Ingredients

  • 2 corn tortillas
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • 1 thin hamburger patty
  • salt, as needed
  • pepper, as needed
  • 1 cheese slice
  • 1 tomatoes, slice
  • 1 -2 piece lettuce
  • 1 teaspoon diced mild green chili, canned

Method

  • Heat a frying pan over medium heat until hot.
  • Add the oil and fry each of the corn tortillas briefly until they soften.
  • Drain on paper towels.
  • Next fry the beef pattie, seasoning with salt and pepper.
  • When the beef pattie is almost done cooking, top with the cheese slice and cook a few more minutes until the cheese melts.
  • Spread one corn tortilla with the canned green chilies.
  • Top with the meat pattie.
  • Top the meat pattie with the tomato and lettuce
  • Cover with the second tortilla.
  • Wrap in paper towels to eat as the tortillas will be a bit oily.
  • If making several Mexican hamburgers, wrap the burger in a paper towel and put into a 9 x 13" pan.
  • Cover with foil and put into a 150F oven until you make up the remaining Mexican hamburgers.
  • Eat at once.