Mesquite-Smoked Onion-Cheddar Burgers
By: Gina Marie Barone
Published: Wednesday, February 3, 2010 - 12:55pm

Ingredients




1 pound organic ground beef
2 organic green onions, cleaned and sliced
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
2 pinches Kosher salt
cracked black pepper, to taste
1/2 cup sharp cheddar cheese, grated
whole grain or wheat burger buns
Butter, for toasting buns
Mesquite Wood Chips, for the BBQ

Preparation

1 Soak a handful of wood chips in cold water, to be used outside only! 2 Prepare Outdoor BBQ for grilling, and get it heated up to medium-high 3 In a mixing bowl, mix sliced green onions, Worcestershire, salt, and pepper into the ground beef 4 Mix just until ingredients look evenly distributed, using your hands. Form into 2 or 3 rough patties. Refrigerate prepared burgers until you are ready to grill. 5 Get the wood chips smoking, place in the drawer of your bbq, or put into a foil pouch with holes poked on top directly on the grill. Close the lid. 6 Warm a large pan on the stove over low-medium heat. Spread butter over burger buns and toast, cut side down in warmed pan on stove. 7 Grill burgers over indirect heat on the bbq, 5 minutes, lid closed. Turn burger over and top with a mound of shredded cheddar cheese. Grill 5 more minutes, lid closed. 8 Remove your burger to the toasted bun to rest, 1-2 minutes 9 This burger needs nothing more! If you must, yellow mustard and mayo works.

About


The mesquite wood chips give this burger a deliciousness that is indescribable!
The key to a tender and juicy burger is not to over work it. By overmixing it, the warmth of your hands will melt the fats in the meat, leaving you with a less than tender burger. 
Hickory wood chips would be great too.