Blue cheese burgers with sweet potatoes fries to celebrate Jessica!

Easy Blue Cheese Burgers with the Crispiest FRIED sweet potato fries @dessertfortwo

It’s time to sound the fire alarms, and not just because that’s what happens every time I use a grill pan indoors.

The lovely Jessica from How Sweet Eats is going to have a baby soon, and we’re celebrating on the internet today, because that’s what we do. We are her invisible internet friends. Hooray!

Party hats for all the invisibles!

HowSweetBabyShower

Jessica is one of the most inspiring bloggers out there.

I met Jessica a few years ago when I was having a quarter life crisis. Having just dumped my boyfriend on my birthday, I drove to Sonoma to have a glass of wine with her that night. I rambled all about ME ME ME the entire night because I was 25…what else is there when you’re 25? But Jessica was uplifting, inspiring, and gave me great advice that night. Without her, I wouldn’t have known to get an agent before writing a book, to not settle for less than I’m worth no matter what my blog traffic says, and to work so dang hard on anything I put my name on. She tells me to knock it out of the park, and I try to live up to her standards daily.

Jessica, I love you. I’d be nowhere without your advice and inspiration. You’re my spirit animal. Marry me?

Jess, we are all so happy for you, and we wish you all the best for the new bebe!

Let’s have a collective pause to reflect on how well-fed this baby will be. I want to pay Jessica to cook for me every day, and this baby gets it! Lucky duck!

The crispiest fried sweet potato fries. Finally, sweet potatoes at home that are actually CRISPY! @dessertfortwo

Blue Cheese Burgers with sweet potato fries for Jessica!

Jessica makes fabulous burgers. I wanted to make her a trashed up blue cheese burger to stuff her face with in between late-night baby feeding sessions. And then I perfected sweet potato fries for her, because it’s my love language. Baked fries are for the birds. These babes are all for you, Jess.

If you’ve never had blue cheese on a burger, especially as a creamy sauce, then get ready to meet your new favorite burger! Yes, bacon is also welcome on this blue cheese burger…that would make it a delicious bacon blue cheese burger!

Crisper sweet potato fries can not be found in all the lands. These are the crispiest. Also: the BEST. Seriously, c-r-i-s-p-y. If you make them and follow the directions, you will send me love letters about how you and crispy make-at-home fries have been reunited forever.

And then you’ll tell me all about how you eat them all day long, and then things get a little weird cuz I’m going to worry about your arteries with all the French fry eating, and so I’ll reply with a ‘worried about you/ thinking about you e-card.’ BUT: blue cheese dip!

We love you TONS, Jess!

Here’s to you, gorgeous Mama-to-be! XO

Over-achiever? Make my homemade brioche buns to use in this recipe!

Yield: 2

Dinner for Two: Bleu Cheese Burgers + Sweet Potato Fries

Dinner for Two: Bleu Cheese Burgers + Sweet Potato Fries
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 55 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes

Ingredients

  • For the burgers:
  • 3/4 pound ground beef (at least 15% fat)
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 cup crumbled bleu cheese
  • 1/4 cup mayonnaise
  • 1/4 cup sour cream
  • 2 buns
  • 2 lettuce leaves

For the fries:

  • 1 pound thin sweet potatoes (works best for fry-shapes)
  • 4 cups canola oil
  • 1/2 cup cornstarch
  • 1/2 cup sparkling water
  • salt to taste

Instructions

  2. In a small bowl, combine the ground beef, egg, paprika and salt. Mix together with your hands, and then divide in half. Shape into two patties, pressing down a small indention in the middle to prevent puffiness during cooking.
  3. In a small non-stick skillet, add the thinnest coat of oil for cooking the burgers. Cook the burgers for about 10 minutes each side, on medium-high heat. Once you flip the burgers once, it's helpful to cover the skillet with vented foil to help it cook all the way through without burning the outside.
  4. Let the patties rest.
  5. Meanwhile, combine the bleu cheese, mayo and sour cream. Mix well.
  6. Slice the buns and lettuce, and build your burger.
  7. Now, make the fries! Slice the (unpeeled) sweet potatoes into French fry shapes (about 1/4" wide and 4-5" long). Heat the oil in a 2-quart skillet over high heat until it reaches 375.
  8. In a small bowl, add the cornstarch. Slowly whisk in the sparkling water, scraping the bottom as you go. Dunk all of the sweet potato fries in this mixture, and let them drain on a rack.
  9. Drop handfuls of the sweet potatoes in the oil at a time, and stir with a fork to break up any clumps every so often. Fry them until they begin to brown on the outside, and when stirring, you can tell they're firm, not limp. It should take 10-12 minutes per batch. Don't be afraid to turn up the heat to keep the oil up to temperature.
  10. Drain each batch of sweet potatoes on a paper towel-lined plate, and sprinkle with salt immediately. Welcome to the crispiest French fries in the world. Serve with the burger.

Nutrition Information:

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 10595 Total Fat: 1044g Saturated Fat: 114g Cholesterol: 318mg Sodium: 2886mg Carbohydrates: 249g Sugar: 47g Protein: 85g
© www.DessertForTwo.com

Ok, stop crying now, Jess. Seriously. It’s just the hormones. You deserve all the love in the world and 20 more sweet babies if you want ’em :)

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