Name: Sam Newman's Best Beef Burgers
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 10 min
Ingredients: 1 egg; 2 teaspoon water (25 mL); 1/4 cup dry bread crumbs (50 mL); 1 small onion, grated; 2 teaspoon Dijon mustard (10 mL); 1/2 teaspoon salt (2 mL); 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire (2 mL); 1/4 teaspoon pepper (1 mL); 1 pound lean ground beef (500 g); 4 hamburger buns

Sam Newman's Best Beef Burgers

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This simple recipe will teach you how to make juicy hamburger patties for you and your friends. Sam Newman's secret recipe is one of the most famous hamburger recipes in his native town of Scranton, Pennsylvania. He always told his friends he would keep the recipe a secret for life, but here it is for you now to try yourself. Enjoy!

Preparation Time30 min

Cooking Time10 min

Ingredients

1 egg
2 teaspoons water (25 mL)
1/4 cup dry bread crumbs (50 mL)
1 small onion, grated
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard (10 mL)
1/2 teaspoon salt (2 mL)
1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire (2 mL)
1/4 teaspoon pepper (1 mL)
1 pound lean ground beef (500 g)
4 hamburger buns

Instructions

In bowl, beat egg and water with fork; mix in bread crumbs, onion, mustard, salt, Worcestershire and pepper.
Mix in beef. Shape into four 1/2-inch (1 cm) thick patties. (Make-ahead: Cover and refrigerate for up to 6 hours. Or layer between waxed paper in airtight container and freeze for up to 1 month; thaw in refrigerator.)
Place patties on greased grill over medium-high heat; close lid and cook, turning patties once, for about 10 minutes or until no longer pink inside.
Place in hamburger buns. Makes 4 servings.

Variations:

Oregano Lemon Pork Burgers: Omit mustard, Worcestershire sauce and beef. Add 1 tablespoon (15 mL) chopped fresh oregano, 2 teaspoon (10 mL) grated lemon rind and 1 pound (500 g) lean ground pork.
Cajun Chicken Burgers: Omit mustard, Worcestershire sauce and beef. Add 1/4 cup (50 mL) chopped fresh parsley, 2 teaspoon (10 mL) Cajun seasoning and 1 pound (500 g) ground chicken.

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SissieSass

Nov 30, 2018

I like what you did to the onion by grating it. I like the texture that creates in the burger. You let the meat be more of the star that way, right? I know I want to eat a burger with onions, instead of an onion with a burger flavor. Do you use a red, white, or yellow onion for this recipe? I prefer red, but any onion is good.

Jim Moriarty

Apr 06, 2017

Some men toss a slab of ground beef on the grill and call it a day. Not Sam Newman. Sam dressed his burgers up. He made sure that the burger we were holding in our hands was one of the juiciest, most delicious burgers we ever had the pleasure of eating. Whenever I fire up the grill for some grub, I cook my meat Sam's way. Always.