Smoked Burgers

Makes: 4

Categories: American / Barbecue / Dinner / Lunch / Main Dish / North American / Smoking / World Cuisine 

Ingredients

600g ground chuck (grind it twice if you’re making burgers the following day)

½ tsp onion powder

½ tsp garlic powder

1 tsp freshly ground black pepper

1 tsp sea salt

4 slices of cheddar/gruyère

4 buns

BBQ Sauce

Method

  1. With your hands, mix all ingredients in a large bowl. Form 4 meatballs of 150g each.
  2. Flatten the meatballs into patties, slightly larger in diameter than your buns. Squish the centre with your thumb.
  3. With the searing grate in the grill, bring the BBQ up to 250°C, keeping the fire in the centre of the BBQ. Use hickory or applewood chips for a smoky flavour.
  4. Place the burgers around the side, off of the fire. Cook until you reach an internal temperature of 62°C.
  5. Sauce the burgers and move onto the searing grate, over the fire for about a minute.
  6. In the meantime, toast your buns.
  7. After about a minute, turn the burgers over, add cheese and sear for another minute and serve.
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Tags: America / BBQ / Cheddar / Cheese / Entertaining / Garlic / Gruyère / Onion / Red Leicester