Ortega Burger

Description

This burger hails not from Louisiana but from neighboring Texas, from San Antonio, to be exact. It got it's name from it's contents; an Ortega Chili, butterflied, fried and set atop this jewel of a burger. It's not hot just flavorful and enticing and delicious.

What you need

1 cast iron frying pan
1 spatula
1 large kitchen knife
1 large mixing bowl
1 small mixing bowl

Ingredients

2 pounds ground beef
1 can whole Ortega Chilies
3 tomatoes sliced
1 head of lettuce leafed
1 brown or yellow onion sliced
1 mayonnaise
1 package of hamburger buns
salt and pepper

What you need to do

Make burger patties. Over medium heat put a little vegetable oil in frying pan. Fry on one side 10 to 15 minutes, flip over for another 10 to 15. Split Ortega Chilies in half and put face down in frying pan and lightly brown. Put mayonnaise on bun top and bottom, place burger on bottom bun, top with lettuce and tomato. Salt and pepper and serve.

Serves 4-6