Hamburger Size (aka Chili Size)

"Back during the 50's in Southern California, this was a very popular dish in small "Mom and Pop" diners. It doesn't appear on menus anymore, but it is still a solid comfort food for a chilly evening. Wash it down with ice cold beer."
 
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Ready In:
40mins
Ingredients:
6
Serves:
4
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ingredients

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directions

  • Spread butter on the open faces of the buns, sprinkle them with garlic powder and black pepper, then fry them on a griddle if you have one, or in a skillet, until toasty brown.
  • Mold the meat into patties then cook them thoroughly.
  • Heat the chili.
  • I use a microwave.
  • Depending on your taste,you might wish to muscle up the chili a bit with some hot sauce.
  • Plate it up by placing the buns, face up, on the plate.
  • Put the meat patty on the bun, smother it with a generous amount of chili, sprinkle some cheese over the chili, scatter onions and nacho slices on top of everything.
  • Dig in!

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Reviews

  1. we had these all the time without the peppers but it adds a nice toch thanks for the memory lol
     
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We live in La Mesa, CA. I am a retired English teacher, 36 years in San Diego Unified School District. Hobbies: shooting, reading, woodworking, crosswords. Currently, Barbara and I are Retired Senior Volunteer Patrol Officers with the El Cajon Police Department. Barb also volunteers at an El Cajon elementary school.
 
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