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Today's Best Grilled Hamburger Recipe
This has to be the best grilled hamburger recipe ever......well it's certainly the best one that I've prepared today! And it all came about more or less by accident.
My daughters have been nagging at me to prepare them a steak tartare for a number of weeks so yesterday I went to my local butcher for some grade A ground steak and dutifully prepared the evening meal with a side of fries.
Being the carnivores that they are, they absolutely loved it but as usual I'd bought way too much meat for the four of us. I'd already mixed it up so what to do with it? It was then that the idea of grilled hamburgers came to mind. After all, when you go to a burger bar there's always a pickle on it and one of the key ingredients to steak tartare is pickled capers so this could be a great combination.
It was an absolute hit and I have to say that we now make this recipe just for the burger, forget the steak tartare.
Throw everything into a mixing bowl with a good lug of brandy and a shake of Tabasco to your taste. Get your hands in there and mulch around until it's thoroughly mixed.
Form your patties and refrigerate for a couple of hours to let them set and dry out and now you can grill to your taste.
If on the open grill I like to do mine for about 5 minutes on each side but you might want to do yours for a little longer if your prefer them more well done.
From a safety point of view remember that the internal color of a burger is not a good enough indicator of doneness. To be absolutely sure, use a BBQ thermometer probe and check for a temperature of 160°F.