Ingredients

• 1 pound (4 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
• 1 1/2 teaspoons minced fresh basil
• 1 1/2 teaspoons minced fresh parsley
• 1 1/2 teaspoons minced fresh tarragon
• Pinch cayenne pepper
• 2 large cloves garlic, minced
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
• 11 small cloves garlic, roasted and chopped
• 2 pounds fresh ground beef or four 8-ounce Angus beef patties
• 4 slices cheese
• 4 large burger buns

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Instructions

1. Watch how to make this recipe.
2. For the compound butter: Stir together the butter, basil, parsley, tarragon, cayenne and garlic; season with salt and pepper. Spoon the mixture onto a piece of plastic wrap in a 6-inch-long mound. Fold the plastic wrap over the mixture to enclose it, and roll it to form a log about 2 1/2 inches in diameter. Chill until firm, about 2 hours.
3. For the roasted garlic aioli: Blend the mayonnaise, lime juice, paprika, cayenne, cumin and garlic in a food processor until smooth.
4. For the burgers: Preheat the oven to broil.
5. Form the ground beef into 4 patties. Stuff a slice of the compound butter inside each and broil the burgers to the desired doneness. Add another slice of the butter to the top of each burger, followed by a slice of cheese. Broil briefly, just until the cheese melts.
6. Serve on buns with a small mound of the aioli on top of the cheese.