Italian Sausage Burger

If you are using sausage links, start by taking the casing off each link. Add to a bowl with the ground beef. Add salt, pepper, crushed red pepper and Italian seasoning. I use my electric hand mixer with dough hooks to combine the meat; if you don’t have something like that, you can combine it gently with your hands but not too much! Once the meat is combined, form into patties. Prepare your pan, grill, BBQ, or whatever you’re using, with some oil. Put the patties down. Since these are made with sausage, you have to make sure they are thoroughly cooked through—no one wants to eat raw pork! Cook for around 6-10 minutes on each side.

Clean peppers, and then slice peppers and onions into thin strips. Prepare a medium size pan (or grill or bbq) with 2 tablespoons oil. Add the peppers and onions and cook over low heat until they are nice and caramelized, around 40 minutes. I prefer cooking them on low heat so they don’t burn and get hard.

Get yourself a nice fresh ciabatta or focaccia roll (like I did!), slice it in half and put it on your grill or bbq for a minute or so to get a nice smoky taste. Take the bread off the heat and add your burger, a nice serving of the peppers and onions and 1-2 slices of fontina.