Photo: Smoky Beer Burgers with Creamy Mustard Sauce Recipe
Anyone can cook up some ground meat on a grill, but, like Arthur and his sword, only a true King can bring this much flavor from the grill to the table. Conquer friends and family for the night with this smoky, spicy champion.
Ingredients
- 2 pounds lean ground sirloin
- 1/3 pound smoked Gouda cheese, diced into 1/4 to 1/2-inch cubes
- 1 medium onion or 1/2 large onion
- 2 teaspoons smoked sweet paprika, 2/3 palm full
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin, 1/3 palm full
- Grill seasoning (recommended: Montreal Steak Seasoning)
- Coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2 cloves garlic, grated or finely chopped
- Generous handful finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1/2 (12-ounce) bottle beer
- Extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling
- 1/2 cup spicy brown mustard
- 1/4 to 1/3 cup sour cream
- 2 to 3 tablespoons chopped fresh dill or 1 teaspoon dried dill
- 4 crusty Kaiser rolls, split and lightly toasted
- Green or red leaf lettuce, for topping
- Sliced sweet bread and butter pickles, for topping
Directions
Preheat grill over medium-high heat.
Place the meat in a bowl and add the cheese. Peel the onion and halve it, if using the medium onion. Grate about 3 to 4 tablespoons of onion directly over the meat into the bowl. Finely chop the remaining onion and reserve for topping. Add spices to meat: paprika, cumin and about 1 tablespoon of grill seasoning and/or some salt and pepper. Add garlic, parsley and Worcestershire and beer then form 4 large patties making them a little thinner at the center than at edges. Burgers plump when you cook them so this will prevent burger bulge. Drizzle a little olive oil over the burgers then grill about 4 minutes on each side for medium rare, 5 minutes on each side for medium and 6 to 7 minutes on each side for well done.
Mix mustard and sour cream with dill.
Serve patties on bun bottoms and top with lettuce, pickles, chopped raw onion. Slather bun tops with sauce and serve.
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By hugbuggy18
Davenport, IA
on September 02, 2011
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Burgers are delicious, but the mustard sauce was too much. It was better when I reduced the amount of mustard.
By murphoo
Louisville, Ken...
on August 06, 2011
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So good! We only use 1 pound of hamburger- b/c otherwise the burgers would be too big. My husband and 3 year old daughter love these burgers!
By CES200116
washington, DC
on July 16, 2011
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This easily makes 6-8 good sized, moist burgers that are flavorful and delicious. I also like some chopped jalapenos on top for some heat.
Since the cheese cubes melt on grills, I'd recommend cooking them on a little bit of alumninum foil with cooking spray so that they're easier to flip.
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