Ingredients

  • 1/4 lb monterey jack cheese, grated
  • 1 fresh hot chili pepper
  • 1 tomatoes
  • 1 1/2 lbs lean ground beef
  • 2 teaspoons oil
  • salt and pepper
  • 8 slices crusty bread
  • 2 tablespoons fresh coriander, chopped

Method

  • Shred the cheese, seed and chop the chile pepper; combine.
  • Slice the tomato; set aside.
  • Shape the beef into 8 thin patties, put 1/4 of the cheese mixture in the centre of 4 of the patties; top with remaining patties and pinch to seal.
  • Toast the bread.
  • Heat oil in a frying pan and cook the hamburgers 6-8 minutes over medium heat for medium rare (I don't recommend cooking any ground meat to medium rare-- safety concerns-- but this is what the recipe states).
  • Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
  • Place cooked hamburgers on the toast and top with tomato slices and coriander, then another slice of toast.