The Classic Burger

Name: The Classic Burger
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Makes 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 pound ground lean (7% fat) beef; 1 large egg; ½ cup minced onion; ¼ cup fine dried bread crumbs; 1 tablespoon Worcestershire; 1 or 2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced; About 1/2 teaspoon salt; About 1/4 teaspoon pepper; 4 hamburger buns (4 in. wide), split; About 1/4 cup mayonnaise; About 1/4 cup ketchup; 4 iceberg lettuce leaves, rinsed and crisped; 1 firm-ripe tomato, cored and thinly sliced; 4 thin slices red onion

18 Ratings
16 Reviews

Sink your teeth into a delicious restaurant-style, hamburger recipe made from lean beef. Skip the prepackaged patties and take the extra time to craft up your own, and that little extra effort will be worth it. To make cheeseburgers, about 1 minute before burgers are done, top with sliced cheese; continue cooking until cheese begins to melt.

By Linda Lau Anusasananan

This Story Originally Appeared On sunset.com

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Recipe Summary

total:

30 mins

Yield:

Makes 4 servings

Nutrition Info

Directions

Step 1
In a bowl, mix ground beef, egg, onion, bread crumbs, Worcestershire, garlic, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper until well blended. Divide mixture into four equal portions and shape each into a patty about 4 inches wide.

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Step 2
Lay burgers on an oiled barbecue grill over a solid bed of hot coals or high heat on a gas grill (you can hold your hand at grill level only 2 to 3 seconds); close lid on gas grill. Cook burgers, turning once, until browned on both sides and no longer pink inside (cut to test), 7 to 8 minutes total. Remove from grill.
Step 3
Lay buns, cut side down, on grill and cook until lightly toasted, 30 seconds to 1 minute.
Step 4
Spread mayonnaise and ketchup on bun bottoms. Add lettuce, tomato, burger, onion, and salt and pepper to taste. Set bun tops in place.

Chef's Notes

If you want absolute bacteria safety, you need to cook your burgers to 160°. This recipe will keep them moist.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

480 calories; calories from fat 43%; protein 31g; fat 23g; saturated fat 5.6g; carbohydrates 37g; fiber 2.4g; sodium 978mg; cholesterol 127mg.

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Sherry Sineath

12/23/2022

It has potential but lacked flavor. I think cooking the onions first would give it much more depth…though still like meatloaf. I’ll try more Worcestershire next time too

aditoth

09/22/2022

C’mon! Egg, breadcrumbs, Worcestershire??? This is meatloaf, NOT a burger

MyRecipes Member

09/19/2022

A ‘Welfare-Mom’ recipe that needs a better defined hamburger theory as a basis to reach satisfactory results.

Margaret Daye

04/24/2022

I love this recipe. I am using cracker crumbs. This will be my supper tonight. I make a relish that I put on top that puts it over the top.

MyRecipes Member

04/18/2022

made them the same as you . two boys said they were good stayed together too didt fell apart

MyRecipes Member

09/02/2021

i think this burger taste like my grandpas ashes

James Blanchfield

07/18/2021

We didn’t care for this recipe. The burger had a taste akin to meatloaf rather than a classic burger off the grill.

MyRecipes Member

05/18/2021

Super yummy! Love the recipe🥰

MyRecipes Member

05/07/2021

Mega - never found a good recipe so have always winged it with mixed results. Made this few times now and love them

MyRecipes Member

12/27/2020

Very good recipe for burgers i suggest adding minced green bell peppers to the burger mix. And im pretty sure the jacob maker with his review had no clue what he was doing lol ...Bon appetite!!!!!

eggKnogz

08/18/2018

We enjoyed its juicyness, and just the right texture for a burger. I made it into 5 servings coz having only 4 means rhe patty will be way bigger than our buns we have. Nonetheless we filled our stomach.

Ruffina

04/06/2017

Hahaha 😂. Our kind of 🍔. 🤤

bugsmm

05/28/2016

Does this burger make my buns look too small???

sekitchen

01/31/2016

classic it is! Thank you! my husband & I loves it. I use most Lean beef and turns out great!

A77777

10/22/2015

Great recipe! I use it whenever I make burgers.

sublimelmf

02/01/2011

This makes a great turkey burger!! I don't eat red meat and was looking for something that tastes like a classic burger and this is it! The first time I made it I thought it needed a little something extra, so I adjusted the Worcestershire to just under 2 tbsp and it made all the difference

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