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Special equipment: 4-inch ring cutter
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Place a small piece of plastic wrap inside of a 4-inch ring cutter.
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Place about 8 ounces of the ground beef onto the plastic and lightly press into the mold just to flatten a touch.
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Repeat with the remainder of the ground beef.
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In a cast-iron pan, heat the oil until it begins to smoke.
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Sprinkle the burger patties lightly with salt and pepper and place into the hot pan.
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Sear the burgers, about 4 minutes, on one side.
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Flip and top each with 2 slices of the cheese.
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For medium rare, cook another 4 minutes on the other side.
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Remove the burgers from the pan and rest the meat, 10 minutes.
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In the meantime, toast the buns; place them cut-side down in the hot pan until lightly golden brown.
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In a medium bowl, toss the lettuce leaves with the red wine vinegar, olive oil and some salt and pepper.
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To assemble, place a burger atop the bottom half of each bun, top with a lettuce leaf and slice of tomato.
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Spread each bun top with some Special Sauce, and then serve with a pickle spear.
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Combine the ketchup, mayonnaise, cornichons, horseradish and shallots together and season with some salt and pepper.
