The Robber's first Vegetable Tuesday recipe! On Labor Day I made homemade buns and the Robber made his own hamburgers and grilled them and then we feasted on hamburgers all week long!!! The Robber was basically in heaven, which is what I say on every blog post these days but it is true since I have come to be with him. :)
Ingredients:
4 lbs. ground hamburger (80% meat, 20% fat)
1/2 large white onion, diced
5 cloves garlic, minced
2 tsp. salt (1/2 tsp. per pound)
1/4 tsp. dried sage
1/4 tsp. dried rosemary
1/4 tsp. garlic salt
Directions:
1. Mix everything up well but not too much (your goal is to get it mixed but touch the meat as little as possible.)
2. Form into 12-ish 1.5" thick patties by grabbing out the amount of meat you could hold in your fist. Press the meat into a patty with your hands. Put your thumb into the middle of the patty to leave a deep thumb print (this will help the patty retain its juices.)
3. Heat gas grill as high as possible, allow to equilibrate for 15-20 minutes to get up to heat. Spray surface with cooking spray to prevent the meat from sticking. BBQ temp should reach approx 500F. Place the burgers on the grill, set timer for 3 min. After 2.5-3 min flip the burgers and grill for 2.5-3 more min, then remove from heat and serve. 3 minutes produces a medium well to done burger. If desired, you can put cheese on for the last 90 seconds or so.
2 comments:
Just made these again. Too much garlic. Maybe 2 cloves worth instead of 5.
Can salt the top and bottom of each patty if you want it a little saltier (I think I like it better with the little extra salt).
3 min cooking time yields well done burgers. Maybe try 2 and 1/2 min next time.
ATK says don't salt before. Just put on lots of Kosher salt right before grilling and you're fine.
2 min (or less) per side on high on our grill is fine. cheese for final 30/45 sec.
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