The Perfect Burger
The humble hamburger can easily be elevated to the heights of cuisine classics with the same attention to detail that any dish deserves. It can also be infinitely varied with lots of your personalized flavours. Ground chuck is your best choice because it has a higher fat content than ground round or ground sirloin.
Ingredients
1 1/2 pound ground chuck
1 small white onion, finely minced
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
a sprinkle or two freshly ground pepper
4 soft hamburger rolls
1 small white onion, finely minced
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
a sprinkle or two freshly ground pepper
4 soft hamburger rolls
Instructions
Preheat your barbecue on its highest setting.
Toss the beef into a small mixing bowl. Toss in the onion and season with the soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce and pepper. Gently toss everything together until well combined.
Form into 4 evenly shaped burgers no more than 1 inch thick. Form a shallow hollow with your fingers in the centre of each burger. This will help each burger cook evenly, and the hollow will eventually disappear as the meat cooks through.
Cook for about 4 minutes per side. Resist the urge to press on the burgers with your spatula; this just encourages it to release valuable moisture and flavour. Flip and continue cooking until the burger is cooked through to your liking.
Toss the beef into a small mixing bowl. Toss in the onion and season with the soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce and pepper. Gently toss everything together until well combined.
Form into 4 evenly shaped burgers no more than 1 inch thick. Form a shallow hollow with your fingers in the centre of each burger. This will help each burger cook evenly, and the hollow will eventually disappear as the meat cooks through.
Cook for about 4 minutes per side. Resist the urge to press on the burgers with your spatula; this just encourages it to release valuable moisture and flavour. Flip and continue cooking until the burger is cooked through to your liking.
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Recipe Submitted by
Chef Michael
I’m a FoodTV host, cookbook author and official food ambassador for Prince Edward Island, more importantly I’m a Dad and passionate home cook!
Variation
After you flip the burgers add a few pieces of crisp bacon and thinly sliced cheddar cheese to each one. For a pizza burger twist, add a spoonful of pizza sauce and some shredded mozzarella cheese. Sautéed mushrooms and blue cheese are also great. There are also many masterpieces to be built with lettuce, tomato, thinly sliced red onion, other cheeses, ketchup, mustard, BBQ sauce and your other favourite toppings.
1lb of ground beef from the farmers market is more than sufficient for regular sized burgers. The one in the image is just way too thick for our liking. BBQ is almost done cooking the patties – my family can’t wait to eat these wonderful creations. Thanks again for the recipe Chef Michael.
This recipe is great it truly the perfect burger!!
Could you please provide the receipe for the mini burgers I saw done on Chef At Home – ideal for a children’s party or as appetizers at at adult party.
Many thanks.
Marcia