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Gallery The Perfect Burger Recipe Summary prep: 20 mins total: 20 mins Servings: 4

Ingredients Ingredient Checklist 1 1/2 pounds ground beef chuck (80 percent lean) Vegetable oil, for grates Coarse salt and ground pepper 4 hamburger buns, split and lightly grilled, or toasted Lettuce, tomato, or other toppings, as desired For Tex-Mex topping combination: Pepper Jack Cheese Salsa Guacamole or Sliced Avocado Sliced White Onion Sliced Pickled jalapenos For West Coast topping combination: Soft goat cheese Garlic mayonnaise Flat leaf spinach Sprouts Sliced cucumber Sliced red onion For Southern topping combination: Barbecue sauce Coleslaw or shredded cabbage Sweet pickles or pickle relish Cooked bacon

Cook’s Notes When making the patties, don’t overwork the meat; that way, the burgers will stay nice and moist. Pat gently – never squeeze or compress the beef.

Gallery The Perfect Burger

Recipe Summary prep: 20 mins total: 20 mins Servings: 4

The Perfect Burger

The Perfect Burger

The Perfect Burger

Recipe Summary prep: 20 mins total: 20 mins Servings: 4

Recipe Summary

prep: 20 mins total: 20 mins

Servings: 4

prep: 20 mins

total: 20 mins

prep:

20 mins

total:

Servings: 4

4

Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 pounds ground beef chuck (80 percent lean) Vegetable oil, for grates Coarse salt and ground pepper 4 hamburger buns, split and lightly grilled, or toasted Lettuce, tomato, or other toppings, as desired

  • Pepper Jack Cheese Salsa Guacamole or Sliced Avocado Sliced White Onion Sliced Pickled jalapenos

  • Soft goat cheese Garlic mayonnaise Flat leaf spinach Sprouts Sliced cucumber Sliced red onion

  • Barbecue sauce Coleslaw or shredded cabbage Sweet pickles or pickle relish Cooked bacon

Directions

Evenly divide meat into 4 portions. With a light touch, gently form each one into a ball, then shape into a 3/4-inch-thick patty. With thumb, make a 1/4-inch-deep indentation in the center of each (this prevents burgers from getting rounded tops during grilling). Transfer to a plate; cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate until ready to cook, up to 1 day.

Heat grill to high (it should be difficult to hold your hand above the grates). Moisten a folded paper towel with vegetable oil; grasp with tongs, and quickly wipe over the grates.

Generously season patties on both sides with salt and pepper. Place patties on grill; cover, and cook to desired doneness, 2 to 4 minutes per side for medium-rare. Serve burgers on buns with desired toppings.

Cook’s Notes When making the patties, don’t overwork the meat; that way, the burgers will stay nice and moist. Pat gently – never squeeze or compress the beef.

Cook’s Notes

When making the patties, don’t overwork the meat; that way, the burgers will stay nice and moist. Pat gently – never squeeze or compress the beef.

Reviews (4)

 Add Rating & Review     64 Ratings   5 star values:        8    4 star values:        8    3 star values:        24    2 star values:        18    1 star values:        6

Reviews (4)

Add Rating & Review     64 Ratings   5 star values:        8    4 star values:        8    3 star values:        24    2 star values:        18    1 star values:        6

Add Rating & Review

64 Ratings 5 star values: 8 4 star values: 8 3 star values: 24 2 star values: 18 1 star values: 6

64 Ratings 5 star values: 8 4 star values: 8 3 star values: 24 2 star values: 18 1 star values: 6

64 Ratings 5 star values: 8 4 star values: 8 3 star values: 24 2 star values: 18 1 star values: 6

  • 5 star values: 8 4 star values: 8 3 star values: 24 2 star values: 18 1 star values: 6

    Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       09/28/2015   This is the exact same recipe from Food Network "by Bobby Flay"... http://tinyurl.com/mc4msn7  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       05/16/2014   Agree- How to make a hamburger patty doesn't equal Try this!!! The pic on the page looks great , maybe they should have included that particular recipe after the instructions....  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       05/13/2014   I make my burgers pretty much like you described, although sometimes I add a little fish sauce or a little Worcestershire for extra flavor, barely noticeable but it makes a difference. Not sure why you would call attention to this recipe with "You've never tried this", as if some major secret would be revealed. I thought it was a bit misleading and did not match the quality of most of your daily recipes sent by email.  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       06/29/2010   Martha, You need to have a burger with a little butter in the middle to keep it moist, even when it's grill to be well done. Here's how we do it, http://yourfoodchoices.wordpress.com/2010/06/29/burgers-anyone/. Cheers, Your Food Choices

    Martha Stewart Member

    Rating: Unrated 09/28/2015

This is the exact same recipe from Food Network “by Bobby Flay”… http://tinyurl.com/mc4msn7

Rating: Unrated

Rating: Unrated 05/16/2014

Agree- How to make a hamburger patty doesn’t equal Try this!!! The pic on the page looks great , maybe they should have included that particular recipe after the instructions….

Rating: Unrated 05/13/2014

I make my burgers pretty much like you described, although sometimes I add a little fish sauce or a little Worcestershire for extra flavor, barely noticeable but it makes a difference. Not sure why you would call attention to this recipe with “You’ve never tried this”, as if some major secret would be revealed. I thought it was a bit misleading and did not match the quality of most of your daily recipes sent by email.

Rating: Unrated 06/29/2010

Martha, You need to have a burger with a little butter in the middle to keep it moist, even when it’s grill to be well done. Here’s how we do it, http://yourfoodchoices.wordpress.com/2010/06/29/burgers-anyone/. Cheers, Your Food Choices

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