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Zanes Oven Burgers

Name: Zanes Oven Burgers
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: Four 1/3 pound patties
Cuisine: Dinner
Ingredients: For the burgers:; • 1-1/3 pounds ground beef, 80% lean (80% will yield more flavor than 93% will); • 4 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce (Worcestershire is a fine option for seasoning and will have far less tendency to stick or burn than sugar-based flavorings such as barbecue sauce); • 1 teaspoon salt, to taste; • 1/4 cup unflavored Panko breadcrumbs (pulverized to about the size of salt granules); • 1/2 teaspoon of liquid smoke; Optional:; • 1/4 cup of onion, diced very small; • 1/2 cup of shredded cheese; For serving:; • 4 burger buns; • 4 slices of sharp cheddar cheese; • tomato slices, optional, to taste; • lettuce leaves, optional, to taste

Four 1/3 pound patties

servings

Prep: 10 minutes

active time

25 minutes

total time

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Ingredients

For the burgers:

• 1-1/3 pounds ground beef, 80% lean (80% will yield more flavor than 93% will)

• 4 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce (Worcestershire is a fine option for seasoning and will have far less tendency to stick or burn than sugar-based flavorings such as barbecue sauce)

• 1 teaspoon salt, to taste

• 1/4 cup unflavored Panko breadcrumbs (pulverized to about the size of salt granules)

• 1/2 teaspoon of liquid smoke

Optional:

• 1/4 cup of onion, diced very small

• 1/2 cup of shredded cheese

For serving:

• 4 burger buns

• 4 slices of sharp cheddar cheese

• tomato slices, optional, to taste

• lettuce leaves, optional, to taste

Directions

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. and place a 10-inch cast-iron skillet or a baking sheet on the middle rack of the oven.

• Alternately, set the oven to broil and place a broiler pan in the oven.

• In a medium bowl, add Worcestershire, liquid smoke and salt and mix well. Add hamburger meat and thoroughly combine. A little at a time, sprinkle some panko over top and work it into the meat by hand, until all has been added. Mix in any optional ingredients. Divide the mixture into 4 equal parts and form into patties. It should make 4 patties about 4 inches in diameter, 3/4 of an inch thick.

• Carefully remove the preheated pan from the oven and place the patties on it.

• Return the pan to the oven and cook the burgers to your desired level of doneness (flipping when halfway done):

about 8 minutes for rare (135 degrees F)

about 9 minutes for medium-rare (140 degrees F)

about 10 minutes for medium (145 degrees F)

about 11 minutes for medium-well (150 degrees F)

about 13 minutes for well-done (155-160 degrees F)

Use a meat thermometer to ensure the beef is cooked to your desired temperature.

• Serve each burger on the buns with your desired toppings.

• Consider turning the oven to broil for the last little bit of cooking on each side, to brown the meat. Experiment, starting with 1 minute and going up or down from there according to taste.

• Let the burgers rest for 2 minutes in the air fryer.