Plank Cooked Hamburgers

Don’t just reserve this recipe for plank cooked hamburgers, it’s great for the barbecue grill to so feel free to adapt to your preferred style of cooking.

There’s many variations to the hamburger so if you prefer a more traditional recipe then click here.

One of the distinguishing points about plank cooking is that it doesn’t brown the food and in some cases such as this one I believe it’s better to finish off on the barbecue grill for 2 reasons

1. Browning the burger adds a little color
2. Browning is also caramelisation of the meats natural sugars = flavor!

It's your choice whether to do this, many also like their meat to have a light "crunch" to it and you're not going to get this texture with plank cooking either.

That said, the benefit of plank cooking is the moisture and flavor of the wood so don't think that I'm dissing this method of cooking burgers (it is actually a great way) it's just that I don't want you to be disappointed that despite the great flavor there are some cons to cooking this way.

You'll also note that the recipe below has quite a bit of fluids in it. You can afford to do this because the plank is a more robust sustrate than the cooking grate and there's less chance of the patties breaking up....and even if they do break up, you don't lose them into the fire!

So in summary there are some debates to be had about the texture of plank cooked hamburgers but let's not argue about the taste.

Ingredients:-

• 1Kg or 2.2lbs of ground beef
• 2 tablespoon Dijon mustard
• 2 tablespoons tomato ketchup
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 grated onion
• 1 clove crushed garlic
• 1 red chili seeded and finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Method:-

Mix all the ingredients together in a large bowl and shape the burgers

TIP - Click here for my top tips on preparing patties.

Place the hamburgers on a preheated plank and cook for 15 minutes. After the initial cook flip the burgers onto the grill and give them a further 3 minutes on each side to brown.

TIP - Beef needs to cook at a high temperature to mobilize the sugars so don’t be tempted to continuously flip the burgers – all this will do is lower the cooking temperature.

Click here for some barbecue sauce options

Don’t tell me you’ve got this far and haven’t got your buns ready? Shame on you!

See Also:-

More Great Plank Cooking Recipes
Information About Cooking Planks & Plank Cooking Tips
Best Grilled Hamburger Recipe
More Delicious Burger Recipes
Cedar Plank Trout Recipe
Cedar Plank Grilling White Fish

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