Carolina Barbecue Burgers
Carolina Barbecue Burgers
These Carolina barbecue burgers are first coated in a barbecue sauce made of brown sugar, beer, mustard and vinegar, then topped with thinly sliced cabbage. This recipe is courtesy of Beef - It's What's For Dinner.
Prep Time
10
minutes
Cook Time
20
minutes
Servings
4
Total time: 30 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef (93% lean or leaner)
- 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup yellow mustard
- 1/4 cup beer
- 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
- 1 cup thinly sliced cabbage
- 4 toasted hamburger buns, split
Directions
- To prepare barbecue sauce, combine brown sugar, mustard, beer and vinegar in small saucepan; bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat and simmer 15 to 17 minutes until thickened and reduced in to 1/2 cup, stirring occasionally.
- Lightly shape Ground Beef into four 1/2-inch thick patties.
- Place patties on grid over medium, ash-covered coals.
- Grill, covered, 8 to 10 minutes (over medium heat on preheated gas grill, covered, 7 to 9 minutes) until instant-read thermometer inserted horizontally into center registers 160°F, turning occasionally.
- About 2 minutes before burgers are done, place bun, cut sides down, on grill.
- Grill until lightly toasted.
- Spoon 1 tablespoon sauce on bottom of each bun; top with burger.
- Evenly spoon remaining sauce on burger.
- Evenly top burgers with cabbage.
- Close sandwiches.