Everyone loves to bite into a juicy burger and with this recipe for The Best Hamburger, you will get a deliciously juicy burger, as well as, the best burger sauce recipe made with simple ingredients.
It is hard to define the perfect burger, but this recipe will bring you close to an amazing burger when paired with a homemade hamburger sauce similar to the McDonald’s Big Mac sauce without eating fast food.
Then, add your favorite burger toppings and pick your favorite cheese and then you will have a great burger for an easy dinner recipe that you can serve with some crispy fries for the best way to enjoy a flavorful burger.
Recipe Ingredients:
- Meat: ground beef or ground chuck(I used 80/20 – fattier meat means a juicier burger!)
- Cheese: use some shredded Monterey Jack cheese or your favorite cheese
- Sauce: pick up your favorite BBQ Sauce from the grocery store
- Seasoning: you will need to have seasoned salt, black pepper, and onion powder
Secret Sauce
- Mayo: use the mayonnaise you have on hand
- Ketchup: ketchup will add a good amount of flavor to the sauce
- Relish: use a dill pickle relish for the best results but you can use sweet pickle relish if you prefer
- Sauce: Worcestershire sauce gives a good flavor boost as well
- Buns: pick up your favorite Hamburger Buns (we like sesame seed buns)
How To Make The Best Hamburgers:
- In a large bowl, combine the ground beef, shredded cheese, bbq sauce, and seasonings. Don’t add too much bbq sauce or the patties will have a hard time taking shape. Shape patties that are about 1 inch thick (about 5 patties). (You can also freeze the patties after shaping them for about 1 hour to help them hold their shape.)
- Turn grill up to high and let it get hot.
- Reduce heat to medium-high and place the burgers on the grill. Allow this side of the patty to cook for about 4-6 minutes per side, but make sure it does not burn. Then flip the beef burgers over and cook until done.
- For the sauce, combine all sauce ingredients and whisk until well mixed. Taste and adjust ingredients to your liking.
- Assemble the burgers and serve with the homemade burger sauce and other hamburger toppings of choice.
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What To Serve With This Recipe:
- Restaurant Style Onion Rings
- Baked Tater Wedges
- Seasoned Steak Fries
- Zucchini Fries
- Baked Red Potato Wedges
Toppings to serve with the best burger:
- red onion
- lettuce
- cheese (Swiss, pepper jack, American . . . anything goes!)
- tomatoes
- dill pickles
- avocado
- jalapeno peppers
- banana peppers
- fried onion
- mushrooms
- dijon mustard
How to keep your homemade hamburger patties from falling apart:
Here are some tips to keep them held together:
1. Keep your meat cold – the colder your meat is, the more likely that it will stay together. Shape the hamburger into patties and stick them back in the fridge until you are ready to cook. When you shape your patty, your hands actually transfer a lot of heat into the meat and they need to cool down. They will stay together much better after this.
2. Handle your patties as little as possible – if you over-handle your hamburger patties, they are much more likely to fall apart. Add your seasonings, give it a quick stir, then let it be.
3. Do not over-flip your patties – when cooking your hamburger patties, you are only going to want to flip your burgers one time – NO MORE. When your patties are still a little cold, they will hold together well. When they are finished cooking, they are solid and firm. However, when they are in-between these stages, they are flimsy and will fall apart. Flip them as little as possible – once is enough! By only flipping them once, you are allowing them to completely cook on one side, giving you a good base to flip from and keep them from falling apart.
4. Add an egg – if you have tried all these things and still struggle with a hamburger that falls apart, add an egg! It will work as a binding agent to hold the ground beef together. You won’t be able to taste it in the meat and hey – it’s some added protein!
5. Don’t add liquid – a lot of people will add Worcestershire sauce or BBQ sauce to their beef, but this will only make the beef fall apart while cooking. If you want the flavors of the sauce, brush it on the hamburger while it’s grilling instead of mixing it in. You can also freeze the patties for about 1 hour after you make them. Then place on grill.
The Special Sauce
In addition to the seasoning in the burger itself, this sauce puts our hamburger recipe over the top. The sauce is a mixture of ketchup, mayonnaise, Worcestershire sauce, salt, and relish. Sometimes in Utah we also call this “Fry Sauce” and we love it for dipping our Sweet Potato Fries.
Storage Instructions:
Fridge: Store any leftover cooked burger patties in a large airtight container and place them in the fridge for up to 5 days.
Freezer: Before cooking the burger patties, store them in a freezer-safe ziplock bag and separate the individual patties with parchment paper between each thin patty. Then store them in the freezer for up to 3 months.
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- Cheeseburger Wraps
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- Baked Bun-less Burgers Recipe
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Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef, (I used 80/20 – fattier meat means a juicier burger!)
- ½ cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
- ¼ cup BBQ Sauce
- ¼ teaspoon seasoned salt
- pepper, to taste
- ¼ teaspoon onion powder
Secret Sauce
- ¾ cup mayonnaise
- ¼ cup ketchup
- ¼ cup pickle relish
- 2 Tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 5 Hamburger Buns, (we like sesame seed buns)
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine the ground beef, shredded cheese, bbq sauce, and seasonings. Don't add too much bbq sauce or the patties will have a hard time taking shape. Shape patties that are about 1 inch thick (about 5 patties). (You can also freeze the patties after shaping them for about 1 hour to help them hold their shape.)
- Turn grill up to high and let it get hot.
- Reduce heat to medium-high and place the burgers on the grill. Allow this side of the patty to cook for about 4-6 minutes, but make sure it does not burn. Then flip the burger over and cook until done.
- For the sauce, combine all sauce ingredients and whisk until well mixed. Taste and adjust ingredients to your liking.
- Assemble the burgers and serve with the special sauce and other hamburger toppings of choice.
Notes
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God Bless,
Cassie