Wendy's Dupe Cheeseburger

I know you’re probably tired of hearing me rave about the Alchemy, but honestly, cooking on it over the past year has been the most fun I’ve had with food in a long time. One thing that I particularly love about it, is its versatility. You have options. And not options where you have to put on some kind of attachment or wait for your grill to cool down to be able to do the next thing, you can just do it all, all at once, on the Alchemy. A great example of this is if you can’t decide if you prefer flame-grilled or flattop grilled cheeseburgers. With the Alchemy, you don't have to choose, you can pick from the diamond-patterned grill or the live-fire plancha for all your burger-grilling needs. To demonstrate this dual ability, I decided to make a Wendy’s Dave’s Single dupe, making one burger on the diamond-patterned grill and the other on the plancha. Not going to lie, they were both great, but I’ll leave it to you to make the call.

You can also try your hand at making these Wendy's dupe cheeseburgers, all you need is a square egg ring to get that signature square burger patty shape. Dress your burger up with the standard Wendy's Dave's Single toppings or pick your own, switch it up, I won't judge. If you want to find out how to make my Wendy’s Dupe Cheeseburgers keep reading or jump to the full recipe.

Separate the ground beef into two equal balls. Using the egg ring, shape the ground beef into square burgers.

Season the burger patties with salt and pepper on both sides.

Add a cast iron pan to the plancha and add the canola oil, make sure you leave about an inch of space to the top of the pan, so the oil doesn’t spill over when you add the potatoes. Allow to oil to heat up.

Slice your potatoes into fries and place in a bowl of cold water. Let sit at least 15 minutes.

Add the fries to the oil, flipping occasionally until golden brown and crispy.

While the fries cook, place your burgers on the grill. Cook about 3-4 minutes on one side and then flip.

Add two slices of American cheese to the burgers. Let them cook another 3-4 minutes or until cooked through and cheese is melted.

Slice your tomato and onion. If it’s your preference, toast your brioche buns. If not, add ketchup to the top buns.

Add two slices of tomatoes to each bun and two slices of pickles. Add mayo to the bottom buns.

Place the lettuce on top of the bottom buns. Remove the cheeseburger from the grill and place on the the bottom buns, add a slice of onion and close.

Remove the fries from the oil and season with salt, toss to coat. Serve your burgers and fries together.

And now for the full recipe...

Wendy’s dupe cheeseburger

Makes 2 burgers

Prep time: 5 minutes

Cook time: 25 minutes

Total time: 30 minutes

Ingredients:

1/2 lb Ground beef

Salt

Pepper

1 square egg ring

4 slices American cheese

2 brioche buns

Ketchup

Mayo

1 tomato

2 lettuce leaves

4 slices sandwich pickles

½ large white onion

Fries:

1-2 Yukon gold potatoes

Canola oil for frying

How to Make the Wendy's Dupe Cheeseburger

Separate the ground beef into two equal balls. Using the egg ring, shape the ground beef into square burgers. Season with salt and pepper on both sides.

Add a cast iron pan to the plancha and add the canola oil, make sure you leave about an inch of space to the top of the pan, so the oil doesn’t spill over when you add the potatoes. Allow to oil to heat up.

Slice your potatoes into fries and place in a bowl of cold water. Let sit at least 15 minutes.

Add the fries to the oil, flipping occasionally until golden brown and crispy.

While the fries cook, place your burgers on the grill. Cook about 3-4 minutes on one side, flip and add two slices of American cheese. Let cook another 3-4 minutes or until cooked through and cheese is melted.

Slice your tomato and onion. If it’s your preference, toast your brioche buns. If not, add ketchup to the top buns and add two slices of tomatoes to each and two slices of pickles. Add mayo to the bottom buns. Place the lettuce on top of the bottom buns.

Remove the cheeseburger from the grill and place on the the bottom buns, add a slice of onion and close.

Remove the fries from the oil and season with salt, toss to coat. Serve your burgers and fries together.

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