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Ingredients
- 2 lbs ground chuck
- 3-4 tbsp olive oil
- worcester sauce, salt, pepper, season salt, granulated garlic to taste
- Blue Cheese slices
- 1/8 cup French dried onions (per burger)
- 3-4 pepperoncinis (per burger)
- 1 tbsp bacon bits (per burger)
- Your choice of burger buns
Preparation
Step 1
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The best way to really make a great burger is to get in there & get your hands in it. Put that beef in a large bow, add your seasonings & get your hands in there & work it. I leave this to the hubs most of the time because his large hands naturally form larger patties. This means that after the natural shrinkage as they cook, they will still be the perfect size for the bun. You can pick up fresh, high quality beef for grilling in
Make sure that grill is good & hot before you place your patties. I like to use Kingsford when grilling with charcoal.
Grilling doesn’t have to be for an occasion. Most times it’s just as easy as cooking indoors of not easier. We grill most every night, weather permitting. That’s part of why I love this time of year so much. It makes creating burgers like this one so easy.
Get creative with those toppings. Maybe you aren’t a big fan of the pepperoncinis I added on here. Choose something you love that you wouldn’t normally add to a burger & throw it on there. You would be surprised by just how good it can taste when you go beyond the typical hamburger toppings. I happen to love blue cheese on my burgers, so that’s the first thing I grab when putting the perfect burger together. For this one I added those French dried onions. Sometimes I will do grilled onions & sometimes I will go all out with beer battered onion rings. The pop of flavor really comes from adding the peperoncinis. Sometimes I scale it back & add a pineapple ring or even omit both of those & just add some barbecue sauce. But for the most part, what you see right here sums up my favorite way to enjoy a burger.
Then I really encourage you to get creative & add some fun new toppings too.
Preheat your grill
Place beef in large bowl & add in your worcester sauce, salt, pepper, season salt, granulated garlic to taste
Work seasoning into your beef so it's all combined
Place raw patties on baking sheet & brush with olive oil
Once grill is ready - place patties on the grill to seer - flipping once to seer both sides
When you are getting close to your time insert a meat thermometer - if it reaches above 160 degrees (if not continue cooking a little longer) - add your cheese & allow to melt slightly before removing patties from the grill.
Place several slices of blue cheese on your bottom burger bun (it will melt from the heat of your other ingredients)
Add your burger patty
Indeed Joanna – it’s a must make for sure.