Mississippi Slugburger recipe

Name: Mississippi Slugburger
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 1 pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste; 1 cup vegetable oil for frying, or as needed; 6 hamburger buns, split; 1 pound ground chuck; 1 pinch chili powder, or to taste; 7 slices potato bread; 0.5 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 0.25 teaspoon garlic powder; 0.25 cup dill pickle slices, or to taste; 0.25 teaspoon onion powder; 0.25 cup prepared yellow mustard, or to taste

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Cut the crusts off the bread slices. Place slices on the prepared baking sheet.

Step 2

Bake in the center of the preheated oven until dry and toasted, about 45 minutes.

Step 3

Place ground chuck, salt, pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder into a bowl. Add bread crumbs. Combine with your fingers, breaking apart the meat.

Step 4

Dampen your fingers with water and form mixture into hamburger patties.

Step 5

Heat ¼ to ½ inch vegetable oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Place a patty into the pan and turn heat down to medium. Cook until well browned and crusty, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Repeat with remaining patties, adding more oil if needed.

Step 6

Transfer toasted bread to the bowl of a food processor and pulse until you reach coarse crumbs.

Step 7

Remove from the pan and serve on hamburger buns with mustard and pickles; sprinkle tops of patties with chili powder and/or cayenne if you like prior to serving.