Italian Burger

Sorry that this post is late. Someone who will remain nameless had to have pizza and ice cream last night so I had to wait until today to make this week's burger. This burger was a mix of Italian seasonings and flavors. I decided to steam the burger once again this week after the success of last week's steamed delight. I heated my cast iron skillet with a little bit of olive oil and some habenero butter. Ok so maybe the habenero butter isn't exactly Italian but I couldn't help myself. Then I seasoned the pan with some red pepper flakes and some fresh cracked black pepper. I mixed the grass fed organic chopped beef with garlic, basil, parsley, and oregano. Then I folded the seasoning into the patties and pounded them nice and thin. After placing the burger on the flat top I added a little water and covered the burger with a lid to steam it. One of the nice things about steaming a burger like this is that you don't have to flip it. Also, it doesn't take very long at all to cook. After 3 minutes I covered the burger with a slice of genoa silami and provolone cheese. Then I added more water and covered again for three minutes. When the burger was done I put it on a potato roll. Again not exactly Italian bread but I didn't want to waste what I already had. Perhaps this Italian burger had touches of Irish and Spanish just like me. Then I covered the gooey salami and provolone burger with some spicy vinegar cherry peppers. Lastly I covered that with a nice thin piece of prosciutto and again topped with a few more cherry peppers. I didn't need to add any salt because between the prosciutto and the salami this burger was salty enough. The burger was really good. It was salty and spicy with a tang from the peppers. The bun was nice and soft while the burger was moist and cooked to a medium temperature. Each bite was as moist as soft as a burger can be. The prosciutto was fatty enough to melt right in your mouth. I am looking forward to next week's burger. I do have to give a shout out to a new website I found about burgers. It's called A Hamburger Today. It is a really excellent burger blog that has ties to a pizza blog and a general serious eats blog as well. It is very extensive and I found myself just shuffling through all the pages. Go check it out.