Kittencals Juicy Hamburgerburger Recipes

KITTENCAL'S JUICY BLUE CHEESE HAMBURGERS/BURGERS

Steps:

• Mix all the ingredients together.
• Shape into 6 balls (you can make 8 smaller if desired).
• Cover and refrigerate for up to 24 hours to blend the flavors.
• Grill or cook as desired until cooked through.
• Serve with your favorite condiments.

KITTENCAL'S JUICY HAMBURGER/BURGER

Steps:

• In a bowl crumble the ground beef with clean hands.
• Add in the dry soup mix, egg, garlic, breadcrumbs or crushed soda cracker crumbs, Worcestershire sauce, black pepper and hot sauce (if using).
• Using clean hands mix until combined, add in more breadcrumbs or cracker crumbs if needed to just hold the mixture together (do not overwork the meat or it will be tough).
• Divide the ground beef into 6 equal patties (or make 8 small patties).
• Using your large finger or the back of a small spoon make a shallow dent into the center of each patty (about 1-inch wide).
• Place the patties onto a large plate or a small cookie sheet; cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for a minimum of 6 hours or up to 24 hours to blend flavors.
• Grill or pan fry the burgers as desired until cooked through (if desired sprinkle a small amount of seasoned salt on top while cooking the patties).
• Serve burgers in toasted buns with choice of condiments.
• TIPS FOR EXTRA JUICINESS; shape the hamburger into a ball, press 1 tablespoon cold butter into the middle then seal the meat around the ball then flatten into burger shapes ----or add in 2-4 tablespoons raw finely grated potato into the hamburger mixture then shape into patties, use no more than 4 tablespoons for 2 pounds of ground beef or the burgers will take on a meatloaf texture.

KITTENCAL'S HAMBURGER/BURGER BUNS

Steps:

• Proof the yeast in 1 cup warm water with 1 teaspoon sugar; let sit for 10 minutes until foamy.
• In a heavy duty stand mixer, fitted with a kneader hook, add in the 3-1/2 cups flour, 4 tablespoons sugar, melted Crisco, warm milk and salt (and the malt powder if using).
• Add in the proofed yeast; mix to create a soft semi-sticky dough that holds around the blade, adding in more flour as needed (do not add in too much as it will create a heavy bun, dough should be semi-sticky.
• Knead dough for 7-8 minutes.
• Remove dough, and let rest on the counter, covered with a clean dish towel for 10 minutes (this is an important step!).
• Knead the dough gently for 30 seconds with hands.
• Place dough in a large well-greased/oiled bowl.
• Cover, and let rise in a warm spot for 60-90 minutes, or until double in size (I like to rise my dough in the oven, just set oven to 200 degrees and warm for 3 minutes, then turn off the heat while you are making the dough, this will create a perfect temperature to raise dough in, and usually takes only 1 hour to rise with oven method).
• Punch down dough.
• Shape into large balls, and place on a large greased cookie sheet (you should get 12 balls on the sheet).
• Cover with a light clean tea towel, and let rise in a warm place for 30-40 minutes, or until almost doubled (warm oven rise should take 30 minutes.
• Set oven to 375 degrees.
• In a small bowl, mix together 1 egg white with 1 tsp water; whisk/mix well.
• Carefully brush the tops and sides of the buns with the egg/water mixture.
• Sprinkle with sesame seeds.
• Bake for approx.22 minutes, or until golden brown.

KITTENCAL'S JUICY GRILLED TERIYAKI HAMBURGERS

Steps:

• In a bowl combine together ground beef with 1/3 cup teriyaki sauce, chopped onions, fresh garlic, seasoned salt, black pepper, seasoned bread crumbs and Parmesan cheese; using clean hands mix until well combined.
• Cover and refrigerate for 8-24 hours.
• Just before shaping into patties mix in the ice water if you ice cubes are very small then add them in also (if the mixture seems too moist to shape then add in a little more seasoned breadcrumbs).
• Shape into 6 patties then place on a pan.
• Using middle finger make an indent in the middle of of each burger, this will allow the burger to remain flat and not puff up while cooking.
• Grill or oven-broil until cooked through.
• Place in toasted buns top with sliced mozzarella cheese and other desired toppings.