Beef Burgers

Beef Burgers are a universally appreciated around the world. Let’s be honest, one beef patty is awesome but two? That’s incredible! The double patty beef burger is considered as the ultimate comfort food for busy days and a long week. There’s something about beef, it powers you up and gives you the energy to tackle difficult tasks ahead.

This Beef Burger is absolutely delicious. If you love eating burgers, then this recipe is going to become your all-time favorite. Seriously, nothing can compete with it. The secret of creating the most tastiest beef burgers is in the technique and in this post, we’re sharing all of our secrets.

The best part about this recipe is that it can be customized according to your preference. Add your favorite vegetables, add a scrambled egg, add avocados, add hot sauce.

Ingredients

• Protein: Use Beef mince or Chicken mince.
• Buns: Choose Brioche buns or Sesame seed buns.
• Vegetables: Sliced onions, sliced tomatoes and washed lettuce.
• Cheese: Sliced Cheddar cheese.

Instructions

Make the Beef Patties: The key to the best beef patties is good quality meat that has a higher ratio of protein to fat. The quantity of fat should be around 10 to 15 percent of the protein ratio. The fat ratio adds juiciness and moisture to the beef patty. Add ginger and garlic to the beef mince. Ginger and garlic will flavor the mince. Add parsley, salt and pepper. Roll up the mince into beef balls.

Make the Beef Patty: Add butter to the frying pan. Add the beef ball and use a spatula to smash it outwards. Keep applying pressure until the desired outcome is achieved.

Cook the Beef Patty: Set the temperature to medium high heat. When the patty has taken shape and after one minute of sizzle, flip the patty, add slices of onion to the raw side of the beef patty and press down until it firmly embedded into the meat. Flip and press down on the patty again to ensure that the onion is firmly placed in the meat. Add sliced cheese to the beef patty. The best cheeses to use are sliced cheddar cheese that is orange in color.

Melt the Cheese: Lower the temperature. The easiest and fastest way to melt the cheese is to cover with a lid. The moisture will circulate inside the pan and quicken the process.

Brioche buns: Add butter to the brioche buns and toast until it has lightly browned up. Brioche buns are the best buns to use to make burgers. If you don’t have it, you can use regular burger buns available at the supermarket.

That’s it! Add the lettuce to the base of the burger, add the tomato, then the burger patty, lettuce and finally another burger patty. Add your favorite sauce to complete your double patty burgers. Make sure to follow the mentioned order in the arrangement of your burger patty.

Expert tip: If you have fried onions for the burger patty, never add it to the base of the burger bun as it will result in a soggy burger base which will cause the burger to fall apart when eating it.

What are double patty beef burgers? Essentially, its two beef patties in one burger.

What’s the secret to juicy beef patties? Using high-quality beef mince to make your patties. Choose one that has a higher fat content such as ground chuck or ground sirloin. The fat will keep the burger moist.

What is the best advice to creating the best beef patties? Timing and technique is everything. Cook the patties on medium-high eat for three to four minutes for medium rare. Don’t over-press the patty down with the spatula, that will squeeze out the juices and make a dry burger patty.

What toppings pair well with double patty beef burgers? It is up to you, there are so many things that you can put on your beef patty burger. Examples are sauteed mushrooms, caramelized onion, avocado slices, sunny side up eggs. Different cheeses can also enhance your the taste in different ways. It really depends on your mood. Make sure its not over-salty if you are using sauces such as ketchup, barbecue sauce or a spicy sauce.

Making Double Patty Burgers at home is easy and convenient, the techniques used in this recipe will ensure that you have perfectly cooked burgers at home all the time.