Recipe for the "Best Burger Ever" (No Ketchup Permitted!)

The Best Burger Ever:

Ingredients:

1 pound boneless short rib

1 pound top round

1 pound ground pork

1 large sweet onion

Arugula

Heirloom tomato (any type — Brandywine recommended for its acidity and color)

Preparation:

Fresh-grind the meats together. Season with salt and pepper. Sauté freshly sliced sweet onion with salt

and pepper. Toast fresh-baked bread (your choice, but a quality sourdough roll is recommended). Shape

the meat into 9 equal patties. Cook about 5 minutes and flip over for another 4 minutes for medium. Layer

toasted bun in this order: grilled onion, burger patty, freshly torn arugula, slices of ripe heirloom tomato.

Mayonnaise and mustard are optional. Note: The Burger Bus never endorses ketchup on a burger, "ever!"

Makes 9 burgers.

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Then wash it down with a nice Dogfish Head 120 minute IPA or two, or three ... (18% alcohol)!

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