These Steak Sauce Burgers are a must have recipe for your Summer Cookouts. A little heat from diced jalapeno and a savory kick from A-1 steak sauce is a wonderful combo of flavors for an exciting burger.
We’ve always been A-1 Steak Sauce fans, so to pour a couple of tablespoons into ground beef was an easy request for us. This recipe comes from a co-worker … her husband’s favorite burger recipe.
A-1 steak sauce adds a tangy savory note to ground beef, and diced jalapeno pepper and onion make this one legendary burger.
You can most certainly enjoy these steak sauce burgers as is, but don’t hesitate to top it with some lettuce, a slice of white cheddar American Cheese, and even a lovely slice of fresh garden tomato.
Ingredients You’ll Need
- Hamburger Buns: Any burger buns will do. I chose Sesame buns for this A-1 Steak Sauce Burger recipe.
- Ground Beef: For burgers, I always choose an 80-20% blend. That bit of fat makes a juicy and flavorful burger.
- Steak Sauce: A-1 is used for this recipe, but if you have a favorite brand, by all means use it.
- Jalapeno Pepper: I have deseeded and deveined the jalapeno pepper for this recipe. That’s where the heat lies, therefore the pepper won’t be as spicy hot. If you’re brave, leave the seeds and veins in and chop. I always have a jar of homemade Pickled Jalapenos in the fridge. They also work well for this recipe.
- Sweet Onion: Use a sweet or yellow onion.
Step by Step Instructions
- Step 1: Add diced jalapeno pepper, diced onion and A-1 Steak Sauce to ground beef. Using your hands, just as you would to make meatloaf, mix the ingredients until well blended.
- Step 2: Whenever adding chopped ingredients to burger patties, I like to shape them into large meatballs. This process will help the chopped ingredients to meld with the beef and become a part of the burger patty. Divide the burger mixture into three equal parts. I like to use a scale to weigh them so they’re somewhat even. Then roll them just like you’d do to make meatballs. Once you have your three giant meatballs, place them in the refrigerator for 30 minutes to an hour.
I like to make 3 patties from 1 pound of beef. However, you can also make 4 – ¼ pound patties with this recipe to serve 4 people.
- Step 3: When ready to cook, use a spatula to gently flatten those meatballs into patties. Grill at 400 degrees for about 5 – 6 minutes per side or until a digital read thermometer reads an internal temperature of 165 degrees.
Tips For Success
- Make sure you dice those vegetables as small as you can. We referred to this as find dice in Culinary School. Larger chunks of veggies can make these steak sauce burgers a little looser and tend to fall apart.
- When turning the burger patties on the grill, do so gently so they don’t fall apart. This is not a tight-meat burger patty. But once cooked the end result is juicy and delish.
What To Serve With Steak Sauce Burgers
Side dishes for burgers are always an easy choice. Consider serving this burger with Hatch Chile Mac and Cheese, or more traditional side dishes like:
Recipe for Jalapeno Steak Sauce Burgers
I hope you give these Steak Sauce Burgers a try. And if you do, please come back and let me know how you liked it and give the recipe a star rating.
Bob actually thought this might be his favorite burger recipe so far. Me? You could mix ground beef with sawdust and I’d love it …I just flat-out love any grilled burger.
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Jalapeno A-1 Steak Sauce Burgers
Ingredients
- ¼ cup jalapeno pepper deseeded, deveined and fine chopped
- ¼ cup sweet onion fine diced
- 3 tablespoons A-1 Steak Sauce
- 1 pound ground beef 80/20 blend
- ¼ teaspoon Kosher salt
- Garnish: American cheese, tomato, green leaf lettuce, mustard
Instructions
- In a bowl, add ground beef, A-1 steak sauce, chopped onion and jalapeno pepper.
- Using your hands, just like you would making meatloaf, gently combine ingredients until well mixed.
- Once mixed, divide ground beef evenly to make 3 or 4 burger patties. I like to make ⅓ pound burgers, but you can also make ¼ pounders.
- Just like making meatballs, roll the meat portions into large meatballs. Roll them about 30 rolls using your palm of your hands. The mixture should be well formed into large meatballs.
- Place the ground beef in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. This will help the beef mix flavors, blend and form well.
- Use a spatula to press the meatballs into burger patties.
- Heat grill to 500 degrees. Turn heat down and when it reaches 350-400 degrees place burgers on the hot grill. Grill 5 – 6 minutes per side. Use an instant read thermometer to make sure burgers are cooked to an internal temperature of 125 degrees.
- Garnish with American Cheese, tomato, green leafed lettuce and yellow mustard. Or use garnishes that work well for you. Make it your own.
Notes
- Make sure you dice those vegetables as small as you can. We referred to this as find dice in Culinary School. Larger chunks of veggies can make that burger a little looser and it can tend to fall apart.
- I like to make 3 patties from 1 pound of beef. However, you can also make 4 – ¼ pound patties with this recipe to serve 4 people.
- When turning the burger patties on the grill, do so gently so they don’t fall apart. This is not a tight-meat burger patty. But once cooked the end result is juicy and delish.
Nutrition
Jalapeno Steak Sauce Burgers … It’s What’s For Dinner.
Why Trust These Recipes? Lea Ann Brown has lived, worked and played in Colorado for 45 years. She has immersed herself in the Colorado Culinary space, is a Culinary School Graduate and publishes her Colorado food Blog, Cooking On The Ranch.
I think grilling is bad for the environment and should be outlawed! (snicker)
Since you are using a veggie basket, you won’t get grill grate marks, the metal is between the grates (searing heat source) and the veggies. No contact, no grid marks. That is one I wrestle with. I’ve used baskets like you and they work well. I also have used kabobs to be able to flip the zucchini in groups. That seems to work out the best.
Well shoot, that makes sense. I did love that basket, so will probably live without the grill marks…. unless company is coming over.
I love japanenos on burgers it gives it an extra oomph!
I just love jalapenos period… as long as they’re seeded and deveined. 🙂
Great to see you today. Looking for your Facebook page link?
Plus, I love any burger with guac, chipotle mayo and sprouts.
Want to meet same time, same place tomorrow? I’ve lost your e-mail address. How’d I do that?
I love sprucing up burgers with tons of flavor and you’ve really done that with this steak sauce! Absolutely delicious!
I love Country Bob’s. As always, thanks for the visit and comment.
I’m so glad winter is finally over. We grilled a venison tri-tip last night – so nice to get back outside!
Venison Tri-tip sounds a lot better than this burger! 🙂
I too love grilled burgers. As much as I hate to admit it, we haven’t ever added very much to the meat itself. We usually do a lot of toppings. I’m liking your idea of flavoring before grilling Lea Ann. Love the jalapeno idea.
Sam
Plain ol burgers are perhaps the best. And yes with the toppings of choice…onion…mustard…lettuce…tomato. Yum
yer killin’ me! please keep it up.
Will do Dan. 🙂
Even though I am not a burger type, I would devour this one! Plus it has the magic ingredient: jalapeño!
I’m a big time burger type. If I wouldn’t gain 200 pounds, I’d eat them every day.
I am so anxious to try the jalapenos in the burger . . . that sounds like it’s right up my alley! And that flexible basket sounds like a great veggie tool. (and we all know how badly I need more gadgets 😀 )
Just like black shoes, we can never have enough. 🙂
Looks great! I love jalapeno’s on my burger! Avocado, too! Now I have to have one.
Thanks for stopping by Carol. 🙂
I love it when we can brush the snow off the grill and fire it up. This looks fantastic. The addition of the grill veggies is a great idea. I’ll have to try Velva’s dressing.
I agree, I hope we’ve now brushed the last of the snow. I’m ready for spring.
Let’s open a restaurant. You do the burgers and I’ll do the cake. Deal?
Deal! Can I sneak in an egg dish every once in awhile?
OK…this looks delicious!!!! I love the red basket bowls too…brings it all together! I love to add all sorts of things to burgers but your jalapenos here are probably my favorite!
I just want to grab it and take a bite!!!
I got those baskets at Sur la Table. Just couldn’t resist buying them and couldn’t wait to show them off in my blog. 🙂
Looks really good Lea Ann. One of my favorite’s is a Larry burger which is basically made like a meatloaf including mushroom’s then grilled.
Mmm, I’m liking that idea Larry.
Love the jalapenos!
Thanks ChiliB
Sounds tasty! We’re dying to start grilling some warm weather food. Great tip about putting the burgers in the freezer before grilling them.
I guess I’ve never had a problem with burgers falling apart. And I do follow rules about loose packing for good texture….
I am literally trying not to drool at my desk. This looks fantastic!
Too funny. I have a cubicle, so I can pretty much drool in privacy.
Yum! Go can never go wrong with grilled veggies. I think I know what and where I’ll be cooking this weekend. Thanks for the inspiration!
You’re welcome! Let’s keep our fingers crossed for spring weather.
Yay! Grilling weather is here at last!!
Can you believe our “out of hibernation” grill is covered with snow this morning?????