The Best Burger Seasoning

This simple burger season recipe will add tons of flavour to any burger patty. Ready in minutes, and using only simple ingredients, this seasoning is a game changer. You’ll be making restaurant-quality burgers in no time thanks to this simple, flavorful burger seasoning. Works well for burgers, chicken, turkey, even veggie burgers.

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About This Recipe

This popular burger seasoning is a quick secret to making great tasting gourmet burgers. Using easy pantry spices, this homemade burger seasoning takes seconds to make, and will take a simple ground beef patty to the next level. Try this at your next BBQ and you’ll wish you’d have made this sooner!

The Best Burger Seasoning Ingredients

This homemade hamburger seasoning contains the follow common spices:

• Paprika
• Garlic powder
• Cumin
• Ground black pepper
• Dried basil
• Dried parsley
• Chili powder
• Onion powder
• Dried mustard

Seasoning Variations

The wonderful thing about this burger seasoning recipe, aside from how easy it is to make, is how versatile it is. This recipe uses common spices you probably already have on hand, but you can use any spices that you think you’d enjoy with a burger.

Try some of these spices to add variety to this easy burger seasoning.

• Ancho chili powder
• Chipotle
• Rosemary
• Smoked paprika
• Oregano
• Coriander
• Garam masala
• Taco seasoning
• Ground sage

Does this seasoning work for other types of meat?

Not only does this seasoning work for making great tasting burgers. You can use this to make amazing turkey burgers, chicken burgers, even veggies burgers. This simple seasoning also works well with chicken legs, fish, and turkey.

Tips for Making Burgers

How much seasoning do you add to burger patties?

For a standard burger patty, add 1-2 tablespoons of seasoning to the ground beef and combine well before forming the patties.

If you are adding this to preformed burger patties, lightly brush the patties with oil and sprinkle 1 to 2 teaspoons of seasoning over the patty and press gently to stick the seasoning to the burger patty.

For larger batches of burger this recipe can be easily doubled, even tripled. It’s a great recipe to make ahead of time and store for later use. Use a glass jar with a lid like a spice jar for storage.

Tips for making the best homemade burgers

• Use fresh high quality ground beef. Avoid lean ground beef for burger patties. Medium ground beef makes a much more flavorful hamburger.
• Avoid over compacting the patties when forming. Apply just enough pressure to form them into the right shape.
• Start with cold ground beef. As the meat warms up the fat becomes softer and stickier making it hard to form the perfect patties.
• Be liberal with the seasoning. Applying this burger seasoning straight to the mix ensures every bite is well seasoned. You can even add a bit more on top while the patties are cooking for maximum flavour.

Tips for cooking the best burgers

• Add the seasoning to the mix or onto the patties before cooking for maximum flavor.
• This recipe for a perfectly seasoned burger is great on the grill, pan seared, even in the oven.
• Make sure the grill or pan is nice and hot before adding the burger, this will ensure a nice sear on the patties.
• To avoid dry burger patties, be careful not to over cook, when in doubt use a meat thermometer to make sure they are just cooked through, and always rest the cooked burger for at least 5 minutes before serving.

• To prevent the burgers from shrinking, make sure the heat is not too high. This can dry out the burger and cause them to shrink during cooking.

Best way to Store Leftover Seasoning

This recipe uses only common pantry spices so it lasts a long time.

To store this seasoning properly, use an airtight container with a lid like a glass jar or a mason jar. Be sure to label the seasoning mix and store in the cupboard with the rest of your spices.

If stored properly, spice blends should remain fresh for up to 10 months, and will retain most of their flavour for up to 2 years.

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