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1 / 4 c u p p r e p a r e d t h i c k - a n d - c h u n k y s a l s a
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2 t a b l e s p o o n s s l i c e d p i t t e d r i p e o l i v e s
Garnish:

P r e p a r e d t h i c k - a n d - c h u n k y s a l s a ( o p t i o n a l )

I N S T R U C T I O N S

1 . C o m b i n e G r o u n d B e e f a n d 1 / 4 c u p s a l s a i n l a r g e b o w l , m i x i n g l i g h t l y b u t
t h o r o u g h l y . L i g h t l y s h a p e i n t o f o u r t h i n p a t t i e s . P l a c e o n e s t u f f e d p e p p e r i n c e n t e r
o f e a c h p a t t y ; w r a p b e e f a r o u n d p e p p e r t o e n c l o s e , s e a l i n g s e a m s a n d f o r m i n g
b a l l . F l a t t e n b a l l s i n t o p a t t i e s a b o u t 4 t o 5 i n c h e s a c r o s s a n d 1 i n c h t h i c k .
2 . P l a c e p a t t i e s o n g r i d o v e r m e d i u m , a s h - c o v e r e d c o a l s . G r i l l , c o v e r e d , 1 5 t o 1 6
m i n u t e s , u n t i l i n s t a n t - r e a d t h e r m o m e t e r i n s e r t e d h o r i z o n t a l l y i n t o c e n t e r P
r e g i s t e r s 1 6 0 ° F , t u r n i n g o c c a s i o n a l l y . A
Cook's Tip: Cooking times are for fresh or thoroughly thawed ground beef. Ground G
beef should be cooked to an internal temperature of 160°F. Color is not a reliable E
indicator of ground beef doneness. 2
3 . S p r e a d 1 t a b l e s p o o n s a l s a c o n q u e s o e v e n l y o v e r t o p o f e a c h b u r g e r . S p r i n k l e 9 •
e v e n l y w i t h t o m a t o a n d o l i v e s . S e r v e w i t h s a l s a , a s d e s i r e d . G R I L L I N G