| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 30 min |
| Prep: | 10 min |
| Cook: | 20 min |
| Yield: | 6 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 tin anchovy fillets
- 1 package spicy Italian sausage
- 2 pounds fresh hamburger meat
- 1/2 cup minced onion
- 1/2 cup chopped mint leaves
- 2 cloves garlic, finely minced
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- Salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- Lettuce or spinach, for garnish
- Thinly sliced tomato, for garnish
- 1 loaf Italian sweet bread or other good Italian bread in classic loaf
- 3/4 clove garlic, minced
- 1 small onion, finely minced
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- Salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the grill.
- Smash the anchovies into a paste with the back of your knife or a mortar and pestle. Remove the Italian sausage from its casing and add to a large bowl with the hamburger meat, smashed anchovies, onion, mint, garlic, Italian spice, salt and pepper. Mix all ingredients well.
- On a clean work surface, or a cutting board covered with plastic wrap, pour out the meat mixture and shape into a flat rectangle approximately the width of the loaf of bread and about 1 inch thick. Cook’s note: You can make the rectangle a bit larger than the loaf of bread since the meat will shrink slightly during cooking.
- Cut the flattened hamburger in half, making 2 large patties for grilling. Place the patties on the preheated grill and cook until the ground meat reaches an internal temperature of 155 degrees F.
- To prepare the bread, first saute the garlic cloves and minced onion in olive oil until they soften, about 3 to 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Cut the loaf in half horizontally through the center to create 2 long pieces, top and bottom halves of the loaf. Paint the inside of each piece of bread with the oil mixture, coating them well. Remove the burgers from the heat and hold on a covered plate. Place the 2 bread halves on the coals, painted side down, to toast.
- To serve, place the burger patties on half of the toasted bread, add the lettuce and tomato slices, if using, and then top with the other half of the bread and cut into 1- to 2-inch slices.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 6 servings |
| Calories | 907 |
| Total Fat | 63 g |
| Saturated Fat | 18 g |
| Carbohydrates | 47 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 3 g |
| Sugar | 11 g |
| Protein | 37 g |
| Cholesterol | 145 mg |
| Sodium | 698 mg |
| Serving Size | 1 of 6 servings |
| Calories | 907 |
| Total Fat | 63 g |
| Saturated Fat | 18 g |
| Carbohydrates | 47 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 3 g |
| Sugar | 11 g |
| Protein | 37 g |
| Cholesterol | 145 mg |
| Sodium | 698 mg |
Reviews
Went exactly by the recipe. My wife saw the episode and wanted to try it.
She made a great choice. Home made French fries , I used my Emeril’s deep fryer, went with it perfect . I plan to make this at our next party.
She made a great choice. Home made French fries , I used my Emeril’s deep fryer, went with it perfect . I plan to make this at our next party.
I made this for our Super Bowl party and it was a HUGE hit. I cheated a little and bought anchovy paste, eliminating the need to make a paste of them myself! I also went with a super lean meat ground beef, so my patties did not “cook down” much. Will pat them out a little thinner next time. And, OOOOOOH how good this will be this summer when my homegrown tomatoes are in season!
This hamburger is so full of flavor and so much fun to eat. I cooked it in the broiler because I don’t have an indoor grill. Can’t wait to try it on the grill this summer. Thanks for the great recipe.
I enjoyed every bite*****. But a few of my Super Bowl fans were less enthusiastic***. I used ciabatta bread and maybe to many anchovies. The cibatta bread was great, next time I will back off on the anchovies, and mint. It was easy and has a great party look.
After watching this recipe again last week, I decided to try it vegan friendly and serve at our local PFLAG meeting. Substituted tofo burger loaf for the beef and either blond miso or capers will substiute for anchovies, soy margarine for butter….hmm hmm good! Everyone enjoyed and kudos to Ben! Several of the guys commented on how cute you are! wink – wink
I downloaded this recipe in June, and only tried it today—it is easily at the top of my “best” list of hamburgers. Thanks to Emeril and thanks to the guy who entered it. PS Don’t worry about the anchovies—they don’t over power, but add to the Italianess of the flavor.
I’ve made them three times now and every time they get rave reviews! Maybe go less on the anchovies for the scared but otherwise it’s awesome and a fun twist on the usual burger. Homeade marinara is really good too on this for the sauce. Also baught filone for the bread and it worked great!
Very tasty, nice change to the typical hamburger.
I made this for 3, and made the entire recipe of meat, then froze half for another time. It came out fantastic, even my daughter who doesn’t like too spicy of food loved it. I followed the recipe completely and it was easy. There are somethings that I would do next time different. First, I would put it on a large round bread instead, to make it easier to cut in the right portions and it would look more like a burger. Two, I would make the meat into more large patties, because the way it is in the recipe it makes patties that are 1 inch thick and that makes it hard to eat and is a lot of meat.
We made this for our super bowl party and it was a hit!! Everyone LOVED it!! The bread we got was way too hard, but it was still delicious! Maybe next time we’ll try a ciabatta type bread. If you cook it to a medium rare it’ll also be good as leftovers.