Beef Burgers
Ingredients:
8 oz Ground beef, very cold
½ tablespoon minced garlic
1 scallion (green onion) thinly sliced
1 ⅓ teaspoons Dijon mustard
Salt and black pepper to taste
Instructions:
1. Preheat the grill: heat the grill to 450 degrees F.
2. In a large mixing bowl, add the (cold) beef straight from the fridge, minced garlic,
scallions, Dijon mustard, salt and black pepper.
3. Fold the meat as few times as possible until ingredients are incorporated. Do not
overwork/over-handle the meat.
4. Shape the burgers into equal parts about 4 inches in diameter and about 1 inch thick.
Depress the center of the patty to keep it from shrinking and puffing up too much. Cover
with plastic wrap and place in the fridge until grill is completely heated.
5. Grill burgers: generously oil the grill. Place patties INDENT SIDE DOWN on the grill.
Cook to desired doneness:
Rare burgers: 125 degrees F (about 4 minutes total) Medium-rare burgers: 135 degrees F
(about 5 minutes total) Medium burgers: 145 degrees F (about 6-7 minutes total) Well-done
burgers: 160 degrees F (about 8 minutes total) (We like medium rare best) Flip the burgers
once during cooking, at the halfway mark. Never press down on the patties (this will make fat
(flavor) escape). Use a wide metal spatula for best results in flipping and removing patties.
GRILL BUNS: When you have about 1 minute left on the cooking time for the patties, add the
buttered buns to the grill (over indirect heat, alongside the edges of the grill). Watch carefully,
they are toasted in about 30 seconds to a 1 minute.
SERVE: Remove burgers and buns from grill and transfer to a clean platter. Let the burgers rest
for 1-2 minute before serving. Assemble by adding burger sauce (Note 1) and your favorite
veggies such as lettuce, tomatoes, pickles, red onion, etc