How do you make your burger as flavorful as fast food burgers?
My burgers always taste the same. Just a very boring, faint beef taste. Even with good meat, salt and pepper doesn’t seem to do the trick…
I like the flavorful taste of a good fast food burger.
I don’t think BBQ sauce, soy sauce, etc would do it.
Heard something about onion soup base – that sounds a lot more promising. Onion stuff is pretty flavorful.
Any suggestions?
Also, is it better to mix powdery ingredients or just sprinkle them on top?
March 11th, 2011 at 10:41 pm
Make sure you start with hamburger and not just ground beef. Also, I use Lawry’s seasoned salt on mine. They always come out fresh and juicy – better than fast food!
March 11th, 2011 at 11:39 pm
Onion soup base, or dry ranch dressing, I use garlic powder, pepper, salt and a little chili powder.
March 11th, 2011 at 11:59 pm
Lipton Onion Soup – it’s the best thing since sliced bread!
(Also makes a phenomenal meatloaf!)
Directions are on the packaging…
March 12th, 2011 at 12:44 am
Cook it in lard, like the fast food companies do.
March 12th, 2011 at 1:34 am
Mine are better than fast food. I form the burgers with ground chuck, sprinkle w/ kosher salt and ground black pepper, then add a dash or two of worcestershire on the patties as I wait for the grill or pan to heat up. (Grill’s best, IMO). YOu can also dust them w/ a bit of onion powder, if you like.
Then toss on a hot grill. DO NOT SQUEEZE or PRESS them with a spatula! That just extracts moisture, NOT fat. Cook until just turned from pink to brown inside.
March 12th, 2011 at 1:35 am
a little bit of butter in the middle of the patty when your forming it helps to keep it juicy from the inside out
March 12th, 2011 at 2:04 am
Aji no moto.
March 12th, 2011 at 2:22 am
extra grease
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