Surf & Turf Burgers

Name: Surf & Turf Burgers
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings.
Ingredients: 1/2 cup seasoned bread crumbs; 1 egg, lightly beaten; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon pepper; 1 pound ground beef; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 4 seeded hamburger buns, split; TOPPINGS:; Lump crabmeat; Seafood cocktail sauce; Lemon wedges

Take one all-American patty and load it up Alaska-style with cocktail sauce, lump crabmeat and a squeeze of lemon juice.

Ingredients

1/2 cup seasoned bread crumbs
1 egg, lightly beaten
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 pound ground beef
1 tablespoon olive oil
4 seeded hamburger buns, split
TOPPINGS:
Lump crabmeat
Seafood cocktail sauce
Lemon wedges

Directions

In a large bowl, combine bread crumbs, egg, salt and pepper. Add beef; mix lightly but thoroughly. Shape into four 1/2-in.-thick patties. Press a shallow indentation in the center of each with your thumb. Brush both sides of patties with oil.
Grill burgers, covered, over medium heat or broil 4 in. from heat 4-5 minutes on each side or until a thermometer reads 160°. Serve on buns, topped with crab, cocktail sauce and a squeeze of lemon juice.

Originally published as Surf & Turf Burger in Taste of Home June/July 2014