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Double RL Ranch Burger:
Ralph Lauren’s signature burger. At his Chicago restaurant, they use a mix of chuck, brisket, and short rib. If you have an awesome butcher, ask him or her to give you a blend, but you’ll get great results with chuck alone.
Ingredients
8 servings
Ralph’s Special Sauce:
1/2 cup mayonnaise (preferably Hellmann’s or Best Foods)
1/3 cup ketchup (preferably Heinz)
2 tablespoons sweet relish
1 tablespoon finely chopped cornichons
1 tablespoon finely chopped red onion
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1/4 teaspoon hot sauce (preferably Tabasco)
Kosher salt, freshly ground pepper
Burgers:
3 pounds ground beef chuck (20% fat)
Kosher salt
8 ounces clothbound cheddar (such as Cabot), thinly sliced
8 sesame buns, toasted
16 slices bacon, cooked
Green leaf lettuce, sliced tomato, sliced red onion, and sliced pickles (for serving)
Preparation
Ralph’s Special Sauce:
Step 1
Mix mayonnaise, ketchup, relish, cornichons, onion, Worcestershire sauce, garlic powder, onion powder, and hot sauce in a small bowl; season sauce with salt and pepper.
Do Ahead
Step 2
Sauce can be made 2 days ahead. Cover and chill.
Burgers:
Step 3
Prepare grill for medium-high heat. Divide beef into 8 portions (about 6 ounces each). Working with 1 portion at a time, cup your hands around the meat and begin to gently shape it into a round patty, being careful not to pack the meat too tightly. Lightly press down on patty to flatten, then press a slight indentation into the center with your thumb (this will prevent patties from bulging when cooked).
Step 4
Generously season both sides of patties with salt and grill 5 minutes. Turn and top with cheese. Cover grill and cook until cheese is melted and patties are medium-rare, about 5 minutes more. Transfer to a platter and let rest 5 minutes.
Step 5
Build burgers with buns, patties, bacon, lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles, and special sauce.
How would you rate Double RL Ranch Burger?
Love this recipe. Just use a good qualify beef, we bought ground Waygu beef for $13/lb and it was great. I like the burger sauce. If you make it to Ralph Lauren’s restaurant in Chicago and I recommend you do, try their crab cake. It’s amazing!!
Great all-around burger! Used chipotle Tabasco instead for the sauce and it was pretty exciting.
We made these burgers for the 4th of July and our guests raved about them, especially the sauce. I made the sauce exactly as the recipe stated. The ground beef I used was not the mix of chuck, brisket and short rib, and so I “dolled” it up a bit by adding 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese, grated onion, and Worcestershire sauce. It was delicious as well. We served the burgers with pasta salad, coleslaw, potato chips, and some very nice Italian red wine. We are going to make these again next weekend for a party of 15.
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