Buffalo Burgers

Submitted by LizzieP

"Buffalo is so delicious! I was surprised to see few recipes using it on this site. These burgers are great grilled. Remember, buffalo does not need to be cooked as long as hamburger, you do not want to overcook."

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 6
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 lb ground buffalo meat
• 1⁄4 red onion, finely chopped
• 1 -2 garlic clove, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1 pinch kosher salt
• 1 pinch fresh ground pepper

directions

1. Combine all ingredients in a bowl, be sure not to over handle! Form into patties and fry or grill.
2. Serve as any other burger.

Reviews

[Montana Heart Song]

Excellent! I have used this recipe! I also use A-1 Sauce with the meat or my homemade steak sauce. But there is no need to add eggs or fillers, it is so good. The reason for not grilling until totally well is that buffalo meat is very tender when cooked medium, very tough when overdone and there is no need to worry about fat because the meat is so lean. When I have a chance I cook it. Thanks for posting this excellent recipe.

 

[michelgeorge]

I added fresh minced garlic, fresh cracked black and white pepper, worschester, olive oil, green and red onion minced / diced, a bit of chipotle ground powder (can also fire roast them or use pablano). Yes, do not over cook ur meat. It will cook quite fast. Hand patties raw no more then 3/4 inch middle. Try new Boar's Head MarBleu cheese w bacon atop!!! CHEERS!

 

[Tricia M.]

Delicious! I never tried buffalo before but am so glad I did. I worried it would be gamey or too strongly flavored, but it wasn't at all. I was struck by the different texture of the meat - compared to beef - while raw. It's quite dense and almost crumbly, not greasy or sticky, obviously because of the lower fat content. This makes it a little harder to work with for burger patties. I added one egg white, beaten, to help the meat bind a bit better. And I think my husband may have overcooked the burgers by about 1 minute or so (He left them on for 12 minutes total, or 6 minutes per side). I made 3 thicker patties out of 1 lb of meat instead of four, because I was worried about smaller patties not holding together as well on the grill. Next time I'll reduce the cook time just a bit and definitely keep the egg white.

 

[Shellemeus]

Very nice and simple :)

 

[Sandyg61]

These were very tasty and moist. the only problem I had was that the burgers had a tendancy to crack when I turned them.