{"id":1511,"slug":"hamburgers-encrusted-with-black-pepper","title":"Hamburgers Encrusted with Black Pepper","description":"Cracked pepper adds a nice texture difference between the creamy cheese, tender meat, and the toasted bun, and complements the chipotle mayo.","ingredients_raw":["½ cup mayonnaise","2–4 chipotle chiles, finely minced","½ teaspoon salt","½ teaspoon freshly-ground black pepper","1 pound ground chuck steak","Salt","¼ cup cracked black peppercorns, plus more if needed","4 slices of your favorite smooth-melting cheese (optional), room temperature","Dijon mustard","4 hamburger buns, halved"],"ingredients_norm":["mayonnaise","chipotle chili","salt","ground black pepper","ground chuck steak","cracked black peppercorn","your favorite smooth melting cheese","dijon mustard","hamburger bun"],"steps":["Whisk together all chipotle mayo ingredients until well combined. Refrigerate until needed.","Shape beef into 4 equal patties. Brush with Dijon mustard on both sides and sprinkle liberally with kosher salt on both sides.","Place peppercorns in a pie pan. Press patties lightly on both sides into pepper. Set aside.","Heat about 25 charcoal briquets in a large chimney starter. Reapply grate.","Add burgers and cook, turning often, until internal temperature reaches 143°F for medium rare, 157°F for medium, and 167°F for well/toast.","Remove to a plate and let rest for 5 minutes. If using cheese, place one slice on top of each patty. Meanwhile, toast buns on the grill.","Spread buns with chipotle mayo. Add a patty on top of the bottom half of a bun and top with the other half. Serve warm."],"categories":["Hamburger recipes","Recipes using ground beef","Recipes for hamburgers","Recipes using pepper","Grilled recipes","Recipes using mayonnaise","United States recipes","Recipes using cheese","Recipes using chipotle chile","Recipes using Dijon mustard"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":null,"servings":null,"yield_text":null,"difficulty":"medium","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Hamburgers_Encrusted_with_Black_Pepper","source_ref":"4613404","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Hamburgers_Encrusted_with_Black_Pepper&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"504575e492f4af02950e8d14369a789b7083710d60f5bee8bbc4c43391d8f23c","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:03Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T17:11:31Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/hamburgers-encrusted-with-black-pepper"}