How to grill the perfect burger over charcoal

Don't want to see Ads? Register for your free dotSUB account here!

Duration: 2 minutes and 27 seconds

Country: United States

Language: English

License: CC - Attribution Non-commercial No Derivatives

Genre: Instructional

Producer: Howdini, LLC

Views: 167 (2 embedded)

Posted by: howdini on Jun 12, 2009

What's better than a thick, juicy burger fresh off a charcoal grill? Elias Iglesias, executive chef of Morton’s, The Steakhouse, shares one of his delicious burger recipes and tips for grilling on a charcoal grill.

Report this video as offensive

Translate and Transcribe

Embed Video
Embed normal player
Embed a smaller player
Advanced Embedding Options
Embedding Options

Size:

Language:

Embed Code
Embed transcript
Embed transcript in:
Invite a user to dotSUB

Your invitation to join dotSUB was successful

There was an error inviting that user to dotSUB

Video Transcription

Show in new window

Hi, I'm Elias Iglesias, Executive Chef of Morton's Steakhouse.
And today, I'm going to show you how to prepare and grill
the perfect burger.
First, you start with 2 lbs. of freshly ground sirloin.
You're going to add 1/2 of a cup of tomato juice.
And that's what makes the burger nice and juicy.
You're going to add 1 egg to keep it from falling apart...
...1 teaspoon of salt... 1/2 teaspoon of black pepper.
That should make about four 8-oz. burgers.
Once you have the burger, it's very important --
-- and it's something a lot of people don't do --
is to cut some grid marks into it.
This is going to keep the burger from turning into a meat ball
when you put it on the grill.
On charcoal grill, you want to make sure
that you light the coals about 45 minutes before you need them.
You want to make sure that the coals are a bright white before you put the burger on the grill.
And always use a spatula.
Once you put the burger on the grill, remember...
... always cover it.
This will ensure that all the heat stays in, and around, the burger
so that is sears up almost immediately
and seals all those juices inside.
This step should take approximately five minutes
before it's even ready to turn.
After about 4 minutes, this burger
should be ready to flip.
Once you flip the burger over, remember
to resist the urge to squeeze it down.
You don't want to let any of those juices escape.
And most importantly
put the cover back on.
At this point, the burger should take another four minutes
for it to be ready.
After about 8 to 10 minutes
this burger should be ready.
The best way to see if the burger is ready
is with a simple hand trick.
You want to compare the feeling in the burger
with that of your hand.
A medium-rare burger will feel just like
the spongy area under your thumb...
...while a medium burger will feel more like the
center of your palm --
-- less bounce and a little more tight.
And there you have it --
the perfect grilled burger.
Enjoy!

How to grill the perfect burger over charcoal

Translate and Transcribe

Share

Video Transcription

Other videos from howdini