Best Hamburger

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  • Prep Time

    15 mins

  • Cook Time

    15 mins

  • Total Time

    27 mins

  • Servings

    4 burgers

  • Calories

    851 kcal

  • Course

    Lunch, Brunch

  • Cuisine

    American

Best Hamburger

How to make the BEST hamburgers. Ingredients and technique for making your perfect burger.

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Ingredients

Servings
  • 680 grams ground beef
  • 4 lices American cheese
  • ½ cup mayonnaise
  • ¼ cup ketchup
  • 2 teaspoons yellow mustard
  • ½ dill pickle
  • hot sauce (to taste)
  • ground black pepper
  • 1 small red onion (sliced into rings)
  • 2 ripe tomatoes
  • 4 leaves lettuce
  • 4 hamburger buns
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Instructions

  1. Divide the 680 grams ground beef into four 6 ounce (170 gram) pucks about 1.25 inches thick by 3 inches wide. Try to handle the meat as little as possible and do not smash it together with your hands. Place the pucks on a wire rack and and place them in the fridge uncovered until you're ready to fry your burgers. This dries out the surface of the meat making it easier to get the crispy layer of browned meat on each side.
  2. Lightly oil a cast iron skillet or griddle by adding a little vegetable oil and spreading it around with a paper towel, soaking up any excess oil. Heat over medium high heat.
  3. While your pan is heating, salt and pepper both sides of your burgers.
  4. When your pan is hot, add a puck of meat and immediately top the meat with another smaller cast iron skillet or heavy pot and press down until the burger is your desired thickness. Leave the pot there while the burger cooks. The weight on top encourages meat to pan contact, which is how you get the crisp crust on your burger. If you're using a griddle and have room, repeat with the other patties.
  5. Let this fry until the burger is cooked ⅓ of the way up the sides and you can see a dark brown crust forming where the meat meets the pan.
  6. Remove the weight and flip the burger over. Top with 4 slices American cheese and continue to fry until the meat reaches your desired doneness (internal temperature of 130 F for rare, 135 F for medium-rare, 140 F for medium, and 150 F+ for well done). Keep in mind that hamburger is more prone to contamination than whole cuts of beef, so unless you really trust your butcher, you'll probably want to cook your burger to at least medium.
  7. To make the sauce, add the ½ cup mayonnaise, ¼ cup ketchup, 2 teaspoons yellow mustard, ½ dill pickle, hot sauce, and ground black pepper to a small food processor and puree until smooth.
  8. To construct your burger, toast your 4 hamburger buns, and slather a generous amount of sauce onto the bottom bun. Top with 1 small red onion and then the burger patty, then 2 ripe tomatoes, and finally 4 leaves lettuce and top bun. I use this order because the weight of the burger keeps the onion rings in place while the heat slightly cooks them. The cheese adheres to the tomatoes holding them in place, and the tomatoes act as an insulator, keeping the hot patty away from your lettuce so it does not wilt.

Nutrition Information

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Calories 851kcal (43%) Carbohydrates 29g (10%) Protein 38g (76%) Fat 63g (97%) Saturated Fat 20g (100%) Cholesterol 153mg (51%) Sodium 1095mg (46%) Potassium 640mg (18%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 8g (16%) Vitamin A 350IU (7%) Vitamin C 3.5mg (4%) Calcium 334mg (33%) Iron 5.1mg (28%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4burgers

Amount Per Serving

Calories 851 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories 851kcal 43%
Carbohydrates 29g 10%
Protein 38g 76%
Fat 63g 97%
Saturated Fat 20g 100%
Cholesterol 153mg 51%
Sodium 1095mg 46%
Potassium 640mg 14%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 8g 16%
Vitamin A 350IU 7%
Vitamin C 3.5mg 4%
Calcium 334mg 33%
Iron 5.1mg 28%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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