Grilled Steak Burgers

This beef recipe, Grilled Steak Burgers, leans on butter, garlic and onion powder. It makes 8 servings and takes about 35 minutes.

• Yield 8 servings
• Ready in 35 minutes
• Prep 15 minutes
• Cook 20 minutes

Ingredients

Burgers

• 8 tablespoons butter
• 2 cloves garlic , finely minced
• 2 teaspoons onion powder
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons soy sauce
• 4 ½ pounds 90% lean ground sirloin
• 8 hamburger buns

Steak Sauce

• 4 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 ⅓ cups beef broth
• ⅔ cup raisins
• 4 tablespoons soy sauce
• 4 tablespoons Dijon mustard
• 4 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce

Instructions

1. For the burgers, melt the butter in an 8-inch skillet over medium-low heat. Add the garlic, onion powder, pepper and salt. Cook until fragrant, about 1 minutes. Pour all but 1 tablespoon of the butter mixture into a small bowl and let it cool slightly, about 5 minutes.
2. While the butter mixture is cooling, add the tomato paste to the skillet with the remaining butter mixture and cook over medium heat until the paste begins to darken, about 1-2 minutes. Stir in the broth, raisins, soy sauce, mustard, vinegar and Worcestershire sauce and simmer the mixture until the raisins are plump, about 5 minutes. Transfer the sauce to a blender and process until the mixture is very smooth.
3. Place the ground sirloin in a large bowl. Add 5 tablespoons of the reserved and cooled butter mixture and the soy sauce and knead until well combined. Shape the meat into 8 patties, about 3/4-inch thick and press a shallow divot in the center. Brush each patty all over with a tablespoon or so of the simmered steak sauce.
4. Combine the remaining 2 tablespoons cooled butter mixture with 2 tablespoons steak sauce and set aside.
5. To grill, turn all burners of a gas grill to high, cover and heat the grill until hot, about 15 minutes. Leave the burners on high. Clean and oil the cooking grate. Transfer the burgers to a plate, tent with foil and let them rest for about 5-10 minutes. Meanwhile, brush each cut side of the hamburger buns with the reserved butter-steak sauce. Grill the buns, cut side down, until golden, about 2 minutes. Place burgers on the buns and serve with remaining steak sauce.

Give it a minute off the heat, then serve it while it is still hot.