James Beard's Favorite Hamburger Recipe | James Beard Foundation

Name: James Beard's Favorite Hamburger Recipe | James Beard Foundation
Ingredients: 2 pounds 93% lean ground beef chuck or round; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper; 1/2 small onion (about 3 tablespoons), grated; 2 teaspoons heavy cream; 2 teaspoons vegetable oil; 2 tablespoons salted butter; 4 potato hamburger rolls, toasted for serving; 1 small head little gem lettuce for serving; 1 avocado, sliced for serving; 1 beefsteak tomato, thinly sliced for serving; 1 small red onion, thinly sliced for serving

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"I learned this recipe years ago from a magnificent cook named Jeanne Owen, who wrote deliciously about food and cooked even better than she wrote." —James

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