MAKES: 6 servings
Ingredients
- SAUCE:
- 1 cup ketchup
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/4 cup molasses
- 2 teaspoons prepared mustard
- 1-1/2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon liquid smoke
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- BURGERS:
- 1 large egg, gently beaten
- 1/3 cup quick-cooking oatmeal
- 1/4 teaspoon onion salt
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic clove salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1-1/2 pounds hamburger
- 6 hamburger buns, split
- Toppings of your liking
Dietary Details
1 each: 626 calories, 19g fat (7g saturated fats), 121mg cholesterol, 1146mg sodium, 86g carb (56g sugars, 2g fiber), 30g protein.
Directions
- In a tiny saucepan, combine the very first 10 ingredients. Provide a boil. Remove in the heat. Put aside 1 cup barbecue sauce for everyone with burgers.
- Inside a large bowl, combine the egg, oatmeal, 1/4 cup from the remaining barbecue sauce, onion salt, garlic clove salt, pepper and salt. Crumble beef over mixture and blend well. Shape into six patties.
- Grill, covered, over medium heat for six-8 minutes on every side or until a thermometer reads 160, basting with 1/2 cup barbecue sauce over the past a few minutes. Serve on buns with toppings of your liking and reserved barbecue sauce. Yield: 6 servings.
Initially printed as Barbecued Burgers in Backyard Living This summer/August 2004, p17