Portuguese Hamburger
Author: www.familyfoodierecipes.com
Prep time: 20 mins
Cook time: 15 mins
Total time: 35 mins
Ingredients
  • 1 lb ground beef, I use 80/20
  • 1 tablespoon garlic powder
  • ½ tablespoon paprika
  • sea salt and fresh ground pepper
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons Portuguese Chourico or European dried chorizo (not the Mexican kind)
  • 4 Garlic Cloves, sliced
  • 1 Cup Portuguese Vinho Verde or your favorite white wine
  • ¼ cup Portuguese Chourico or dried Chorizo (not the mexican kind) sliced thin
  • 2 tablespoons parsley chopped
  • 3 Bay Leaves
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 4 Eggs
  • 4 pieces of crusty bread
  • Sea Salt and Fresh Pepper to taste
Instructions
  1. To prepare the patties, divide beef into 4 portions, lightly shaping each into a ½-inch-thick patty. Sprinkle evenly with garlic powder, paprika, and sea salt and pepper.
  2. Cover and refrigerate 30 minutes.
  3. Brush the burgers with olive oil.
  4. Heat a large cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat.
  5. Coat pan with remainder of olive oil.
  6. Add patties; cook 2 minutes on each side or until desired degree of doneness.
  7. Add the garlic and chopped chorizo. Saute until they start popping but be careful not to burn (there is nothing worse than burnt garlic.)
  8. Add the wine and bring to a simmer.
  9. Add the additional sliced chorizo, parsley and bay leaves.
  10. Once sauce is reduced in half, remove bay leaf and add the butter.
  11. Simmer on low while frying the eggs sunny side up in a separate frying pan.
  12. Remove the eggs and place one on top of each Burger. Spoon Some of the Sauce with the chorizo over the eggs.
  13. Toaste 4 slices of crusty bread and place the egg/burger over a slice of crusty bread... add more sauce and chorizo over the top.
  14. Season with sea salt and fresh ground pepper to taste and garnish with additional parsley.
  15. You won't be able to resist!
Recipe by Family Foodie at https://familyfoodierecipes.com/portuguese-hamburger/