Juicy Delicious Hamburgers [barbecue]
Comments: It is true that nowadays, most of us are concious of our fat intake; but a little fat ground beef surely makes juicier beef patties. Round or surlong ground beef dries out easily.
On the other hand, for a healthy choice, we can compensate by garnishing our hamburgers with juicy tomato slices and lettuce leaves!
Servings: 4
  • 1 1/2 pounds [680 g] ground beef [shoulder preferably]
  • 2 teaspoons [10 mL] salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon [2.5 mL] freshly ground pepper
  • 4 hamburger buns
  • Oil, for the barbecue rack
  • Using a fork, delicately mix together ground beef, salt and freshly ground pepper.
  • It is important not to over-manipulate the meat.
  • Delicately shape seasoned ground beef into 4 even-sided, approximately 3/4-inch [2-cm] thick meat patties, of the size of the buns.
  • For fat to drip freely, arrange barbecue rack at an angle.
  • Preheat barbecue until hot, then generously oil barbecue rack to prevent meat patties from sticking to it.
  • Arrange beef patties onto barbecue rack, then lower temperature to medium.
  • Grill meat patties for approximately 6 minutes on each side, making sure not to press on the meat.
  • Serve meat patties into hamburger buns, already grilled to taste or plain.