I&J’s Spicy Spinach, Garlic, Onion Cheeseburger

Ingredients

½lb Pork, ground

½lb Beef, ground

1oz Onions, red, diced

1.5oz Spinach, baby, chopped

1oz Garlic, cloves

1.5oz 4 Cheese, Mexican

1.5oz Cheese, Aged Italian blend

5tbsp I&J’s Habanero Pepper Sauce #5

2 eggs

1pk Buns, hamburger, 8 count

Habanero Pepper Sauce Add to Cart

Powders/dry seasonings:

1tsp Onion

1tsp Adobo

1tsp Garlic

1tsp Curry

½tsp Cumin

4oz Ranch, Seasoning

½tsp Sazon, Tropical, Badia

½tsp Paprika

½tsp Coriander

½tsp Pepper, Black

Instructions

Step 1: Mix the above ingredients in a large bowl thoroughly.

Step 2: Take a scoop of hamburger meat and form it into a hamburger patty to your size and thickness, place on a large plate.

Step 3: Make burgers patties until the mix is gone. Cover and place in the refrigerator let stand for 30 mins.

Step 4: Heat the stove to med or med hi temp, in a skillet add 2 tbsp of Olive oil, wait till the oil heats up, place burgers in the skillet one at a time until the skillet is full.

Step 5: Let the burgers cook until slightly brown, flip the burgers after 2-3 minutes, important “Don’t” press down on the burgers you are squeezing out he juices ie flavor of the burger, let it cook on the other side for another 2-3 mins until it’s fully cooked or to your liking.

Step 6: If the skillet becomes too hot, reduce the temp to med or med low and let it cook until the burgers are done.

Step 7: Prior to removing the burgers from the heat add the cheddar cheese over the burger, cover for about a minute to let the cheese melt. Take the cheeseburger off the heat and let rest for a minute on a wire rack before serving.

Yuca Fries

Ingredients

1b Yuca, root

4-qts Water, tap

1½ c Oil, Peanut

4 Bay Leaves, whole

3tsp Salt

Instructions

Step 1: Cut the yuca root in pieces of 2-3 inches sections, remove the outer coating then split the yuca root in half breaking it down into wedge size shapes, remove any stems, and rinse.

Step 2: In a 5-quart pot, fill it ¾ quarters of the way up the pot, add salt and bay leaves. Preheat the stove to Hi heat bring the water to a hard boil. Add the yuca fries, let boil until they are slightly cooked past, el dente stage.

Step 3: Take off heat, drain water and remove bay leaves.

Step 4: Preheat stove to med hi heat in a pot add peanut oil, bring to temp between 350F – 400F degrees.

Step 5: Deep fry yuca fries until golden brown, you will need to flip them over a couple of times, remove from oil, place on a wire rack, add a hint of salt, best served with a chimichurri dipping sauce.