Grilled Stuffed Hamburgers
For a fun surprise, but the goodies inside for a “more than you bargained for” burger!
Grilled Stuffed Hamburgers
1 1/2 pounds 85% lean ground beef
1/2 packet dry onion soup mix
1 egg, slightly beaten
2 cloves finely minced garlic
salt and pepper to taste
-Mix ground beef with soup mix, egg, garlic and salt and pepper, just until blended. Divide meat mixture into 4 - 5 even balls, depending on the size burgers desired. Divide each ball into 2 balls and roll and shape until smooth. Flatten each ball into a round disc about 1/3 inch thick, on a piece of waxed paper.
-Prepare desired fillings and place a generous pile of desired filling on one of the 2 patties for each burger. Place other patty on top of the filling and pinch edges of both patties together firmly, folding them up and smoothing the edges with fingers dipped in a bit of water. Flatten burger gently with your hand to spread the filing out more evenly in the middle of the burger.
-Heat a grill and place burgers on a lightly greased grill. Grill over medium high heat briefly to sear, then turn down heat to medium and continue to cook the burgers cook slowly enough to cook through and melt the cheese in the middle. Cook meat to desired doneness.
-Let burgers sit off heat for at least 5 minutes to allow juices to stop flowing. Serve with favorite hamburger buns and condiments.
Suggested Fillings:
Pizza Filling: pizza sauce, pepperoni, choppped red and green pepper, chopped onion, mushrooms, chopped olives
Mushroom Swiss: fried mushrooms, swiss cheese, caramalized onions, mayonnaise
Croque Monsieur: chopped ham, grated gruyere cheese, bechamel or alfredo sauce
Southwest: salsa or pico de gallo, chopped green chili or hot peppers, ground chorizo sausage (fried), jack or monterey cheese
Bacon Cheddar: diced cooked bacon, shredded cheddar cheese, diced onions, mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard
Greek Burger: feta cheese, chopped olives, chopped tomatoes, chopped cooked spinach, tzatziki sauce.
Shape meat mixture into thin, even patties.
Ingredients prepped for the fillings.
Place fillings on one patty for each burger.
Mushroom Swiss filling on left and Cheddar Ham filling on right.
Ham, cheddar, onion and pepper on left. Pepperoni Pizza on right.
Place other burger half over the filling on one of the first patties. Carefully pinch and seal edges and flatten slightly.
Burger with ham and cheddar filling.
Burger with Pepperoni Pizza filling.
A fun and different way to serve the All American Favorite!
PERSNICKETY NOTES:
**Make it a burger bar with all the various fillings so your family and guests can make their own! The possibilities for fillings are only limited by your creativity. See what your eaters can come up with!
**Once you have placed the 2nd patty over the filling, very carefully press and pinch the edges together to seal well. Dip your fingers in water and run them over the surface of the meat to close any cracks or holes in the surface.
**Grill the burgers over high heat for the first minute or so to sear them and create grill marks, then turn down the heat to medium to allow the burgers to cook slowly, all the way through and melt the cheeses in the middle. These are thick burgers!
