Blue Cheese Burger with Blue Cheese Sauce

A close-up of a blue cheese burger with a shiny brioche bun, fresh green leaf lettuce, a beef patty, sliced red onion, and creamy white sauce, with some sauce dripping onto the slate surface.

Blue Cheese Burger with Blue Cheese Sauce

A great blue cheese burger is the kind of thing I'd order out and then wish I'd made at home for a third of the price. So now I do. A thick, tangy blue cheese sauce goes under the patty and over the top, so every bite is rich and a little sharp. It's the burger I reach for when I want to elevate burger night.

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 10

Total Time 25

Servings

Calories 624kcal

Author Wendy Polisi

Ingredients

Blue Cheese Sauce

¼ cup sour cream
¼ cup mayonnaise
2 ounces Gorgonzola Dolce crumbled (or other blue cheese)
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon minced garlic
½ teaspoon celery salt if you don’t have it use kosher salt
¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Burgers

2 pounds ground beef 80/20
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
2 teaspoons sea salt
½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
6 burger buns toasted

Instructions

In a small bowl, stir together the sour cream, mayonnaise, blue cheese, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, salt and pepper. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Place the meat in a bowl and gently work the Worcestershire sauce in, being careful not to overwork the meat.
Form into 6 patties, about ½-inch thick. Use your thumb to make an indentation in the center of the patties. Season both sides of the meat with salt and pepper.
Heat a cast iron skillet, Blackstone griddle or grill to medium-high heat, about 375°F.
Add the patties and cook for 5 minutes. Flip and cook another 4 to 6 minutes, to desired doneness.
Spread the blue cheese sauce on the bottom bun and add the burger patty. Add more of the sauce on top of the patty. Add remaining toppings and bun top and serve immediately.

Notes

Storage

Store any leftover sauce in an airtight container for up to three days.

Cooked patties can be stored in the refrigerator for up to four days or in the freezer for up to a month. Reheat in a skillet or in the oven.

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