If you have read my other posts, you may have noticed that I tend to love everything Natural or Organic.
But, long ago there was a time that I wasn’t on my organic obsession.
Some people who are not crazy like myself, about organic living tend to find it hard to understand, how I live without some of the tasty things that are floating around our wonderful country.
People even wonder about the fact that I rarely go out to restaurants and I definitely don’t par-take in fast food.
I may sound boring, or crazy to some people out there in the world, by giving up on eating such spectacular flavors out there.
But let me assure you. I HAVE NOT! I crave all those wonderful delights out there! 😀
The best thing I can do, is spend hours in the kitchen and researching. Then I can come up with some of the same flavors at the places I used to eat at as a kid, and grew up enjoying.
With that being said, I give you a homemade, all natural/organic, copy-catted version of the classic White Castle Burger!
Ingredients:
1 1/2 pounds ground beef
3 tablespoons dried minced onion
2- 3 teaspoons parsley, finely chopped
½ teaspoon onion powder
½ teaspoon turmeric
3/4 teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon celery seeds
1/4 tsp Paprika
¼ teaspoon sugar
¼ teaspoon ground pepper
⅛ teaspoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon peanut butter (Secret Ingredient!)
1/2 cup milk
1 onion, diced
Dinner Rolls, sliced in half (can be cooked or Ready to cook)
12 Slices American Cheese (I use Horizon Organics)
Pickles, sliced (optional)
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl combine the first 13 ingredients together (hamburger, 10 spices, peanut butter, and milk)
- Spread the seasoned meat mixture on the prepared cookie sheet by rolling it out with a rolling pin till smooth.
- Place in oven for about 10 minutes at 350 degrees. NOTE: The meat will shrink and the pan will fill with juice from the meat, DO NOT DRAIN or DISCARD the juice!
- Take the partially cooked meat out of the oven and place the diced onions all around the edges and on top of the meat (most of the onions should be in the juice)
- Bake the meat for another 15 minutes until the onion are translucent
- Take the cooked meat and onions out of the oven and spoon the cooked onions from the edges on top of the meat
- Then layer the meat and onions with the 12 slices of cheese and bake for an additional 8-10 minutes until cheese is melted and bubbly.
- Add only the tops of your rolls and place back in the oven for 5-7 more minutes (depending on if you are using partially cooked bread or not)
- NOTE: Cook the bottoms of your partially cooked dinner rolls on a separate tray in the oven at the same time the Tops go in.
- Remove from the oven and slice the meat with a knife (or pizza cutter) and pick up the whole section of top bun with the cheese, onions, and meat with a spatula and set it on the bottom bun.
Tips:
- Placing the onion in the juice from the beef gives the meat the great onion flavor!
- If you are desperate to make this burger but don’t want to buy all the spices. Find a packet that is used for onion soup and substitute all the herbs with the packet
