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History
Earnestine and Hazel's at 531 South Main occupies a building that has stood since around 1919, used over the decades as a cafe, jukebox bar and rumoured brothel before becoming the South Main dive bar Memphians know today. The Soul Burger sits at the heart of the room's reputation, griddled on a small flat-top and topped with the bar's house Soul Sauce, the recipe still guarded. By the 1990s the burger had become a Memphis late-night ritual.
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Common allergens: Beef, Wheat, Dairy
Make it at home
Ingredients
- 600g ground beef, 80/20
- 2 large onions, thinly sliced
- 4 soft white burger buns
- 100ml ketchup
- 30ml Worcestershire sauce
- 20ml soy sauce
- Garlic powder, paprika
- 4 slices American cheese
- Pickle slices, soft butter
Method
- Cook onions slowly in butter over low heat for 20 minutes, stirring, until deeply caramelised. Reserve.
- Mix ketchup, Worcestershire, soy sauce, garlic powder and paprika. This is the Soul Sauce stand-in.
- Form four 150g patties, season with salt and pepper. Griddle on high heat, brushing with a tablespoon of Soul Sauce as they cook, 2 minutes a side.
- Top each patty with American cheese, then a heap of caramelised onions and pickles.
- Toast the buttered buns on the griddle. Build the burger. Drizzle more Soul Sauce on top before closing the bun.
Tip from the editors. The real Soul Sauce recipe is a guarded Earnestine and Hazel's secret. This is a stand-in. Caramelise the onions slowly.
Where to eat memphis soul burger
Memphis Soul Burger in Memphis
Earnestine and Hazel's ★ 4.6
Earnestine and Hazel's on South Main downtown Memphis runs Soul Burgers and a jukebox until 03:00 daily, the city's defining late-night dive bar.
OrderSoul Burger with a cold beer; sit at the bar.
TipCash works fastest. Upstairs the rooms run quiet most nights.
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