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Copycat Krystal's Hamburgers
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Krystal's is known for its square hamburgers and distinctive, Southern-style fast food service. This copycat recipe is the perfect way to get your burger fix without having to leave home.
serves/makes:
ready in:
under 30 minutes
under 30 minutes
2 reviews
3 comments
ingredients
1/4 cup dry minced onion
1/4 cup hot water
2 pounds lean ground beef
3 ounces jar strained beef baby food
2/3 cup clear beef broth
8 hot dog buns
16 dill pickle chips
mustard
ketchup, optional
directions
Combine the dry onions and hot water in a bowl. Let soften.
In another bowl, combine the ground beef, beef baby food, and broth. Mix just to combine.
Heat some oil on a griddle or in a large, flat skillet. Form the beef mixture into square patties 1/4-inch thick. Cook on one side on the griddle until browned. Poke holes in the patties with the end of a wooden spoon while cooking.
Before turning the patties over, add 1 tsp of the onions on the grill for each patty. Flip each patty over onto a pile of the onions. Cook until browned and cooked through (they will cook faster than regular burgers because of the holes).
Cut the hot dog buns in half and remove the rounded ends. Place each cooked beef patty onto a bun and top with 2 pickle chips and mustard, and if desired, ketchup.
nutrition data
461 calories, 27 grams fat, 25 grams carbohydrates, 27 grams protein per serving.
Please note:
This is a copy cat recipe submitted to CDKitchen by a third-party. This recipe is not an original recipe unless specifically stated and is considered only to be an acceptable "clone" to the original for the home cook to attempt to duplicate. Please also note that many nationwide restaurant chains vary their menus and ingredients by region so the version provided may not be similar to what you may have tried before. All trademarks referenced are property of their respective owners.
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reviews & comments
I work at Krystal you cook the meat on a flat top grill that you first put onion and water mixture on. After you put the onion water mix on you lay the meat then put the buns directly on top of the meat and close the lid to steam. Only comes with pickle and mustard. No...ketchup..
February 1, 2009
did not use the baby food. made the hamburgers really this, soaked my onions, used bullion cubes for the broth. bought dinner rolls from the grocery store, heated pan, poured in some broth, did one side of burger, threw onions done, did second side, cooked and wow. placed a roll on top to steam, layed it on place, added pickle and mustard, topped with other half of roll and wow. I was at krystal.
Other recipes I have seen have called for baby food but I just couldn't do it. I mixed instant potatoes with beef broth/stock/consume to the constistancy of baby food and that seems to work well. Steam the patties on a bed of onions and beef broth rather than frying.
First of all, Krystal burgers are not exactly fried: they seem to be cooked on some kind of flat top unit... the only oil used in cooking them comes from the meat themselves. Secondly, no where in this message does it mention that the buns for these tasty little devils should be steamed warm (as they are in the restaurant).
March 28, 2003
Ketchup?!? On a Krystal? No way, Jose! These come with mustard ONLY! If you want ketchup you have to add it yourself. But kudos on the recipe- it actually works and for someone from the South who now lives in Canada, it actually will defeat the Krystal Kraving!