Roy Choi's Los Angeles-Style Double Cheeseburger Recipe

Ingredients

• 4  brioche hamburger buns split
• 4  boston lettuce leaves 
• 8 slices cheddar cheese 
• 2 pounds ground beef ()
• 4 servings hot sauce for serving
• 4 servings salt and pepper freshly ground
• 0.3 cup mayonnaise 
• 2 tablespoons olive oil 
• 4 slices onion red thin
• 4  sesame seed (perilla)
• 1 tablespoon sesame seed toasted
• 4 slices tomatoes thin
• 4 tablespoons butter unsalted at room temperature

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan

Directions

1. In a small bowl, mix the mayonnaise with the sesame seeds.
2. Heat a large nonstick griddle or 2 nonstick skillets over moderate heat. Butter the cut sides of the hamburger buns and toast them on the griddle until golden, 4 to 5 minutes.
3. Transfer to a platter.Season the patties with salt and pepper.
4. Brush the griddle with the olive oil, add the patties and cook over high heat for 2 minutes. Flip the patties and cook for 2 minutes longer, then top each one with a slice of cheddar. Cook just until the cheese has melted, about 1 minute.Stack 2 burgers on each bun. Top with the lettuce, shiso, tomato and onion, then drizzle with hot sauce.
5. Spread the top halves of the buns with the sesame mayo, close the burgers and serve.Note: Fresh shiso, a plant in the mint family, is available at Japanese markets. Milder-flavored sesame leaves (sometimes called perilla) are available at Korean markets.More burger recipes on Food Republic:No-Bun Burger Recipe
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