Photo: Beer-Cheese Burgers Recipe
Ingredients
For the cheese sauce:
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon mustard powder
- 3/4 cup beer
- 1/2 cup half-and-half
- 6 ounces grated sharp yellow cheddar cheese
- 1 tablespoon horseradish
For the burgers:
- 1 1/2 pounds ground beef, preferably chuck
- Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
- Vegetable oil, for the grill
- 4 poppy seed rolls, split
- Tomato slices, for topping
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives
Directions
Preheat a grill to medium high. Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the flour and mustard powder and cook, stirring, 3 minutes. Whisk in the beer and bring to a simmer; whisk in the half-and-half until smooth. Return the sauce to a simmer and cook, whisking occasionally, until thickened, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in the cheese and horseradish until smooth; keep warm.
Form the beef into four 6-ounce patties, about 3/4 inch thick; press the center of each patty with your thumb to make a 1/2-inch-deep indentation. Season the patties on both sides with salt and pepper. Lightly brush the grill grates with vegetable oil, then grill the patties, indentation-side up, until marked on the bottom, about 5 minutes. Flip and cook until marked and slightly firm, about 3 more minutes for medium doneness. Remove the patties to a plate and let rest 5 minutes. Grill the rolls, cut-side down, until lightly toasted, about 1 minute.
Top the bun bottoms with the burger patties, cheese sauce, tomato and chives. Cover with the bun tops.
Photograph by Levi Brown
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By eletsche
Virginia
on July 05, 2012
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After reading the first review, I changed things up a bit. I was prepping for a party so I had almost 4 lbs of 95% lean ground beef. I first made a 1/2 serving of the cheese sauce and mixed it into the meat. I also added 1 Tbs Rosemary flavored olive oil and 1 Tbs Garlic flavored olive oil. For seasoning of the meat, I used salt, pepper and chopped fresh oregano and fresh rosemary. I topped the burger in the last minutes of cooking with a slice of sharp chedder. I stil made the cheese sauce for people to use on the burgers but more people used it on chips - the sauce on the burger made it incredibly messy to eat. Also topped the burger with carmelized onion. A guest at the party told me it was the best burger she's ever had in her life. The leftover sauce made a really good last minute mac & cheese.
By TEAMmotherNson
Fredericksburg, VA
on June 25, 2012
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This was very easy to make, but I think it needed more of something.....cheese? Beer? It was just OK. I might try to tackle it again.
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