Louisiana Burgers 2

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons pepper black freshly ground
• 2 tablespoons canola oil plus more for brushing
• 0.5 teaspoon cayenne pepper 
• 5  cornichons diced
• 1 tablespoon dijon mustard 
• 1 teaspoon thyme leaves dried
• 1 tablespoon flat-leaf parsley fresh finely chopped
• 0.5 teaspoon garlic powder 
• 1  green onion finely chopped (white and pale green parts)
• 1.5 pounds ground beef 
• 8 slices tasso ham thinly sliced
• 1 teaspoon hot sauce 
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt plus more for sprinkling
• 0.5 cup mayonnaise prepared
• 0.5 teaspoon onion powder 
• 8 slices pepper jack cheese paper thin
• 4 servings potato chips 
• 1  onion red peeled cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices
• 4 servings salt and pepper black freshly ground
• 4  buns split
• 1 tablespoon paprika sweet
• 1 tablespoon whole-grain mustard 

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• skewers

Directions

1. Special equipment: skewers, for holding the burgers together
2. For the mayonnaise:To a bowl, add the mayonnaise, mustards, hot sauce, cornichons, green onions, parsleyand somesalt and pepper. Stir to combine.Taste and adjust seasoning if needed.Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
3. For the burgers:Stir together the paprika, salt,pepper,thyme, cayenne,garlic powderandonion powder in a small bowl.
4. Mold the meat into patties.
5. Brush with oilandsprinkleboth sides with salt.
6. Sprinkle 1 side of each patty with the spice mixture, making sure to rub the spices into the meat, andthen drizzle with oil before grilling.
7. Preheat agriddle pan to mediumheat.
8. Add thecanola to the pan just prior to cooking.
9. Place the burgers on the pan and cook until slightly charred and the spices have formed a crust, about 1 1/2 minutes (be careful not to burn the spices). Flipthe burger over, lower the heat to medium and continue cooking to desired doneness.Top each burger with 2 slices of cheese during the last 30 seconds of cooking, until thecheese is melted.
10. Put the burgers on the buns, top with the ham, some of the onions,some of the mayonnaise sauce and somepotato chips. Use a skewer to hold the burger together.