Description
A burger that doesn’t require a grill or any fancy ingredients.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound ground beef
- Your favorite seasoning, we use Tom’s Steak Rub
- 4 buns
- Sliced cheese of choice
Optional Toppings
- Ketchup
- Mayo
- Mustard
- Pickles
- Basically anything you like to put on burgers
Instructions
- Divide the ground beef into 4 equal parts. Form patties that are about ½ inch thick. Sprinkle the patties with your seasoning of choice (Tom’s Steak Rub is a good one, hint hint ??) as liberally or scantly as you’d like.
- Heat a large skillet (we like to use cast iron) over high heat. If you aren’t using cast iron or non-stick, but rather stainless steel, add a little oil in the bottom of the skillet to prevent sticking. Once the skillet is hot, add the patties and cook 3-4 minutes on each side until nicely seared.
- Check the internal temperature. If it has reached 160 degrees, you’re good to go. If it’s less than that, put the burgers on a baking sheet and place in a 350-degree oven until the internal temperature reaches 160. I typically like to get a good sear and finish my basic burgers off in the oven.
- Turn the oven off, top the burgers with cheese, leave them in the cooling oven just long enough to start melting the cheese.
- Once the cheese is perfectly melty, remove the burgers from the oven, place them on buns, and add the desired toppings. Enjoy!