EATS: The Best Burger Recipe
When it comes to serving up the best burger, keep in mind that simplicity is key. With great quality ingredients and just a few staple seasonings, I’ll show you how to use tried and true techniques to make the best burger over an open flame. The key to cooking a great burger over an open flame, is to get a nice caramelization on the outside and to keep it tender and juicy on the inside to get that great contrast when you bite into it.
The Best Burger Ingredients
4 servings
4 Potato Buns (I prefer Martin’s potato buns)
2 Tablespoons butter, melted
1 ripe tomato, sliced into rounds and seasoned with salt and pepper
6-8 romaine lettuce leaves, cut into shreds
4 large slices of cheese (I used Monterrey Jack cheese but use whatever cheese you prefer, it’s a matter of choice!)
mayonnaise and sriracha sauce, mix two parts mayonnaise to one part sriracha
1/2 pound ground beef chuck
1/2 pound ground short rib
salt and pepper
The Best Burger Instructions
Prepare your grill. I used a combination of wood fire and charcoals. Get your coals hot 30 minutes to to an hour in advance of cooking the burgers.
Combine your ground chuck and short rib. Using your hands, form the meat into patties, leaving some air pockets to absorb the juices and maintain the flavor when you grill the beef patties.
Generously salt and pepper (use black cracked pepper) the beef patties on both sides.
Place the beef patties on a grill over the fire. While cooking on the first side, turn the burger patty to get nice grill marks and to evenly cook the burger patty. Flip the burger patty, turn, and keep on the flame until cooked through. Add your cheese directly onto the burger patty.
Remove burger patties from heat onto a clean platter.
Use the broiler setting on your oven to lightly toast your burger buns.
Spread the melted butter on both sides of your burger buns
Spread mayonnaise and sriracha sauce on both sides of the bun.
Add the burger patty, tomato and lettuce
Voilà ! You have the best burger.
