Smoked Burgers
Juicy, delicious, and bursting with rich, smoky flavors, you're going to love this recipe for Smoked Burgers! Unlike a lot of recipes on the smoker that take hours to make, this hamburger recipe only takes an hour to prep, smoke and sear. For even more smoky flavor, I highly recommend adding smoked caramelized onions to the cheeseburgers for a scrumptious finishing touch!
Ingredients
- 1 ½ pounds ground beef, 80/20
- 1 tablespoon hamburger seasoning, click link for the recipe
- 1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
- 4 slices cheddar cheese, or American cheese (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat a smoker to 225°F. Fill with hickory, mesquite, or oak pellets, or wood.
- Combine the ground beef, hamburger seasoning, and Worcestershire sauce in a large bowl.
- Form the mixture into four 6 ounce burger patties, about ½ inch thick and use your finger to make an indentation in the middle of each of the burger patties.
- Place the burger patties directly on the grill grates in the smoker and cook to an internal temperature of 130°F. This should take between 30-45 minutes.
- Remove the burgers from the smoker once they reach 130°F.
- Turn the smoker up to 450°F, or heat a grill, griddle or flat top over high heat, to sear the burgers. Once the surface is hot, add the smoked burger patties and cook for 2 minutes per side.
- Top the burgers with a slice of cheese during the last minute of the cook time.
- Remove the burgers from the heat and rest the burgers on a cutting board for 5 minutes before serving them.
- Serve them on a toasted bun, or protein-style without the bun. Add the toppings of your choice. See the notes section below for how to make smoked caramelized onions to go on the burgers.
Notes
- To add smoked caramelized onions:
- Dice 1 pound of onions.
- Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a 12 inch (or larger) cast iron skillet on the stove over medium-high heat.
- Add the diced onions and cook for 5 minutes.
- Sprinkle ½ teaspoon salt over the onions, then remove the skillet from the stove and transfer it to the smoker set to 225°F.
- Cook for 45-60 minutes on the smoker.
- For the burgers, remember to smoke to temperature, not time! I recommend using a meat probe, or wireless meat thermometer, to watch the temperature of the burgers without opening the lid of the smoker. If you don’t have either of these, I recommend starting to check the temperature of the burgers with an instant-read meat thermometer after 30 minutes. Depending on how steady the temperature of the smoker stays throughout the cooking process, it could take anywhere from 30-45 minutes to cook the smoked burgers.
- Don’t worry if there’s a red or pink ring on the inside of the cooked burgers. This does not mean that the meat isn’t cooked. It’s the smoke ring that forms when meats, like pork and beef, are cooked on a smoker.
Nutrition Facts
Calories 503kcal (25%)Carbohydrates 1gProtein 33g (66%)Fat 40g (62%)Saturated Fat 16g (80%)Polyunsaturated Fat 1gMonounsaturated Fat 16gTrans Fat 2gCholesterol 138mg (46%)Sodium 1989mg (83%)Potassium 485mg (14%)Vitamin A 172mg (3%)Vitamin C 0.2mgCalcium 153mg (15%)Iron 3mg (17%)
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