Humdinger Hamburgers

Name: Humdinger Hamburgers
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons paprika; 1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper; 1 tablespoon kosher salt or coarse sea salt; 1 tablespoon kosher salt or coarse sea salt; 1 tablespoon sugar; 1½ teaspoons chili powder; 1½ teaspoons garlic powder; 1½ teaspoons onion powder; ½ teaspoon cayenne; 2 pounds freshly ground beef, avoiding the higher-priced leaner meat; 3 chopped roasted mild green chiles, preferably New Mexican chiles, Anaheim, or poblano, fresh or frozen (optional) (see BBQ tip); 3 chopped roasted mild green chiles, preferably New Mexican chiles, Anaheim, or poblano, fresh or frozen (optional) (see BBQ tip); 3 chopped roasted mild green chiles, preferably New Mexican chiles, Anaheim, or poblano, fresh or frozen (optional) (see BBQ tip); 3 chopped roasted mild green chiles, preferably New Mexican chiles, Anaheim, or poblano, fresh or frozen (optional) (see BBQ tip); 3 chopped roasted mild green chiles, preferably New Mexican chiles, Anaheim, or poblano, fresh or frozen (optional) (see BBQ tip); 3 chopped roasted mild green chiles, preferably New Mexican chiles, Anaheim, or poblano, fresh or frozen (optional) (see BBQ tip); ¾ cup beer; ½ cup water; ¼ cup cider vinegar; 2 tablespoons vegetable oil; ¼ cup chopped onion; 1 garlic clove, minced; 1½ teaspoons Worcestershire sauce; 1½ teaspoons Wild Willy’s Number One-derful Rub; Sourdough bread, sliced; Mustard, mayonnaise, dill pickle slices, tomato slices, lettuce, and Bar-B-Q Ranch Sauce (optional); Mustard, mayonnaise, dill pickle slices, tomato slices, lettuce, and Bar-B-Q Ranch Sauce (optional); Mustard, mayonnaise, dill pickle slices, tomato slices, lettuce, and Bar-B-Q Ranch Sauce (optional); Mustard, mayonnaise, dill pickle slices, tomato slices, lettuce, and Bar-B-Q Ranch Sauce (optional); Mustard, mayonnaise, dill pickle slices, tomato slices, lettuce, and Bar-B-Q Ranch Sauce (optional)

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Smoke & Spice

By Cheryl Alters Jamison and Bill Jamison

Published 2014

About

Want to claim the title for best burgers in the neighborhood? This is the way to one-up your friends down the block who brag about their grilled hamburgers. Smoking makes ground meat taste like tenderloin.

Ingredients

Wild Willy’s Number One-Derful rub

3 tablespoons paprika
1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper

Americas
United States
Burger

Method

An hour or two before you plan to barbecue, combine the rub ingredients in a small bowl.
In another bowl, mix the ground beef, onion, and chiles with your hands. Form the mixture into 4 thick patties and apply the dry rub thoroughly to all surfaces, reserving 1½ teaspoons of the spice mixture if you’re planning to baste. Cover the patties with plastic and refri