What few ingredients can i add to hamburger meat to make it taste delish?

Question

just a few, I don't want a long list..maybe 1-4 ingredients besides salt and pepper. Grilling Burgers.....Thanks so much.

Answer 1

It's more how you handle and cook the meat than what you add to make a good burger, but we might as well cover both! For good stuff to cook in a burger, worcestershire sauce and diced garlic and onions. Bleu cheese, or feta, is another potent option.
Besides that a good burger stands on its own. The keys are not to work the meat too much before you cook it. You want a good burger patty, just grab the rough amount of meat, and toss it between your hands a few times so it's the right shape, then use your thumb to press down a little on the center of the patty. When you cook the burger, it'll expand. If you press an indent in the center of the patty, it'll come out more even shaped instead of swelling into a big puck. If you kneed and squeeze the meat too much, the connective tissues will spread out more and make a more chewy, less juicy burger. Then, while you're cooking, resist the urge to press the burger down. You don't want to squeeze those juices out, that's the best part of the burger!
Good luck with the cooking!

Answer 2

I have always added a handful of chopped herbs like parsley, sage, rosemary, well chopped, and thyme, just like the song. Remember to add salt to 2 % of the weight of the meat, ie 1 kilo of meat = to 20 gms of salt, pepper, some mustard ,worcestershire sauce, paprika and whatever else you think is good, I have also often grated an onion and some garlic to go in too (avoids the chunks). Another important thing is if possible leave the burger mix in the fridge overnight and let the flavours meld. Have a good one.........

Answer 3

Australian Burgers

mix the meat with

finely chopped onions
finely chopped celery
mixed egg
a few shakes of miced herbs
a few shakes of pepper and salt
if you like chilli now is the time to put some in
pepper and salt
breadcrumbs, you may need a extra egg to assist with the viability of the mixture

after shaping a pattie coat with flour and cook in a little oil, drain on a little kitchen paper

serve on a toasted bun with a lettuce leaf, a slice of tomato, and a slice of beetroo\t

good luck

Answer 4

Soy sauce, BBQ sauce or Worchester's sauce are pretty good to add to the taste. I've actuially combined all three and my burgers came out sensationally exquisite! I'm also a fan of adding onions and mushrooms to the beef before making the patties.

I read a few weeks ago here on Yahoo Answers that some people marinate the beef with orange juice an hour before they make the burgers.....I haven't tried it yet...but I'm curious to know what they turn out like.

Answer 5

I normally add some chopped/diced onion, parsley and paprika besides the salt and pepper. Then form your patties and grill. We've made burgers this way for years and they are Delish!

Answer 6

Here is a handy hamburger tip.
Use uncooked oats to "stretch" the meat.
Oats will make your mince go further and is almost tasteless in a hamburger.
Combine meat/oats with a raw egg and some chopped onion or onion salt.
BBQ sauce or "sweet chilly" sauce works well as a flavoring.
Simple and quick.

Answer 7

soften some butter. mixture in some chopped onions (very finely chopped so as that they supply style yet no longer crunch). upload Garlic Powder and Lowry's Seasoning Salt. mixture that into your floor beef and shop some in a bathtub to comb on as they grill. they are going to be the main stunning burgers of your lifestyles. I had a steak a pair weeks in the past close to Atlanta and this place placed a tiny little bit of syrup on it on an analogous time because it became cooking. i became taken aback before everything, in spite of the undeniable fact that it became fairly stable. in keeping with danger try one burger with that on it.

Answer 8

This is not a definite recipe, but ideas you could pick and choose from - but you could use finely diced onion, garlic, mixed herbs, or herbs of your choice individually or combined, fresh or dry, paprika, jerk seasoning, chinese five spice if you hhave a theme or finely diced veg, ie mushroom, celery, etc. The choice is endless!

Answer 9

It sounds weird, but trying using "Maggi" instead of salt....

Also, try grilling it with a slice of lime (but remember to take it off again) or pineapple.

Don't combine any of the above though...at least, do so at your own risk. :) I like each of them individually, but haven't tried the combo.

Answer 10

Try a package of lipton mushroom onion dry soup mix.