Guy Fieri's Real Deal Burger with Donkey Sauce | Food Network

Cook along with Guy as he serves up his over-the-top, signature burger on a toasted brioche bun slathered with tangy donkey sauce and topped with super-melted cheese!

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Real Deal with Cheese
RECIPE COURTESY OF GUY FIERI
Level: Easy
Total: 1 hr (includes chilling time)
Active: 30 min
Yield: 4 burgers

Ingredients

Donkey Sauce:

1/2 cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoons roasted garlic puree
1/2 teaspoon yellow mustard
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/8 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

SMC (Super-Melty-Cheese Sauce):

2 1/2 cups half and half
1/4 cup water
1 teaspoon hot sauce, such as Tabasco
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
10 ounces processed cheese, cubed, such as Velveeta
5 ounces Cheddar, shredded (see Cook's Note)
5 ounces smoked Gouda, rind peeled and shredded
5 ounces provolone, shredded

Real Deal with Cheese:

1 1/2 pounds ground beef (80/20 blend)
1 tablespoon kosher salt
4 slices yellow Cheddar
1/4 cup melted garlic butter (minced garlic and unsalted butter)
4 brioche burger buns
20 thin slices (round) kosher dill pickle
1/4 cup thick-sliced sweet onion
4 thin slices beefsteak tomato
1 cup finely shredded lettuce

Directions

For the donkey sauce: Combine the mayonnaise, roasted garlic puree, mustard, salt, pepper and Worcestershire sauce in a medium bowl. Refrigerate for 30 minutes before using.

For the SMC: In a 2-quart saucepan, bring the half-and-half and water to a simmer over medium heat. Maintain medium heat and add the hot sauce and Worcestershire sauce. Using a whisk, mix in the processed cheese 2 ounces at a time until it has fully incorporated.

Using the same method of adding the cheese slowly, add in the other cheeses. Continually mix until all the cheese has melted and the sauce is smooth. Once you start mixing in the cheese you must whisk constantly until the cheeses are fully incorporated. Once fully incorporated remove the sauce from the hot saucepan.

For the real deal with cheese: Form 4 round burger balls. Sprinkle with salt all over. On a hot griddle, place the burger balls and allow to sear for 45 seconds. Using burger spatulas, smash the burgers to a 1/4-inch thickness. Once the juice comes to the surface, about 1 minute, flip the burgers to a new spot on the griddle.

Top each burger with 1 tablespoon of SMC. Cover with 1 slice of Cheddar. Place a dome over the burgers and add water underneath (use a squeeze bottle) to steam and melt the cheese. After about 1 minute remove the dome and remove the burgers from the heat.

Spread the melted garlic butter on the cut sides of the buns. Toast both sides of the bun halves until golden brown.

To assemble: Spread donkey sauce on the cut sides of the buns, edge to edge (about 6 tablespoons total). On the bottom half of the buns stack in the following order: pickles, onions, burger, then top with tomato, lettuce and place top bun on top. Secure with 6-inch bamboo skewers.

Cook’s Note

Start with blocks of cheese and shred by hand for best results.

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Guy Fieri's Real Deal Burger with Donkey Sauce | Food Network

[vuuboo]

Watching our favorite Food Network Chefs make burgers just never gets old.

[AlexJonesGIRL]

Bring back Diners, Drive-ins and Dives and Guy’s Big Bite

[donaldjames]

I've probably eaten at least 30 of these burgers on various Carnival cruises. They are consistently good. You choose the toppings and sauce to your liking. The melted cheese sauce under the sliced cheese makes it the bomb!

[christarosales]

That burger looks amazing ! And that cheese sauce looks divine!!

[lindachick]

Thank Guy. My mouth is zipped. My neighbors are coming to my house Saturday to celebrate the life of a neighbor who passed last week. We have all known him for 30 years in the hood. I am doing burgers and dogs. This is perfect and I just want to send thanks to you for sharing. Very timely. This is so special. ❤️

[juliersawyer]

Now that’s a burger baby! So easy, so many restaurants just can’t do it.❤

[teresasalyer]

And that is why I head straight to guys burgers on my cruises, delicious.

[Rono_pictures_and_videos]

Definitely going to whip some of these up next weekend. I have eaten dozens of these on Carnival ships. They are amazing. Thanks for sharing.

[BrianMason]

I had this burger in Tennessee and I must say it’s the best burger I’ve ever had!

[williamjthepoet]

I grew up watching Guy fieri, and now I'm a kitchen manager at a restaurant right down the street from his in Branson Missouri. In my food gets compared or is said to be better than his! To me that's a blessing and I love dd&d

[natalyazav]

Omg I tried this burger on my cruise on carnival last week!! A.m.a.z.i.n.g!!!

[dawatchman]

Got Addicted to these burgers on carnival panorama! Must go back on cruise just for burger!🤤

[chrisleearies]

Guys burger looks great! I have this video saved in my recipes playlist

[LCculater]

Dang straight to the heart surgeon !!! 😂

[timthomas]

You R Awesome!! Always have been even though you went out of business in Alaska!!

[Vwoclhtegwn]

I'm 97 years old and this burger is the reason why I didn't live past 28. Thanks !!

[allentrice]

😍👍🏿🍔 perfect for Guy favorites and then some of this sauce!

[kyleritter]

Can't deny the accolades, but I'd rather not have the majority of the burger be Lettuce, and bread. Half as much lettuce and maybe a thicker tomato and I'm game

[HeatherWho.]

Just bought a bottle of this for $1 at Walmart. Pretty good!

[ScottysBackYardBBQ]

i been making this sauce for 30 years, plus i add blue cheese to mine..