Description
This recipe provides a detailed guide to making delicious homemade burgers using high-quality ground beef.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 lbs 80/20 good quality ground beef
- 1 egg
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- to taste salt
- to taste black pepper
- as needed American cheese
- as needed Soft hamburger buns
- as needed Other toppings of choice
Instructions
- Combine ground beef, egg, Worcestershire sauce, salt, and pepper in a mixing bowl and mix. Mix it fast but mix it thoroughly.
- Shape the patties as quickly as you can and lay them out on a parchment paper covered metal tray. Remember that ground beef shrinks when it cooks, so make the burger patties slightly bigger than the buns you plan to use.
- Season each patty with some more salt and pepper on both sides and cover the tray with plastic wrap.
- Refrigerate for 2-4 hours before cooking. (If you need to, you can refrigerate overnight but make sure to cover the tray with plastic wrap air-tight.)
- Use your fingers to make a well in the center of each patty, about halfway deep, before taking off the plastic wrap.
- Preheat a cooking pan over medium to medium-high heat with a little oil. The pan should be hot when adding the burgers.
- Add burger patties and cook for 5-8 minutes per side, depending on how well you want them. Do not disturb the burgers while cooking.
- Take cooked patties out of the pan and let them rest on the plate for about 5 minutes before serving. Tent them loosely with a sheet of aluminum foil to keep warm.
- If adding cheese: place a slice of cheese on top of each patty 30-45 seconds before taking it off the pan.
- Toast the buns: to make the buns nice and toasty, preheat another pan, brush each bun with a little butter on the inside and place them in the pan, buttered side down. Let them toast for a couple of minutes.
- Assembling: sauce always goes on the bun (personally I like to add sauce to top and bottom). Then, place a lettuce leaf over the sauce on the bottom and then the burger patty. If you want to add more toppings you can place them under or over the burger.
- Clean and prepare the grill and make sure to preheat the grill first so it’s hot and ready. If using gas grill, set it to medium-high temperature but leave a cooler zone to the side.
- Spray each patty with some cooking spray before placing it on the grill. Remember to always grease the food, not the grill grate. Place the burger patties over direct heat.
- Once on the grill, do not touch them again until ready to flip. Grill for 4-6 minutes per side, depending on how well you want them.
Notes
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Grilling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 burger
- Calories: 500
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 30g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15g
- Trans Fat: 1g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 100mg
Keywords: burgers, homemade burgers, beef burgers, grilling, comfort food