Cheeseburger

To prepare the cheeseburgers, first finely chop the two shallots 1 and place them in a non-stick pan with a tablespoon of oil, sautéing them over low heat 2. Meanwhile, prepare the meat: place the ground beef in a large bowl 3.

Add the chopped shallots to the ground meat 4 and mix the ingredients well with your hands 5. Divide the ground meat into 4 equal parts and with a spoon, place it in a ring mold about 0.8 inches high and 4 inches wide. Press the ground meat with the back of the spoon to form the patties 6.

Cover them and keep them in the refrigerator. Then prepare the garnishes for the cheeseburger: cut the buns in half 7, slice the tomato with a knife 8 and the red onion finely 9.

Slice the pickles lengthwise (if you have larger pickles in brine, slice them) 10. Remove the patties from the refrigerator, bringing them to room temperature, then heat a grill pan and brush it with olive oil 11; place the patties on the grill and cook them for 4 minutes on each side, turning them only once with a spatula: be careful not to press down on the patties while cooking them, or they will lose their juices and become drier and tougher 12.

After 4/5 minutes, turn the patties over and, when the cooking is almost done, add a slice of cheese 13, which will melt very quickly. Meanwhile, in another pan, toast the cut side of the bun for about 20 seconds 14. Begin assembling the cheeseburger: spread ketchup on the bread 15

And place the hearts of lettuce on top 16, then the patty with the cheese 17, followed by a few slices of tomato 18,

of pickle 19 and red onion 20. Finally, cover with the other slice of bread and serve the cheeseburgers hot immediately 21.