My 17 year old daughter wanted to make dinner last night. All she would say was she was making burgers. She was being very secretive about what exactly she was doing with them. Low and behold it was a stuffed burger with surprise ingredients in the middle. These were stuffed with tomato, onion,cheese and relish. They were delicious!!! I’ve been trying to keep my posts really healthy, but this recipe was too good not to share!
My daughter, with some help from her dad, cooked these plump beauties on our charcoal grill. You can’t beat the taste of a charcoal grilled burger! The only better thing is a stuffed, charcoal grilled burger!
Stuffed Surprise Burger
This recipe comes from “365 Ways to Cook Hamberger and Other Ground Meats” by Rick Rodgers.
2 eggs
2 lbs. ground beef (85% lean)
2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
2 tbsp prepared mustard
1 large tomato, cut into 6 slices
1 small red onion, cut into thin slices
6 thin slices of cheese, we used pepper jack, but take your pick!
2 tbsp pickle relish
Prepare a hot fire in a grill. In a large bowl, beat eggs with a fork. Working as quickly as gently as possible, add ground beef, Worcestershire, salt, and pepper and mix well. Form into 8 patties about 1/2 inch thick.. Spread mustard over 4 patties, then layer on tomato, onion and cheese slices, trimmed to fit,if necessary. Spread relish over cheese. Place remaining patties on filled patties and pinch edges together to enclose filling and create 4 stuffed burgers.
Place patties on an oiled grill set 4-6 inches from the coals. Grill, turning once, until well browned outside but still pink and juicy inside. Cook about 14 minutes for medium or shorter or longer if desired. They should be cooked long enough to melt the cheese inside. The stuffing will keep burgers flavorful and juicy!
Meanwhile, open up buns and toast on sides of grill til warm and lightly browned. Place cooked burgers in buns and let everyone choose their own fixings. Personally, I just dipped mine in Ketchup and it was perfect!!!
We served our burgers with a side of oven-baked, seasoned curly fries. It was a great Friday night family dinner!!!
Enjoy!!!
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