William Pollock's Eat Happy: Hamburgers Flambe

Yield:

4 Servings

Notes

I grew up in the 70s when cooking was supposed to be a fairly calm affair. The best part of this recipe as a kid is when my mom would call us over and the cooking would suddenly and intentionally be LIT AFLAME! FOR SEVERAL SECONDS! It was a fairly punk-rock dish.

While this seems like and -is- a very simple recipe, the lighting of Brandy in a hot dish is no joke -- I damned near singed off my arm hair the first time I made this in the test kitchen. I believe speed with the match may be key.

Ingredients

FOR EACH SERVING
1/3 lb	ground beef or turkey
1 tsp	Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp	lemon juice
1 pat	butter

FOR ENTIRE BATCH
1/3 cup	brandy
	salt
	ground pepper

Preparation

Press fresh ground pepper well onto both sides of patty, let stand for 30 minutes. Sprinkle light layer of salt in heavy pan. Heat until salt turns a light brown. Place patties in pan and brown on each side. When patty is well browned on other side add Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice and butter onto each patty.

Pour 1/3 cup of brandy over all patties, reduce heat and light brandy, being careful not alight oneself or one's kitchen. Spoon brandy over all patties and serve immediately.

Primary Category:

Main Dishes