-

Ultimate Juicy Burger Recipe - Perfect Burgers Every Time 🍔

 Hi everyone, it's Natasha of Natasha's Kitchen. comand today, I am sharing our secrets for the best homemade cheeseburgers. 

We partnered with Beef. It's What's For Dinner. on Behalf of the Beef Checkoff to show you how to make the ultimate juicy burger. Before we get started, I wanna share a great beef resource with you. 

Say you have some ground beef in the refrigerator and you don't know what to make for dinner. 

Well, Beef. It's What's For Dinner came up with a new tool called Chuck Knows Beef. It can be accessed through chuckknowsbeef.com, through your Google Home or Amazon Echo.

https://youtu.be/5zd5GCr61nQ

Alexa, ask Chuck Knows Beef for ground beef recipes.

 Here are some recipes to tempt your taste buds.

One, beef spaghetti pie olé.Two, Greek-style beef and cheese ravioli.Three, beef and vegetable fried rice.- [Natasha] Chuck Knows Beef is a smart resource on all things beef. But, before we get to the beef, it's important with burgers to have all your toppings and sauces and buns ready so that when those burgers come off the grill juicy and so delicious, everything is ready and you can enjoy them hot.  So we're gonna do the toppings right now. You'll need half a head of green leaf lettuce and cut that into pieces that'll fit the bun. Now, cut one large tomato into eight thin slices. You'll need about two slices per burger. Thinly slice half of the red onion and we love red onions for burgers because they are milder in flavor and not overpowering when you take a bite. We love this thick-sliced, medium cheddar cheese to make the cheeseburgers extra cheesy. When you go to the grocery store, there are so many options for buns but today we are using a soft potato bun. Generously butter the cut sides of all of your buns, you can use softened or melted butter. We will be toasting the buns later to ensure they don't get soggy. Now, let's make the secret sauces for these burgers and I'm gonna share with you all of our favorite combinations. The first is mayonnaise mixed with a teaspoon of yellow mustard. The second is mayonnaise mixed with Dijon mustard. Each of these has really good flavors. The third is a simple fry sauce which is mayo and ketchup and the fourth is my favorite with mayo and barbecue sauce. These are so easy to whip up and really fun to serve all of them at a party. Once your toppings are prepared, preheat your grill to medium and last but not least, we will make the patties. The very best burgers are made with 80 20 ground chuck beef. The 20% fat content is perfect to ensure a juicy burger and if you have a meat grinder and can grind your own chuck, that's even better. Divide the beef into four equal pieces. Shape each patty to be about one inch wider than your burger bun since they do shrink a little on the grill and try not to overwork the meat. Once your grill is preheated, season the patties generously with salt and pepper on both sides. Salt changes the structure of proteins and toughens burgers so do not salt the ground beef until you are ready to grill and season more than you think since some of that seasoning will stick to the grill. Last but not least, make a little well in the center

of each patty.

That little well will prevent the patty

from puffing up too much in the center and it's a good clue for letting you know when the burger's ready to be flipped. Place the patties onto the hot grill. Grill for about three to five minutes per side and it really depends on how hot your grill is.To get them just right, use a thermometer to check the internal temperature. Alexa, ask Chuck Knows Beefhow long until burgers are done.- [Alexa] Ground beef should be cooked to a safe and savoring 160 degrees Fahrenheit.- You can see the juices accumulating and we have a good sear so we can flip the burgers.(sizzling)Cover and cook until the internal temperature of the beef registers at 160 degrees Fahrenheit.These are perfect, the cheese is melty and the buns are toasted. Beef is just a delicious, nutritious,and high-quality protein and there is no other protein like beef for making the best burgers.All right, it is party time and I wanna get to building these burgers because I like my burgers hot and juicy.We'll start with our toasted buttery bun and then you get to pick your sauce and my very favorite one is this barbecue one so that's exactly what we're gonna use and the trick is to be generous, nobody likes a dry burger put on a lot of sauce.We'll call it, Secret Sauce, except there's no secret here.The secret is, it's easy.All right, that looks good.One thing I forgot to mention earlier isI love pickles on my burgers so I'll put that on the bottom bun.I love that little salty, crunchy, tangy bite. Makes them a little more restaurant-style.Now, lettuce, and I love a lot of lettuce so we're gonna layer this.That looks good and then two giant slices of tomato.All right, it already looks amazing and we haven't even gotten to the beef. Then, some fresh red onion.It adds a nice vibrant pop of color and flavor.Now, the best part, the beef.Well the cheese is melty and it's warm and juicy♪Dun da da dun ♪Yum.Look at that and I'm feeling good right now cause I get to do this taste test.Wow, okay, here we go.It's like as big as my head, look at that.(laughs loudly)Okay, here we go.(sighs)I'm a little intimidated right now.I love how the natural flavor of the beef really shines in this recipe.Wow, tender, juicy, so flavorful.Oh my.Beef. It's What's for Dinner.Literally.I mean look inside of this burger,it is so juicy.You need napkins with this and just indulge, it is so good.I hope you guys enjoyed this recipe,if you did, give us a great big thumbs up below. Make sure to subscribe to our channel and we'll see you next time. Hey, before you go,

Chuck Knows Beef also tells good jokes.

Hey Alexa, ask Chuck Knows Beef

to tell me a joke.

- [Alexa] What was the bull doing in the pasture

with his eyes closed?

Bulldozing.

(mysterious music)(laughs loudly)Get it?Let me know what are some of your favorite burger toppings in the comments and if you love grilling recipes,check out some of our all-time favorites,right over there and right down there and

♪click below to subscribe ♪

♪and when you do ♪

click that little bell icon,

you'll get notifications every time we post a new recipe.