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Place ground beef in a medium sized mixing bowl.
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Cut the crust off of your piece of bread.
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Pour olive oil onto a small plate.
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Soak the crustless bread in the olive oil, turning the slice once, till all the oil is soaked up by the bread.
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Shred and crumble the oil-soaked bread into tiny pieces and add it to the meat along with the parsley or cilantro, onion, egg, cumin, garlic powder, and cayenne pepper.
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Add salt and pepper to taste (I usually add about 1/2 teaspoon each of salt and black pepper).
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Stir ingredients with a fork and/or clean hands until the spices and herbs are well blended with the meat.
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Gather the meat mixture in 1/4 cupfuls and make small thick patties (they will shrink up during cooking).
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Cook the patties.
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If grilling, grease the preheated grill before you start cooking.
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We like to brush the burgers with olive oil periodically as they grill to keep them nice and moist.
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Grill for 15-20 minutes over medium heat till cooked through to desired doneness.
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Cooking times may vary by grill type.
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If you prefer not to grill the burgers, you can cook them in a skillet using 1/4 cup of oil.
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I like using an oil with a high smoke point, like grapeseed.
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Heat the oil over medium heat till hot but not smoking.
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Fry the burgers for 10-15 minutes, flipping occasionally, till cooked through to desired doneness.
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TO MAKE SRIRACHA MAYONNAISE: Mix mayonnaise together with sriracha sauce in a small bowl till well blended, adding more sriracha for spice if desired.
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Serve as a sauce for the Ima Burgers.
