to make and another 5 minutes or so to cook.  That's quicker than Mac and Cheese.
First, take about 2-3 handfuls of Doritos and crush them up.  Get a big bowl and put the meat, egg and crushed Doritos together like this:

Then the fun part begins.  You gotta mix up the meat, egg and Doritos, so get your hands dirty.  

After you've mixed up the meat and depending on what type of burger you are making, shape them into meatballs.  The egg will help keep the meat together.  I had two pounds of meat so I was able to make 4 quarter pound burgers (normal sized) and 8 1/8 pound burgers (slider size)

Now, take one of your giant meatballs and flatten it out...like so:

And then cook to taste.  You can put them on the grill, you can fry them, I don't care.  Just make sure regardless of cooking them that you cook them on medium heat and press down on the burgers to make sure the inside gets cooked to taste.  I fried them and they tasted great.  I also used 80/20 meat (which is 80% beef, 20% fat) so I did not have to use any butter or oil to cook them because the natural fat is cooked off and is used just like oil. It's also the cheapest kind of beef, so it'll save you more money, too.  You can add cheese to these burgers, or onions or tomatoes or ketchup and mustard or even BBQ sauce.  Whatever is lying around and you like on your burger will work.

I would recommend, especially since it's September, serving (or indulging on your own) a nice Octoberfest style beer. I'm partial to Sam Adams or Flying Fish, but I'm an east coast guy who drinks east coast beer.

So when craving a burger but don't want to spend 10 bucks on frozen meat, get some beef and make them yourself.  Total cost for the meal is just under 5 dollars and you can likely get 2-3 meals out of it, unless you crush burgers like its your job.   These burgers definitely can and should become a staple of anybody's menu because it's easy, it's quick, it's cheap and delicious. 

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