Steakhouse Burgers

Name: Steakhouse Burgers
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 12 min
Yield: Makes 6 servings
Ingredients: ⅓ cup bottled steak sauce; 2 pounds ground beef chuck, 85% lean; ½ teaspoon kosher salt; 2 teaspoons jarred horseradish; 6 hamburger buns, split; Oil for coating grill grate; 4 scallions, roots trimmed, cut into ½-inch pieces; ¼ teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper

Preparation info

Makes
6
servings

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
15 min

Appears in

Mastering the Grill

By Andrew Schloss and David Joachim

Published 2007

About

Steak sauce, that classic amalgam of Worcestershire, mustard, and tamarind, has the power to transubstantiate a humble burger to steakhouse eminence. In this recipe, the sauce not only flavors the meat, it also adds moisture and helps to increase the perception of juiciness even when the burger is cooked to well-done.

Ingredients

2 pounds ground beef chuck, 85% lean
⅓ cup bottled steak sauce
2

Burger

Method

Directions

Heat the grill as directed.
Using your hands, mix the beef, steak sauce, horseradish, salt, pepper, and scallions in a bowl until well blended; do not overmix. Using a light touch, form into 6 patties no more than 1 inch thick. Refrigerate the burgers until the grill is ready.
Brush the grill grate and coat it with oil. Put the bu