White Castle Burgers ala Hurley, MY BIL

White Castle Burgers AKA My BIL's Hurley Burgers

Hurley is my brother-in-law.

Hurley is known to comment on my blog on occassion as Scott aka vern. Hurley is the most charmingly obscene, frightfully obnoxious, wickedly funny, full of life character you will EVER have the pleasure of encountering. He is the kind of guy , that makes YOU let loose.. especially in Key West.. Just look what he did to FFH(firefighter husband) and me!

As you can tell by the clarity and focus of the picture, he was having just as much, if not more, fun than us!!

He speaks his own language. I call it Hurley-ism. He should have his own following with all his umm, philosophies and thoughts on life. Here are some of his favorite thoughts, doings, and sayings:

• SAYING..Let's shit and git (that means Let's Go)
• SAYING..I don't drink beer every day, only days that end in Y.
• He named the Bloody Mary, the Breakfast of Champions.
• SAYING..If it smells like fish, its a dish, if it smells like cologne, leave it alone.
• SAYING..I haven't had a solid shit since the day I got married, it is always now just a whoosh. He swears to God.
• When slightly buzzed, he will say "I'm polluted."
• On any given day his belly is called Good Groceries, or Good Living, as he holds it from the bottom and lifts it up and down.
• Hurley calls NO ONE by their name, everyone has a nickname, ingenious nicknames made up in his head. Want to know mine? He calls me Porn Queen ( really lovely), His wife is Queen Bee, my FFH is Vern, and it goes on.
• He eats his cheerios with beer, not milk, on camping trips.
• Made me a firm believer of the saying.. What happens in Key West, stays in Key West!
• And,One of my most favorite Hurley-isms is, Why fart and waste it, when you can burp and taste it?

I could go on, but I would have to start a Dianetics series. And I would want part of the profit, because HE would be a best-seller.

Hurley is an original, excellent cook. My FFH had the pleasure of being in Florida for 5 days and got to visit with his sister Sandy and her husband Hurley. Hurley made his famous White Castle Burgers.

When I lived in Yonkers, NY they were known as Murder Burgers. My FFH who lived in NJ all his life, always called them Rat Burgers. But Oh MY Good Lord in Heaven.. there is NOT one person who has tried a Hurley Burger and not liked it. There are raves about these White Castle-like burgers from everyone who has had them. He graciously let me have the recipe, and allowed my FFH to photo him only for the small price of a 2 cases of beer and 3 porno flicks! Kidding.. maybe..

Let us begin:

Gather your ingredients.

You must have the Bud Light to drink while making these according to the Hurlster. For the prep: Chop up a bunch of onions,

in a small dice. Set aside.

Put your meat --The meat must be 85% so the fat makes it good and greasy so it will just slide down your throat!-in a large bowl, and add a BLOB of peanut butter, yes he said BLOB, no measurement folks... Couldnt you just strangle him??

Then Add your soup mix,

Then add your milk .

Mix it all together with your hands!

Here is Sandy, Hurley's wife, mixing while he chops the onions.. Isn't she a cutie pie?

Beer break for Hurley..

Break the mixture into 2 and place on 2 ungreased baking pans.

Begin to roll out the meat with a rolling pin, then pat it with your hands, all the way to the edges.

Then roll it with the rolling pin again to smooth it out.

Put it in a 350 degree oven for about 10 minutes. When the meat shrinks a lot, like this,

take it out of the oven and put the diced onions all around the edges to flavor the meat.

Place back in the oven for about 10 minutes..While all this is going on you must be multitasking with other aspects of the recipe. This meal would not be complete without deep fried onion rings and deep fried fries. He buys them frozen and deep fries them in oil.

Now, you also must set up your dinner rolls and your cheese.

Pay attetnion here it is tricky.. Take your roll, place the bottom part of the roll face-not bottom- down, top with the top of the roll right side up , getting them ready for the meat. And slice up your cheese.

OK now when you take out your meat and onions, scatter some raw onions on top of the meat, and top them with cheese if you'd like,

or not.. they did one tray with and one without. Place your buns directly on top of the cheese and raw onions, lined up together like so,

obviously, this is the tray without the cheese.. and put back on oven for another 10 minutes to warm the rolls, and melt the cheese a bit. Take them out and cut them with a pizza cutter along the lines of the buns. Pick them up one by one , flip them over, and top with the top. You will have a helluva lot of white castle Hurley burgers!

IMPORTANT HINT!! HURLEY says the best way to time the process is to have a beer between each cooking time step!!

Have your condiments ready.. ketchup, pickles, and mustard, dress as you like.

MUST be served with deep fried fries and deep onion rings as so!

Does that not look like a thing of beauty??

Hurley also advises that you can NOT have this meal without a Vanilla milkshake, so get yourself some Breyers vanilla,

some milk, and a dash of imitation vanilla, and blend it up. HAS to be served with the burgers for a mind blowing experience.

THANK YOU Hurley, Thank you Sandy for sharing.. I only wish I was there with you guys!!. But when I get there, I fully expect a 10 course meal outta you Big Guy!

Hear me Hurley,UMMM,Hurley, come in, Hurley! Please freakin wake up before I get there! Miss ya's! XXOO