Ultimate Steakhouse Burger
"This is by far the best burger recipe I have tried. It is a recipe I clipped from a magazine--sorry folks, just can't remember which one. TRY THESE you'll never fix a plain hamburger again. They are so tender and juicy and the bacon fat adds just a hint of smoky flavor. I don't think you'll be sorry!"
- Ready In:
- 17mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 8 slices bacon
- 1 -2 slice white bread, crusts removed, cut into 1 inch pieces. (about 1 cup)
- 1⁄4 cup milk
- 1 1⁄2 lbs of 85- 90% lean ground beef
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper
- 2 large garlic cloves, very finely minced
- vegetable oil, for grill rack
directions
- Fry bacon in skillet. Place 3 tablespoons of bacon fat into heatproof bowl and set in refrigerator while preparing other ingredients.
- Put bread in bowl, add milk, and let mixture sit about 5 minutes. Using a fork, mash bread and milk till smooth paste forms.
- Break up beef into small bits into a medium size bowl. Season with salt and pepper, then add garlic, bread paste, and reserved chilled bacon fat. Lightly knead all ingredients to mix and incorporate. Divide into 4 patties.
- Oil cooking grate and grill burgers over a very hot fire, without squeezing down on them, until well seared on both sides (7-10 mins depending on preference for doneness). Top burgers with bacon previously cooked. Serve on buns.
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Reviews
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I love these burgers! My mother has been making them for years. -
These are the best burgers ever. I've made them several times from the magazine, but lost the recipe. So happy to find it here! -
I love the texture doing the panade does to the meat. Very tender!! -
I doubled the recipe except for the bacon grease, I used the three tablespoons. Instead of garlic, I used finely grated onion. Everyone at the cookout asked me what I did special to the burgers! I am certainly going to use this one again. -
GREAT burgers! I only made three burgers but are they awesome. Will make all the time on the KJ. Served with Recipe #428641 and Recipe #28551.
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I doubled the recipe except for the bacon grease, I used the three tablespoons. Instead of garlic, I used finely grated onion. Everyone at the cookout asked me what I did special to the burgers! I am certainly going to use this one again.
