Obrien Burger Recipes

HAMBURGER HASH O'BRIEN

Steps:

• Cook ground beef in skillet and drain.
• Pour vegetable oil into skillet heat on medium high.
• Add potatoes, peppers, onion, garlic powder, and crushed red pepper.
• Cook until potatoes are browned on the outside and soft on the inside, approximately 10-15 minutes.
• Drain oil from poatoes and place in large bowl.
• Add ground beef and salt and pepper to taste.
• Stir in ketchup until the beef and potato mixture is coated to your liking.
• Serve and enjoy!

O'BRIEN BURGER

Steps:

• Coat grill rack with nonstick cooking spray. Preheat grill to medium (300 degrees F to 350 degrees F). In a medium bowl combine ground beef, 1/2 cup of the hash browns, plus salt and pepper to taste; mix well. Form into 4 patties about 1/2 inch thick.
• Grill patties 5 to 7 minutes per side or to desired doneness. During the last 2 minutes of grilling, top each patty with 1 cheese slice; grill until melted. Meanwhile, grill peppers 5 to 7 minutes or until lightly charred, turning occasionally.
• Prepare remaining 1 cup hash browns in a skillet according to package directions, forming potatoes into four patties.
• Place rolls, cut-side down, on grill. Grill until lightly toasted. To assemble burgers, place lettuce on bottom half of rolls, top with burgers, peppers and hash brown patties, and serve.
• Note # 1: Seems any type of cheese would work well with this. Since Swiss isn't a favorite of mine, I'll probably try it with Cheddar, Colby-Jack or American.
• Note # 2: This sounds as though it would make a mighty fine "Breakfast Burger" with a few modifications. Maybe by leaving off the lettuce and adding a few strips of cooked bacon and a fried egg instead? (Well, we ARE using lean ground beef to compensate, no?).

POTATOES O'BRIEN

Steps:

• In a large frying pan over medium-high heat, melt 1/2 tablespoon of the butter with 1/2 tablespoon of the olive oil.
• Add the onion and saute, stirring occasionally, until golden brown and just beginning to caramelize, 5-7 minutes.
• Do not allow the onion to scorch.
• Add the red and green peppers and saute until beginning to soften, 3-5 minutes longer.
• Transfer to a serving bowl and set aside.
• Add 1/2 tablespoon each of the remaining butter and olive oil to the same pan.
• Add half of the cubed potatoes and cook, turning to brown all sides, 5-7 minutes.
• If the potatoes are too dry, add a little more butter or oil.
• Transfer the browned potatoes to the bowl holding the pepper mixture.
• Repeat with the remaining butter, olive oil and potatoes.
• Return the mixture to the pan.
• Raise the heat to high so that it quickly warms through.
• Remove from the heat and season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Add the parsley and stir to combine.
• Return to the serving bowl and serve immediately.