The Regional Tennessee Deep Fried Hamburger - My first attempt cooking on my burger journey. Long before flat tops burgers were cooked in cast iron skillets. During busy lunch rushs the cooks did not have time to change out the beef tallow building up and eventually the hamburgers just became deep fried. A little oil from the cast iron is spread across a marble cooking surface. A beef ball is smashed out razor thin then transferred into the 325 degree oil. After a minute or two a slice of American cheese is placed on top and submerged again. Served with raw onion, pickle chips and mustard on a squishy bun. The hamburger emerges with super crispy surrounding edges but retains a wonderfully juicy center with gooey american cheese flowing over everything. Dyer's Burgers located in Memphis Tennessee have been cooking hamburgers with this method since 1912. Technique and history from Geroge Motz's books Hamburger America and Great American Burger Book. #burgerjourney #hamburger #deepfried #georgemotz #hamburgeramerica #cheeseburgers #americancheese #tennessee #memphis #dyers #dyersburgers https://www.instagram.com/p/CB4XUP0BOdO/?igshid=74jakrx05e3w
