Burger time

[eyehunter78]

Looking for new ways to make BURGERS on the grill...got any??

[Matt Breuer]

LAst night we used some frozen morels and fresh oysters and made mushroom and swiss burgers. They were intense. Very good.

Juicy Lucy's are never a bad thing.

Cut up bacon and pack it with the meat prior to grilling.

Key to grilling burgers IMO is good cheese. Super sharp or baby swiss from the market is yummy!

[B-man715]

My new favorite way is to stuff them with cream cheese and pickeled jalapenos Finished off with a slice of pepper jack at the end

Just one jalapeno (chopped and mixed in) for the faint of heart, or 4 slices left whole for some sweat on the forehead

If using venison, mix it with some pork sausage and bread crumbs (or saltines) for a binder. Then season lightly (easy on the salt) because the jalapenos are salty already.

Cook them to medium well if you want to avoid red looking cream cheese.

O.K. , now I gotta go start the grill

[reinhard1]

i bumped the Burgers on Steroids thread back on page one on the Cooking and Recipe forum. lots of good stuff on there. good luck.

[goblueM]

experiment with toppings. I like to use the Blue Door Pub's menu for ideas

peanut butter goes surprisingly well with burgers, for instance. bacon, pepperjack, and peanut butter are a great combo

[picksbigwagon]

I just hadnmy first fried egg on top of a burger friday night, will not be the last time I can tell ya that

[reinhard1]

i have not had that yet but my daughter told me it was great. i said it would have to be runny and she said it was. so i will give that a try. good luck.

[Stringerless!]

Lately I have been dicing a whole garlic clove per burger. It will be quite a while before I get sick of that. The stuff intoxicates me !

[Bryce]

Fried egg burgers wail. Can find them occassionally in MN at scattered locations. More prevalent in the Dakotas. Over easy and the yolk renders ketch up or mustard unneccessary. Will be enjoying one tomorrow night in Worthington. Topped with bacon no less.

[catfishkid]

This is one of my favorite ways to make a chili cheeseburger.

Start with 1/2 lbs. patty. Season with salt, pepper, garlic, and chili powder. let sit for an hour so the seasonings can blend well.

While waiting for that, char up some poblano peppers on the grill until completely black. Then put them in a plastic bag for a couple of minutes. Scrap the char off and cut into wide strips. I put the pattys right over the hottest part of the grill to get good color. After that I put them in a cooler spot to finish. I only flip them twice. Once to color the second side and then again to move it to a cooler spot.

When almost done add the poblano strips and pepperjack to melt. Serve on a toasted bun with mayo and enjoy. Personally I will cook them to rare and let them rest for a few minuts and they will carry over to just past rare. I also only use beef that I get from the farmer a 1/4 at a time. Much better then stores and cheaper as well.

I hope you enjoy.

[SpecialK]

Add a slice of ham to the burger with the fried egg. Yummy.

[Moonshine]

When I was growing up (80's) mom always made gruyere burgers. They were hamburger patty's with gruyere stuffed inside. It wasn't until the last ten years that I heard of a juicy lucy. I stuff them with everything from gruyere, good cheddar (not velveeta slices), left over pulled pork & gouda (Vincent burger) and just swiss & carmelized onions. I now always put them on a pretzel bun and lay a couple slices of Thielens bacon on top.

If I use turkey for burgers I just make normal patty's, but I alway put Famous Dave's Georgia Mustard on top with fried onions.

[pikestabber]

I like to stuff burgers with feta and sliced green olives. Grill to medium over charcoal, then top with spicy mustard, mayo and bacon on a toasted roll. Great w/fried sweet onions, too.

[pike79]

Had burgers for lunch today, I used 1 lb of beef and a half pound of venison usualy do all venison but that was the last of it can't wait till fall mixed in some shreded smoked gouda,bbq sauce,curry powder,pepper,seasoned salt,and sage. I didn't use any specific amount just kind of eyeballed it. They tasted great,the smoked gouda has become my favorite in venison burgers and the sage was something new for me.That was one of the herbs I planted this year,I might try adding sage to more of my meats in the future.

[KEN W]

Your making basic breakfast sausage.....main seasoning is sage.

[BAIT956]

I like to crisp up some bacon, brown some onion and garlic and along with either serrano or jalapeno peppers, grind it all up in the mini blender and then mix in the burger. Grille or pan fry and add cheddar to melt just before their done.

Now I am going to have to try my own recipe tomorrow. Made myself crave it.

[BAIT956]

Your making basic breakfast sausage.....main seasoning is sage.

I like sage in burgers sometimes too. Poultry seasoning is another good option. You're right Ken, it tastes like sausage, not a bad thing though if you like sausage.

[pike79]

Your making basic breakfast sausage.....main seasoning is sage.

The ones I made didn't taste like sausage but the reason I planted the sage was to use in sausage.

[Whoaru99]

Many good ideas already.

For a bit of a change up I take a hunk of chuck roast, cube it about 1 inch, give or take, then chop it up to hamburger-like consistency by pulsing it in a food processor.

Sear grill to medium. Yummy!

[reinhard1]

i seen one morning famous Dave was on a program and he had a new burger out that mixes pulled pork and ground beef. shape a pattie and put it on a grill. have some crispy bacon strips ready [already fried] and put 2 or three on the pattie when almost done. then cover the bacon with slices of cheese. then he put some BBQ sauce on top and slip it in a bun. i can think of some more add on's but this is a good start. good luck.

[OnAFly]

I've heard of people grinding bacon into their chuck. Sounds like it could be good.

I usually go pretty standard.

Garlic

Onion

Worcestershire

Salt

Pepper

Blue cheese juicy lucy's are awesome this way.

[reinhard1]

i've seen the bacon mix in another thread here also. cant go wrong with bacon. i've also ground cooked bacon in my breakfast sausage. it's a miracle ingrediant . good luck.

[Dark Cloud]

All of my venison burgers for the grill are ground 1# of bacon to 5# of venison. I'll also add in some McCormick "burger seasoning" before grinding.

We vac pack them in various sized packages. A few hours out of the freezer and they are ready to grill...

[Leaky]

I need to try that Famous Daves thing. Always seem to have some left over pulled pork in the freezer. Burger, pork, bacon & cheese sounds mighty good to me. Might want to put a slim layer of cole slaw in there. I'm sure a splash of Ken Davis or Sweet Baby Rays somewhere in that mix would be tasty as well. Sounds like a project for tomorrow.

[eyehunter78]

well guys thanks for all the great ideas...looks like next weeks vacation I'll try some of these reciepes....thanks again