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Dad's Deli Hamburger with Cole Slaw
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In The Paperboy and the Spinster, set from 1955-58 in a small town on Long Island, a paperboy goes door to door to collect the subscription money. The setting is what so many consider an idyllic era and place. Yet as Leonard Lewis learns, after three years of delivering papers, “You never know what goes on behind closed doors.” This is a heartwarming and heartbreaking coming-of-age story of Leonard, 12-year-old paperboy, who thinks to himself, “I used to want to grow up. Lately, I haven’t been so sure. An awful lot of grownups didn’t seem so happy.”
Dad’s Deli Hamburger
#Deli #Beef #Maincourse #Americancuisine
Yield: 8 patties, depending on size
1 medium onion, minced or grated
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 eggs
1 cup spaghetti sauce
1/4 cup ketchup
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground pepper
1/4 teaspoon celery salt
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
2 pounds chopped beef or turkey or a mixture of the two
1-1 1/2 cups breadcrumbs
Olive or vegetable oil
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In a large bowl, mix onion, garlic, eggs, tomato sauce, salt, pepper, celery salt, thyme, oregano, meat and breadcrumbs.
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Form hamburger patties with your hands, adding more breadcrumbs if the patties do not hold together. Flatten each patty down, with an indentation in the middle so they will not puff up while grilling or sautéing
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Add 1 tablespoon oil and warm it in the skillet. Add as many patties as will fit in the skillet without touching. Fry until browned on bottom side and then flip and brown on other side.
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A real deli hamburger is made with Russian Dressing (see recipe below) and Coleslaw. Add the hamburger patty to the bun, shmeer with Russian Dressing on both sides of the bun, add the hamburger and then pile coleslaw on top. (Click here for the link to the coleslaw recipe). Place a sour pickle or two on the plate and let your taste buds enjoy! Serve with other Deli Salads such as potato salad, cucumber salad or the ever-popular French fries!
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Add toppings: Add a slice tomato, thinly sliced red onions, pickle slices, jalapeño slices, sautéed mushrooms or yellow onions. If you don’t have coleslaw, use crispy lettuce instead.
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Russian Dressing
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup ketchup
2 tablespoons pickle relish
Squeeze of lemon
Mix together and store in a jar or closed container. Refrigerate until needed. Will last 1 week or more refrigerated.
My Dad’s recipes are some of my favorites and I make them all the time. His hamburgers are the old-fashioned kind--tender, juicy, delicious and with a secret ingredient that adds a tang that you will love. Make them thick or thin, according to your family’s taste. My Dad always served his burgers with Russian Dressing and Coleslaw and, of course, a sour pickle. I usually make a nice batch and freeze the burgers for future use. It’s a great prep to save time for when you are busy. I usually wrap each burger separately in plastic wrap to pull out exactly the number I need. Mix with your hands and do not over mix to keep the mixture tender. And then let your taste buds enjoy!
