Author: Robert Andrews

INGREDIENTS

• 2 tbsp Unsalted Butter
• 2½ tbsp All-purpose flour
• ½ cup Milk
• ¾ cup Beer
• 1½ tsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tsp Mustard powder (½ tsp if you’re not a mustard fan)
• ½ tsp Garlic powder
• 2 cups (8 oz) Shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese
• Pinch of Salt and pepper to taste

STEP BY STEP

1. Melt the butter in a sauce pan over medium heat.
2. Add flour and whisk until you’ve got a paste like substance.
3. Add a splash of milk, and while continuously stirring,
4. Add a splash of beer, and while continuously stirring,
5. Add the  Worcestershire sauce while continuously stirring.
6. Add the remaining milk and beer, while continuously stirring.
7. Stir until smooth, then add mustard powder and garlic powder.
8. Continue to heat and whisk until the mixture thickens, about 5 minutes.
9. Turn heat to low and add shredded cheese, one ½ cup at a time, stirring continuously until cheese has completely melted and the sauce is smooth.
10. Add salt and pepper to taste, serve immediately.
11. To prevent congealing, serve in a small crock pot or fondue dish over heat.

A Jucy Lucy is a stuffed cheeseburger with the cheese inside of the meat instead of on top, resulting in a melted core of cheese. Two bars in Minneapolis, Minnesota claim to be the inventor of the burger, while other bars and restaurants have created their own interpretations of the style.

A debate rages on.  Google has chimed in.  A Google Search for “Jucy Lucy” resulted in 116,000 results.  A search for “Juicy Lucy” resulted in 1.8 million results.  O.E.D. spelling rules here.

Regardless of how it is spelled, this is a great treat for your next BBQ.

Per Person Ingredients

• • For 1 sandwich
    • 1 hamburger bun
    • 2 ground beef patties- thin
      • about 3 ounces each
    • Sliced mild Cheddar cheese
      • Traditionally 1-2 slices of American Cheese are used.  We prefer Cheddar.
      • I prefer sliced because you get more cheese.  Shredded cheese melts better, but is less dense.  That is also why I use medium heat, rather than high.  It gives the cheese time to become molten.
    • Other ingredients used along the way
      • Onion, Pickle, Relish

1. 1. OPT:  Saute thinly sliced onions in 1 TBL butter. Go for as much caramelization as you like.  Set aside
   2. OPT:  Cook two slices of bacon per burger.  Set aside
   3. Brush melted butter on the inside surfaces of the hamburger bun and place on a pan or griddle on low heat.
   4. While the bun is toasting, flatten each beef patty so that it’s no more than ¼ inch thick.
   5. Place shredded cheese in the middle of one of the patties, leaving just a bit of a border.
   6. Then cover it with the other patty.
   7. Push the patties and pinch the edges, so that they merge into a single patty – assuring there are no holes for the cheese to seep through.
   8. Place meat on a griddle or pan over medium heat. Cook no more than 5 minutes per side or until cheesy juices start spilling out.
      • I usually cook the first side 4 minutes, then the other 2-3 minutes.
      • I used a cast iron grill pan.  It works great.
   9. Add pickles to the bottom bun, If desired, place onion thinly sliced or sauteed,  and bacon, then add the cooked burger and top bun.
   10. Be very careful.  The cheese is hot.

This is for my reference only.  I’ve made a few changes and substitutions, indicated by (GR) for Grandpa’s Revision

INGREDIENTS

• 6-8 medium to large apples
  Fuji, Gala and Granny Smith
  About TWO POUNDS by weight AFTER peeling and coring
• 1/2 C of apple cider (no preservatives if possible)
• 1 C  granulated white sugar
• 1/2 C brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp nutmeg – freshly grated
• scant teaspoon cloves
• 1 tsp lime juice (GR)
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• scant salt

This recipe makes about 2-4 jars, so if you plan on using it over the next few months, you don’t have to can it.  If you are planning to can some, double the recipe and follow standard canning procedures (which will not be repeated here)

STEP BY STEP

1. Wash your jars in the dishwasher so they are as sterile as possible
2. Put a small pot of boiling water in the far corner of your stove top and let it simmer for now (GR)
3. Peel and core your apples, and then chop, mince or grate (GR)
4. Bring all other ingredients up to a boil on your stove top
5. Add your apple pieces to the boiling mixture
6. Let simmer about 60 minutes
7. IMPORTANT NOTE: During the cooking process, the liquid may expand to about TWICE the original size, so make sure you have a large pot.
8. If you don’t have an immersible thermometer, GET ONE.  Here is the one that I use, and I LOVE IT.  It is by Thermoworks, and is not all that expensive for the use you will get out of it.  This is also good for cooking meat, potatoes, etc.  I also got an infrared thermometer that I used for grill and pan temperatures.
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   THE CANNING PROCESS
9. Heat until it reaches 220-222º
10. Put a lid (one by one) into the small pan of boiling water to soften the seal.
11. Pour into prepared canning jars, screw lid on finger tight, and set on the counter.
    Even without hot water bath canning, the “counter canned” apple butter should last a few months in the refrigerator.

THIS RECIPE HAS NOT YET BEEN TESTED

• • 3 TBL butter melted
  • 1/4 C AP flour
  • 3 TBL milk
    • Heat in skillet until it thickens into a blob
  • 2 C more of cake flour
  • 1/3 C sugar
  • 1 TBL instant coffee
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
    • Mix dry ingredients to combine
  • 1/2 whole milk – room temperature
  • 1 egg
  • add melted butter
  • 1 tsp vanilla
    • Whisk to combine
  • Put Kitchen Aid on low, and drizzle in wet ingredients
  • Add starter and mix on high until combined
    • The dough will still be sticky
  • Dump onto a heavily floured surface
  • Work dough with hands – kneading until it is not too sticky
  • Roll out dough to about 1/2 inch in thickness
  • Using a pastry ring cut circles from the dough, and place on parchment paper in groups of three – making a triangle
  • You can roll out remaining edges to get a few more circles
  • Put into refrigerator to cool at least 45 minutes
  • Prepare hot oil (365º)
    • PREPARE ICING
  • Meanwhile mix up 2 C confectioner sugar with 1/2 tsp vanilla
    and 2 TBL milk
    • NOTE:  It is easier to add a few drops of liquid rather than to try to recover from an icing that is too thin.  Err on less liquid.
  • OPTIONAL:  Omit coffee, and add 1 tsp citric acid to the icing
    • COOK THE DONUTS
  • Drop into hot oil (365º) and fry until browned
  • Dip into the icing, or drizzle over top