Have you ever noticed that when you add the word, “bacon” to anything people stop and take notice? For me, prosciutto elicits the same reaction. I recently had a prosciutto wrapped chicken breast that was amazing and I also tried a pseudo sushi r0ll that involved prosciutto and it was equally as amazing.
This recipe for a Provolone-Stuffed Prosciutto Burger from AndreAnna of Life As A Plate looks like it will rank right up there with the best prosciutto inspired recipes out there. My mouth is watering as I look at this image and write this post.
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“Why yes! I did just post a recipe with Prosciutto! How observant of you! Last weekend, I had sent my husband to the store for a few slices to make the Prosciutto-Wrapped Goat Cheese and Walnut Stuffed Dates. He came home with half a pound! Despite my very best snacking efforts, a few days later I still had a whole lot left. I also had some ground beef left over from a large pot of chili I made for Mike’s birthday party. I’ve developed an obsession lately for stuffing cheese in meat (like my Feta-Stuffed Greek Meatballs) so I figured why not make stuffed burgers?
I seasoned the meat a bit to be slightly Italian-ish (SO a word) and diced the Prosciutto into small squares so they would mix in well with the burger meat. I formed half the burger first, stuck a few triangles of Provolone in the middle, then put more meat on top to form a full burger. I browned them on medium-high in my cast iron skillet first, then put the whole she-bang in the oven till they were cooked through (internal temp reaches 160F). If you want to grill them, put some foil under them in case any cheese oozes out (which is likely) so you don’t get any in the coals…”
