Cow Patties



5 pounds ground beef
1 pound Chorizo (Mexican Sausage)
14 Ritz type snack crackers (broken into small crumbs)
3 large Eggs
1/2 medium onion, finely chopped (optional)

1. Place all ingredients in a large bowl (including the onions if you are using them). Mix well, using your hands to knead the ingredients together (you're going to have to get down and dirty with this one - Texas style!!!). Once all ingredients are mixed together, form into hamburger patties. Prepare as you would any other hamburger.
TIP: Prepare the patties the night before the tailgate, it is not only more convenient but it also allows the ground beef to absorb the flavor of the Chorizo (kind of like a marinade). If you do use onions, make sure they are finely chopped because if the onion chunks are too large, it makes it difficult to form the mixture into patties. The same goes for the crackers- make sure they are crushed into very small crumbs.

Servings: 10-13