Luscious Lucy Recipes

LUSCIOUS LUCY

Steps:

• Pour strawberry liqueur and Blue Curacao into a glass with ice. Fill with lemonade. Stir.

MOLTEN CHEESE JUICY LUCY

Steps:

• Mix the beef with 1 teaspoon each salt and pepper in a large bowl. Form the beef into eight 1/4-inch-thick patties. Fold each cheese slice into quarters and place a folded slice on 4 of the patties. Top each with another patty, then form the meat around the cheese to fully enclose.
• Heat the vegetable oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the burgers and cook 4 to 5 minutes per side for medium rare.
• Serve the burgers on the buns and top with ketchup, mayonnaise and/or pickles. Let sit a few minutes before eating.

LUSCIOUS LAYER DESSERT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In 9x13 inch pyrex dish melt butter in oven, remove from oven and mix in flour, white sugar and nuts. Pat out to cover bottom of pan evenly. Bake 15 minutes. Cool completely.
• Mix cream cheese and sugar until well blended and creamy, fold in 1/2 of the Cool Whip. Spread evenly over cooled crust.
• Mix pudding according to package directions. Regrigerate 5 minutes. Spread over cream cheese layer.
• Spread remaining Cool Whip over top, garnish with chopped nuts, chocolate shavings.
• Refrigerate for 2-3 hours before serving.

JUICY LUCY

Steps:

• Lightly mix 6 ounces ground beef chuck with a big pinch of kosher salt. Form into two equal balls, and then shape into two flat patties. Lay two slices American cheese between them and form the meat around the cheese; make an indentation in the center of the patty. Heat a cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat; sprinkle the skillet with salt. Cook the burger 4 to 5 minutes per side. Serve on a soft bun.

CHEF JOHN'S JUICY LUCY

Steps:

• Divide beef into two 3-ounce balls. Lightly moisten fingertips with water and press beef into patties about 1/4-inch thick. Drop Worcestershire sauce over patties; rub in lightly. Sprinkle garlic powder, black pepper, salt, and cayenne on top and rub in.
• Cut a circle of cheese using a pastry cutter or the rim of a glass. Place cheese onto 1 patty; cover with the other patty. Press edges together carefully. Flip and continue pressing until fully sealed. Season both sides with a little salt.
• Heat a cast iron skillet over medium-high heat. Cook patty for 5 minutes per side for medium doneness. Place patty on one half of a bun. Top with tomato, lettuce, and the other half of the bun.