The Best BBQ Hamburger Recipe
This recipe makes the best barbecue hamburgers – perfect for grilling at your next outdoor party or cookout. Use this easy recipe to make the most delicious homemade BBQ burgers you’ve ever had!
The best burgers are ones that are made from scratch at home with lots of love. This BBQ burger recipe is one that the whole family is sure to enjoy!
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Start with a few simple ingredients from the grocery store: lean ground beef, eggs, bread crumbs and spices. After many seasons of BBQ, we’ve combined these ingredients in a way that makes the best burger recipe you’ve ever had!
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Burger Making Supplies
- Traeger 780 Pro Smoker Grill – this is our Traeger model, it’s the perfect size for families who like to entertain! Be sure to check out all of our must have Traeger products.
- Meater Thermometer – we love this wireless meat thermometer. It connects to an app that tells you exactly when your meat is done!
- Mixing bowls – you’ll need the largest one that you have for this recipe.
- Measuring cups & Measuring spoons – we often eye ball the ingredients in this recipe now but for the beginner it’s good to measure everything exactly.
- Parchment paper – used to separate the patties as you make them.
- Kitchen scale – for making the burgers equal sizes.
- Burger press – this is optional but good for making uniform burgers.
Hamburger Pattie Details
Making your own burger patties is actually super easy! The entire family is sure to love this classic burger recipe. Let me show you how…
Ingredients
Here are a few of the basic grocery store staples that you will need to get started with this easy recipe.
- Lean ground beef – Costco has the best deal on ground beef, I buy a large pack at least once a month.
- White onion, finely diced.
- Eggs – we’re currently loving farm fresh eggs!
- Bread crumbs – Panko works great here.
- We love this homemade hamburger seasoning.
- Worcestershire sauce – dare you to say that three times fast!
- This homemade barbecue sauce is our go-to!
- Cheese – choose your favorite.
Instructions
1. Gather all of the ingredients.
2. In a large bowl combine ground meat and eggs.
3. Add onion, breadcrumbs and seasoning.
4. Mix until well combined.
5. Use a kitchen scale to weigh out 5 oz balls from the meat mixture.
6. Form the balls into patties by hand or use a pattie press.
7. Brush each pattie with a generous layer of barbecue sauce.
8. Place the patties on a grill preheated to 425 degrees F.
9. Cook for 8-10 minutes or until a meat thermometer inserted in the center reads 160 degrees F.
10. Flip half way through cooking and top each burger with a slice of provolone cheese.
11. Serve each burger on a fresh hamburger bun with a generous serving of BBQ sauce.
This easy recipe makes 12 juicy burgers.
Tips and Tricks
- 1 pound of ground pork may be added to the ground beef.
- Homemade barbecue sauce can be substituted for Worchestershire sauce.
- Panko breadcrumbs are our favorite binding agent but crushed crackers may be used instead.
- Add additional onion powder, garlic powder, black pepper or kosher salt to taste.
- Store in a single layer or between sheets of parchment paper.
How long do you cook hamburger patties?
- Hamburgers can be cooked in a slow cooker on high for 5 hours or low for 7-9 hours.
- Patties may be placed in an air fryer basket and cooked for 6-7 minutes at 350 degrees F.
- Hamburger patties can be cooked on the gas grill grate or charcoal grill for 8-10 minutes.
- Smoked hamburgers take 2 hours to cook when smoked at 165 degrees F.
- Baked hamburgers in the oven take about 25 minutes at 350 degrees F.
- In a large skillet, cook juicy burger patties on medium-high heat for 7-9 minutes.
- Use a food thermometer to make sure that the internal temperature reaches 160 degrees F.
Serve these on fresh hamburger buns and add your favorite toppings! A great burger is always made better with a side of french fries, pasta salad or potato chips.
Topping Suggestions
- Change up the cheese! You could use cheddar cheese, mozzarella or swiss.
- Top with crispy bacon, a fried egg, bell pepper or slice of red onion.
- Add skillet fried mushrooms, a slice of tomato or lettuce.
- Top with 1 Tbsp of garlic butter to the center of each patty.
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The Best BBQ Hamburger Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 pounds lean ground beef
- 1/2 cup white onion finely diced
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup bread crumbs
- 3 Tbsp homemade hamburger seasoning
- 2 Tbsp worcestershire sauce
- 1/2 cup homemade barbecue sauce
- 12 slices of provolone cheese
- 12 hamburger buns
Instructions
- Gather all of the ingredients.
- In a large bowl combine ground meat and eggs.
- Add onion, breadcrumbs and seasoning.
- Mix until well combined.
- Use a kitchen scale to weigh out 5 oz balls from the meat mixture.
- Form the balls into patties by hand or use a pattie press.
- Brush each pattie with a generous layer of barbecue sauce.
- Place the patties on a grill preheated to 425 degrees F.
- Cook for 8-10 minutes or until a meat thermometer reads 160 degrees F.
- Flip half way through cooking and top each burger with a slice of provolone cheese.
- Serve each burger on a fresh hamburger bun with a generous serving of BBQ sauce.
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Best recipe for burgers thanks heather oh happy birthday
Thanks James!