German Burgers

Submitted by SarahBeth

"This is from Busy Cooks. A lovely sounding German burger!"

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Yields: 6 burgers
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 lbs lean ground beef
• 1⁄2 cup pumpernickel breadcrumbs
• 2 tablespoons beer
• 1⁄2 teaspoon caraway seed
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄8 teaspoon pepper
• 1 tablespoon mustard
• 6 slices swiss cheese
• 6 pumpernickel sandwich buns
• 1⁄2 cup drained sauerkraut

directions

1. Prepare and heat grill.
2. Combine ground beef, bread crumbs, beer, caraway seed, salt, pepper, and mustard and mix gently. Shape into 6 patties.
3. Grill patties 4-6' from heat and cook 10-15 minutes until meat is no longer pink in center, or internal temperature reaches 160 degrees on a meat thermometer
4. You can grill the cut sides of the sandwich buns if you like while burgers are cooking.
5. Top each burger with cheese slice and let melt. Top with sauerkraut and serve on buns.