World's Best Hamburger Recipe
Don't Take My Word For It
For one to name any particular hamburger recipe as 'World's Best', it has to be amazing beyond a doubt in most any one's mind. You can imagine how difficult it must be to hit that mark, eh?
So, instead of putting a bunch of recipes up head-to-head for the title, let's talk about what the greatest burger ever should look and taste like.
Quality Ingredients
First of all, it's all about the ingredients. Superior food is all about superior ingredients. Always try to find the very best ingredients you can. That way, you're halfway to creating amazing meals. The rest is all cooking method.
True love for food and whom you serve it to is derived from choosing the finest ingredients and great care in it's preparation. The world's greatest chefs know this instinctively.
Ok, enough of that. Let's move on to the world's greatest burger patty...
We're not going to use just plain ole' 80/20 ground chuck for this.
Find yourself some prime ground sirloin. (Kobe or American Wagyu is excellent as well.)
Why is it called prime?
Simply put, prime grade meat is the best cut, and is generally well-marbled with a relatively high fat content.
Yes, we've all heard horror stories about the artery-clogging effects of a diet high in saturated fats. But, let's be real - you're not going to eat like this every day. Just a little bit here and there never hurt anyone and the fat (which IS quite natural) makes for a tastier cut of beef. Nuff said.
The Preparation
Use egg as a binding agent instead of bread crumbs. It's more natural and isn't as dry as introducing bread into your meat.
Why do you need a binding agent like egg or bread crumbs?
Here's why: If you use the one-flip rule (see here) you'll ned your burger to hold firm and not fall apart when it comes time to flip.
Still with me? Let's move onto the cooking method...
For me, I like to use a combination of pan-frying and the oven to get the perfect texture and level of "done-ness". First, mold the patties BIG - at least 1 inch thick and about a bun's diameter around. The World's Best Hamburger needs to be plump and juicy, just dripping with flavor!
- Preheat a cast iron skillet over the stove at about medium-high heat.
- Add just a touch of olive oil.
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
- Place the patty in your skillet until the bottom has browned and you can see the juices emerging from the top of the patty.
- Then, flip the burger over.
- Place the skillet with the flipped burger in it into the heated oven for about 5 minutes for a medium temperature.
- That's it! You're done!
Put your burger into a buttered, lightly-toasted kaiser roll and you've got it - the makings of the World's Best Hamburger.
This is just the basics and opinions will vary greatly. But this advice will get you there. Top it, add to it, subtract from it or mix it all around - its all up to you! This is simply how I do it.
Enjoy, share and good luck on your way to crafting the World's Best Hamburger Recipe!
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