Ranch Burgers Recipe

How to make it

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• Do NOT preheat oven to allow meat to cook without burning the bun edges
• Place top rack of oven 8-10 inches below the broiling element(if you use gas, you'll have to figure out the correct placement. I have never used a gas stove)
• Use a large bowl and crumble the raw burger into it
• In a smaller bowl, beat the egg and mix well with the worchestershire and hot sauce
• Mix this into the meat mixture well.
• Add the cheese and gently mix the cheese throughout the meat/egg/sauce mixture.
• Lay buns, open face up on a large baking sheet or jelly roll pan
• One at a time, spread approx. 2-3 tablespoons of the meat mixture onto the buns with a fork, using the tines to drag it across the top of the bun evenly. Try not to mash it into the bun. You are trying to spread a thin layer of the meat mixture onto the bun. This is why it is easier with refrigerated or partially frozen buns.
• When the bun is covered, use the tines to make sure that the meat mixture is smooth and evenly spread (this is important to keep thick areas from being raw when the rest is done)
• When all are covered evenly, place the pan in the oven on middle rack at 425 until the meat is done through, about 10 mins. Change oven from bake to low broil for an additional 4-5 mins until the edges of the buns are well browned. They WILL get brown and crispy around the edges but this is part of the great taste of this concoction.
• Cooking time will vary greatly from oven to oven so watch these carefully. I use a fresh fork to gently lift the center of a couple to see that they are no longer pink inside.
• This is one of my family's favorite 'gotta hurry' meals. We enjoy either macaroni salad, tossed salad, soup and/or chips with them!