Josh Ozersky's Favorite Burger

It's no exaggeration to say that Josh Ozersky is something of an expert on burgers. He literally wrote the book on the subject—The Hamburger: A History. His favorite burger, which is really saying something, comes from Jose Soto, who was the grill cook at the now defunct White Diamond, a slider joint in Linden, New Jersey. Ozersky managed to coax the recipe, which owes as much to the technique as the ingredients, out of Soto, and made it his own. Then he shared it with us.

Josh says the recipe is “simple, but it isn’t easy, because it has to be done quickly, so it may need some practice.” The sliders are cooked individually, and Josh warns that each one gets a little harder to cook because the pan becomes messier. You should find, however, that the results are well worth any difficulty.