These super moist and juicy homemade burgers truly are the best! Pan fry or grill these burgers and enjoy with our burger sauce and caramelized onions.
The BEST Homemade Burgers
We’re not calling these the best homemade burgers for nothing! They truly are the juiciest and most flavorful beef burgers we’ve ever made. I know you’ll enjoy them as much as we do!
Ingredients for Homemade Burgers
Our homemade burgers are prepared in 3 sections! You’ll be making the burger patties themselves, the burger sauce, and lastly preparing any other toppings you’d like (don’t forget the bun!):
Burger Sauce
- Greek yogurt
- Mayonnaise
- Garlic powder
- Pickle juice
- Smoked paprika
- Chili powder
- Ketchup
- Lemon juice
- Salt and pepper
Burger Patty
- Ground beef (we used 85%)
- Garlic powder
- Onion powder
- Salt
- Smoked paprika
- Chili powder
- Worcestershire sauce
- Dijon mustard
- Grated cold salted butter (more on this below!)
Other Toppings
- Hamburger buns
- Sliced cheddar cheese (or any kind of sliced cheese!)
- Caramelized onions
- Sliced tomato
- Dill pickle chips
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Easy Burger Sauce
Top your homemade burgers with our easy burger sauce. It’s perfectly tangy and creamy!
get recipeHow to Make Homemade Burgers
Place all of the ingredients for the burger sauce into a mixing bowl and whisk together until combined. Place the burger sauce in the refrigerator for later.
Add the ground beef, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, paprika, chili powder, Worcestershire sauce, and dijon mustard to a large mixing bowl and use your hands to massage all of the ingredients together. Then, grate the cold butter into the burger mixture and stir the butter into the burger until combined.
Separate the burger meat into four balls. Flatten each burger ball in-between your hands until it is about ¼ -inch thick.
Remove the burger patties from the skillet or grill and place the patties on hamburger buns. Top each patty with 2 tablespoons of burger sauce, caramelized onions, a slice of tomato, and a few dill pickle rounds. Top the burger with the top bun and enjoy.
These homemade burgers call for 2 tablespoons grated cold butter. You’ll fold the butter into the rest of the burger ingredients before making into patties.
As the burgers cook, the butter melts and infuses delicious moisture into the patties. Don’t skip this!
Recommended Kitchen Tools
Duralex Glass Nesting Bowls
Weber Weber Spirit Grill II
Weber Weber iGrill 2 App-Connected Thermometer
Crate and Barrel Measuring Cups
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Thermoworks Thermapen
We swear by using a meat thermometer when cooking any cut of meat. The Thermapen is our go-to meat thermometer that works every time.
Buy NowTopping Ideas
Every burger needs TOPPINGS! We recommend any (or all!? ? ) of the following toppings:
- Easy burger sauce
- Caramelized onions
- Pickles
- Relish
- Ketchup
- Lettuce
- Fried egg (make it a breakfast burger!)
First, mix together your burger ingredients in a bowl, and then form the mixture into flat patties. Homemade burgers can be pan fried, grilled or baked.
What should I mix in my burgers?We’re adding a combination of flavorful spices, plus grated cold butter to amp up the moisture and flavor of these homemade burgers.
How do you make homemade burgers stay together?Many homemade burger recipes call for a raw egg mixed into the burger mixture, but we’re using cold grated butter that then melts and binds the burger patties together when cooking. It also adds amazing moisture and flavor!
Store homemade burger patties in the refrigerator for 3-5 days in an airtight container.
Homemade burgers are an excellent meal to prep ahead of time so that you can thaw and eat them later with little to no effort.
- Follow the directions in the recipe card below.
- Let the burgers cool completely. Then, wrap each burger patty with a piece of tin foil.
- Freeze for up to 3 months.
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Burger Sauce
- ½ cup Greek yogurt
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 tablespoons pickle juice
- ¼ teaspoon smoked paprika
- ½ teaspoon chili powder
- ¼ cup ketchup
- ½ tablespoon lemon juice
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ⅛ teaspoon ground pepper
Burger Patty
- 1 lb. ground beef we used 85%
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
- ½ teaspoon chili powder
- 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
- 2 tablespoons cold salted butter grated
- 1.5 tablespoons olive oil
Other Ingredients
- 4 slices cheddar cheese or any kind of cheese
- 4 hamburger buns
- 2 tablespoons caramelized onions
- 1 medium tomato sliced into 4 slices
- 1 cup dill pickle rounds
- Place all of the ingredients for the burger sauce into a mixing bowl and whisk together until combined. Place the burger sauce in the refrigerator.
- Add the ground beef, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, paprika, chili powder, Worcestershire sauce, and dijon mustard to a large mixing bowl and use your hands to massage all of the ingredients together.
- Grate the cold butter into the burger mixture and stir the butter into the burger until combined.
- Separate the burger meat into four balls. Flatten each burger ball in-between your hands until it is about ¼ -inch thick.
- Add the olive oil to a large cast iron skillet. When the olive oil is fragrant, add the burger patties to the pan.
- Cook the burgers for 2-3 minutes on the first side. Flip the burger and add a slice of cheese to the top of each burger patty. Cook the burger for an additional 2-3 minutes depending on how you like your burger.
- Remove the burger patties from the skillet and place the patties on the hamburger buns.
- Top each patty with 2 tablespoons of burger sauce, caramelized onions, a slice of tomato, and a few dill pickle rounds. Top the burger with the top bun and enjoy.
- Grilling Instructions: Heat the grill to 400ºF and then place the patties over direct heat (with the grill open) and cook for 2-3 minutes on the first side. Flip the burger and add a slice of cheese to the top of each burger patty. Cook the burger for an additional 2-3 minutes depending on how you like your burger. Remove the patties from the grill when the patties reach desired doneness.
- Be sure to flatten the hamburger patties flatter than you think.
- Feel free to choose your own favorite hamburger toppings.
- If you’d like more burgers feel free to double the recipe to make 8 burger patties.
