Best Ever Hamburger Recipe
Yield:
6
My go to recipe for ground beef hamburgers.
Ingredients
- 800 grams ground beef, 1.75 lbs
- 1 medium or large egg
- 1/4 cup diced sweet onion
- 78 ml quick oats, 1/3 cup
- 2 tbsp Lea and Perrins Worcestershire Sauce
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
- 1 tsp dried basil
- 2 cloves pressed fresh garlic
Instructions
- In a large glass bowl, add egg, onion, garlic, Worcestershire Sauce, salt, pepper, and basil. Using a fork, beat all ingredients together.
- Add ground beef.
- Add oats.
- Mix with your hands until well combined.
- Divide the mixture into 6.
- Take 1/6 of the meat mixture and use your hands to press it into the shape of a hamburger patty that is about about 19mm (3/4") thick. Make an indention in the middle of the patty to prevent bulging in the center of the hamburger as it cooks. Repeat with the remaining meat mixture, making 6 hamburgers.
- Let the meat rest at room temperature until your barbeque or stove top grill heats up.
For a gas barbeque
- Turn on gas bbq until it reaches 200°C (400°F)
- Grill for about 2 minutes.
- Flip and grill for an additional 2 minutes.
- Flip again and brush on your favorite BBQ Sauce (ours is Hunts Sweet BBQ Sauce). Grill for about 1 minute.
- Flip again and brush with more BBQ sauce. Grill for 1 minute.
- Final flip, and add your favorite cheese(s) (cheddar, gouda, edam, provolone). Leave on the grill for another minute or until cheese begins to melt.
- Remove from grill and serve immediately.
Stove top grilling
- Use a grill pan. Brush with olive oil and heat to medium-high heat.
- The pan needs to be hot in order for the burgers to cook. To test if the pan is ready, splash with 1 drop of water. If it sizzles, the pan is ready.
- Grill for 3 minutes.
- Flip over and grill for 3 minutes.
- Flip again and brush on your favorite BBQ Sauce (ours is Hunts Sweet BBQ Sauce). Grill for about 1 minute.
- Flip again and brush with more BBQ sauce. Grill for 1 minute.
- Final flip, and add your favorite cheese(s) (cheddar, gouda, edam, provolone). Leave on the grill for another minute or until cheese begins to melt.
- Remove from pan and serve immediately.
How to serve the burgers
- Serve on your favorite hamburger buns.
- Additional topping ideas: fresh avocado slices, onions (fresh or caramelized), baby spinach or baby lettuce, sliced tomatoes, bread and butter pickles, sauteed mushrooms, crispy bacon.
- Condiment ideas: mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard (yellow or dijon), sweek pickle relish.
