The Garbage Plate (burger Version)

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 -1 1/2 cup cooked macaroni
• 1/4 cup mayonnaise
• 2 tablespoons diced celery
• 1 tablespoon chopped carrot
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 large potato, baked and cubed
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 hamburger patties
• 2 slices cheese
• mustard
• horseradish
• ketchup
• hot chili sauce (or special sauce)
• 3 slices italian bread
• chopped onion (optional)
• refried beans (optional)
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 cup water
• 12 ounces tomato paste
• 1/2 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 3/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon allspice
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon powdered clove

Recipe

• 1 to make special sauce:.
• 2 in large skillet fry chopped onion and garlic in oil until soft. add meat, stirring constantly with fork to keep its texture fine.
• 3 once meat is cooked add water and tomato paste, cook for 10 minutes.
• 4 then add sugar and spices. cook 30 minutes, adding water if needed.
• 5 assembly:.
• 6 mix together the noodles, mayo, celery, seasoning, and carrots and place into a large square foam container (or plate, but not as authentic).
• 7 fry potatoes in butter until very crispy then put next to mac salad on plate.
• 8 place optional beans of plate if needed.
• 9 cook hamburger until well done and top with sliced cheese.
• 10 then place burgers on top of the mac salad and home fries.
• 11 mix together about equal parts mustard and horseradish and pour on top of burgers and top with optional onions.
• 12 pour hot sauce or very large spoonfuls of special sauce and a huge glob of ketchup over burgers (some like to stir everything together so its one huge mess).
• 13 eat with plastic fork, or just use the bread as a spoon and try not to pass out. this should take about an hour to finish.
• 14 yum, every drunk college kids dream food.