Best 7 Hamburgers Tavern Style Recipes

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Hamburgers are a timeless classic that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. They are versatile and can be cooked in a variety of ways, but there is nothing quite like a juicy, flavorful tavern-style hamburger. Tavern-style hamburgers are known for their crispy edges, tender interiors, and perfect ratio of toppings. If you are looking for a recipe that will give you the best tavern-style hamburger experience, then you have come to the right place. In this article, we will provide you with a step-by-step guide on how to make the perfect tavern-style hamburger, along with some tips and tricks to ensure that your burger is cooked to perfection.

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

TAVERN BURGERS



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Love your burgers thick and juicy? This recipe is for hearty and flavorful tavern burgers is the hamburger of your dreams!

Provided by Kate Jackson

Categories     Dinner

Time 11m

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 tablespoon butter
1 pound ground beef chuck steak
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 slices American cheese
2 hamburger rolls
Your choice of toppings: lettuce, ketchup, mayo, mustard, relish, sliced pickle, etc!

Steps:

  • Divide the ground chuck into 2 portions and season the portions with salt and pepper.
  • Gently form them into two thick burgers.
  • Heat a cast iron pan or a griddle to medium high, and add butter. When the butter is melted, increase the heat to high and add the burgers. Cook them for three minutes on the first side WITHOUT moving them.
  • After three minutes, flip them over carefully and cook them for another 2 minutes. Lay a piece of cheese on top and cover the skillet (if you are using a griddle, a large pot cover will work for this). Cook one more minute until the cheese is melted.
  • Remove the burgers to a plate and let them rest for a minute or so. Place them on rolls with your choice of toppings (I like to layer them like this: bottom bun, lettuce, burger, ketchup, pickle slice, top of bun), open wide and take a bite!

Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 burger, Calories 739 calories, Sugar 3.7 g, Sodium 1300.1 mg, Fat 47.9 g, SaturatedFat 20.7 g, TransFat 2.2 g, Carbohydrate 23.2 g, Fiber 0.9 g, Protein 50.3 g, Cholesterol 190.4 mg

HAMBURGERS (TAVERN STYLE)



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Here is the hamburger you get in better taverns and bars, plump and juicy, with a thick char that gives way to tender, medium-rare meat. It is best cooked in a heavy, cast-iron skillet slicked with oil or fat. Ask a butcher for coarse-ground chuck steak, with at least a 20 percent fat content, or grind your own. Keep it in the refrigerator until you are ready to cook, and then when you do, form your patties gently. Season after the meat is in the pan.

Provided by Sam Sifton

Categories     burgers, main course

Time 20m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 6

1/2 teaspoon neutral oil, like canola, or a pat of unsalted butter
2 pounds ground chuck, at least 20 percent fat
Kosher salt and black pepper to taste
4 slices cheese (optional)
4 soft hamburger buns
Lettuce leaves, sliced tomatoes and condiments, as desired

Steps:

  • Add oil or butter to a large cast-iron or stainless-steel skillet and place over medium heat. Gently divide ground beef into 4 small piles of around 8 ounces each, and then lightly form these into thick patties of around 3 1/2 inches in diameter, like flattened meatballs. Season aggressively with salt and pepper.
  • Increase heat under skillet to high. Put hamburgers into the skillet with plenty of distance between them and allow them to cook, without moving, for approximately 3 minutes. Use a spatula to turn hamburgers over. If using cheese, lay slices on meat.
  • Continue to cook until meat is cooked through, approximately another 3 to 4 minutes for medium-rare. Remove hamburgers from skillet and allow to rest for approximately 5 minutes; meanwhile, toast the buns. Place hamburgers on buns and top as desired.

TAVERNS



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Taverns are similar to sloppy joes, just not as "tomato-y;" I have made these for many church and work pot-lucks by increasing the quantities. For Zaar I cut the recipe down to 4 servings. I have had this recipe for many years and really don't have a clue where I first came across it. Works great in the Crock Pot.

Provided by kittycatmom

Categories     < 60 Mins

Time 45m

Yield 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 lb ground beef
3/4 cup ketchup
3/4 cup water
1 medium onion, finely chopped
1 teaspoon prepared mustard
1 teaspoon chili powder
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1/8 cup vinegar, slightly less than
salt and pepper

Steps:

  • In a medium skillet, brown ground beef until no longer pink, drain fat.
  • Over medium heat add additional ingredients to ground beef.
  • Simmer a minimum of 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  • Serve on buns.

BEST HAMBURGER EVER



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These burgers are the best on the grill in the summertime. Jam-packed with all kinds of stuff, and no tasteless bread crumbs!

Provided by UNIVSTUDENT

Categories     Main Dish Recipes     Burger Recipes     100+ Hamburger Recipes

Time 30m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 ½ pounds lean ground beef
½ onion, finely chopped
½ cup shredded Colby Jack or Cheddar cheese
1 teaspoon soy sauce
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 egg
1 (1 ounce) envelope dry onion soup mix
1 clove garlic, minced
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon dried parsley
1 teaspoon dried basil
1 teaspoon dried oregano
½ teaspoon crushed dried rosemary
salt and pepper to taste

Steps:

  • Preheat a grill for high heat.
  • In a large bowl, mix together the ground beef, onion, cheese, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, egg, onion soup mix, garlic, garlic powder, parsley, basil, oregano, rosemary, salt, and pepper. Form into 4 patties.
  • Grill patties for 5 minutes per side on the hot grill, or until well done. Serve on buns with your favorite condiments.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 444.5 calories, Carbohydrate 8.8 g, Cholesterol 173.6 mg, Fat 27.5 g, Fiber 1.2 g, Protein 39 g, SaturatedFat 11.9 g, Sodium 966.9 mg, Sugar 1.8 g

LITTLE TAVERN HAMBURGERS RECIPE - (3.8/5)



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Provided by Bonnie-2

Number Of Ingredients 5

1/2 Cup Dry Minced Onion
1/4 Cup Hot Water
1 lb of Ground Round Beef
Small Dinner Rolls
Optional - Pickle slices

Steps:

  • Soak Onion Flakes in Water. Combine Beef and Onions into small Balls and put into medium pre-heated fry pan and as they "hit" the pan, Flatten them. Turn and Cook on second side. Top with Pickle Slice. Serve on Small Dinner Roll For Cheeseburgers, Add small piece of Cheese after turning to cook second side. Top with 1/2 roll while still in pan and till cheese melts.

TAVERN BURGERS



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Provided by Aaron May

Categories     main-dish

Time 15m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

3 tablespoons mayonnaise
4 potato buns, split
2 tablespoons ketchup
1 tablespoon yellow mustard
2 pounds ground beef
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
4 slices American cheese
12 dill pickle chips
4 tablespoons chopped white onion

Steps:

  • Heat a cast-iron griddle over medium heat until hot.
  • Spread 2 tablespoons of the mayonnaise equally on the split sides of the buns and griddle mayo-side down until golden brown, 1 to 2 minutes. Set aside.
  • Combine the ketchup and mustard with the remaining 1 tablespoon mayonnaise in a small bowl and stir until just combined. Spoon the sauce onto the top buns.
  • Heat a large cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat. Season the beef with salt and pepper. Divide into 4 equal patties and transfer to the skillet. Cook for 4 to 5 minutes. Add the butter, flip the patties, then remove from the heat (or bake in a 500 degree F oven until the patties are cooked to your desired temperature). Top each patty with a slice of cheese and let it melt.
  • Transfer the patties to the bottom buns. Top with the pickles and chopped onion, as desired. Close the burgers and serve hot.

LITTLE TAVERN SHOPS HAMBURGERS



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Little Tavern Shops is a defunct chain of hamburger restaurants in Baltimore, Maryland, and Washington, D.C that appears to be on the cusp of a revival. The slogan of the chain was "Buy 'em by the bag", and its signs promised "Cold drinks * Good Coffee". The stores were quite small and could accommodate only a few seated customers, while most business was take-out. This recipe is posted in response to a HUGE forum discussion. If you wish to make larger patties, roll the meat into 1.7 ounce meatballs and cook as directed.

Provided by Molly53

Categories     Lunch/Snacks

Time 25m

Yield 8 mini-hamburgers

Number Of Ingredients 5

8 ounces hamburger, rolled into 1-ounce balls
4 teaspoons dehydrated onion, reconstituted in warm water
salt and pepper, to taste
hamburger dills, slices
8 dinner rolls, sliced

Steps:

  • Place meat balls in a hot pan or flat-top griddle.
  • Add a good pinch of the onions to the top of each meat ball (about 1/2 teaspoon each).
  • Smash each meat ball flat with a spatula and cook for a minute or so.
  • Flip each burger, add salt and pepper to taste.
  • If you wish, toast/fry the split rolls in the burger grease as the meat is cooking (this is optional).
  • Remove rolls from grill and place a slice of pickle on each one.
  • Once the burgers are cooked (they are very small, it won't take any time at all) place one on each roll.
  • At the restaurant, the burgers were put in a steamer drawer to hold until sale. You may have to come up with some sort of steaming device. Try paper towels or "Handiwipe" towels, soaked in water (and squeezed out to "damp"), to cover the burgers while in the steamer drawer.
  • Serve with condiments of your choice.

Tips:

  • Use fresh, high-quality ingredients. This will make all the difference in the taste of your burgers.
  • Grind your own beef. This will give you more control over the fat content and flavor of your burgers.
  • Don't overmix the beef. Overmixing will make the burgers tough.
  • Season the beef liberally. This will help to bring out the flavor of the meat.
  • Form the burgers into patties that are about 3/4 inch thick. This will help them to cook evenly.
  • Cook the burgers over medium-high heat. This will help to create a nice crust on the outside of the burgers while keeping the inside juicy.
  • Don't overcrowd the pan. This will prevent the burgers from cooking evenly.
  • Flip the burgers only once. Flipping them too often will make them dry.
  • Use a meat thermometer to check the internal temperature of the burgers. They are done when they reach an internal temperature of 160 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Let the burgers rest for a few minutes before serving. This will help the juices to redistribute throughout the burgers.

Conclusion:

Making tavern-style burgers at home is easy and rewarding. By following these tips, you can create delicious burgers that will rival anything you can find at a restaurant. So next time you're craving a burger, skip the drive-thru and make your own at home. You won't be disappointed.

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