i love grilling, and so should you.
my favorite thing to grill is hamburgers and this is the recipe for my personal favorite burger.

I eyeball all measurements (sorry) so these amounts make roughly 6 large burgers.


stuff:

lean chuck - like 90/10
smoked bacon - like applewood (the thicker the better)
bell pepper
onion
fresh basil/oregano
thyme
baby swiss
salt/pepper


my method:

i start by finely chopping a qtr of a red bell pepper and a qtr of a large onion. and chopping up some basil and oregano (bout 2 pinches each).
then i finely chop 2 strips of bacon (3 if the butcher was skimping on the cut).
And with a dash of salt and ground black pepper, i add everything together, with the beef, in a mixing bowl.

proceed hand mixing and patting the burgers out.
put the burgers, on their pan, back into the fridge to get evenly cool.
fire up the grill and get the coals hot a fuck.

i will grill the burgers, only flipping once. i feel this is essential to a nice juicy burger.
after flipping, ill add the swiss, to let melt.

bring the burgers off the grill as soon as possible and thats it!

served on a freshly baked crusty burger roll with lettuce, mayo, spicy mustard, ketchup and tomato.

a few baby radishes from the garden, some sweet potato fries from the oven and a nice glass (or 4) of red wine (cabernet) and im in heaven.


thanks for reading!

cool burger

Don't forget to let the patties sit for a few minutes after cooking for even redistribution of the juices... this is especially important for burgers... nothing worse than taking a bite into a hot grilled burger and having the juices scold you!

imo use lean meat. poke holes while grilling. after it's done, cover it with napkins to remove more fat. add guacamole/mayo to add in the good fats and moisture

I go for 75/25, fats flavor!

That's more fat than usual, but yeah definitely. 90/10 is reaaaally lean for a burger. Most of it cooks off when grilling though.

80/20 is my favorite