Sauce for Grilled Burgers

Shooter45 · 03-06-2009, 07:45 AM

It's almost Spring and time to fire up the grill. There is nothing better that a big thick burger cooked on the grill. Here is a sauce I made when I had my restaurant in Florida. This makes a lot but can be put into pint jars and put in the fridge for later use. Or just make a smaller amount.

1 Large ( 115oz) Ketchup

2/3 cup yellow Mustard

1 cup sweet pickle relish

1 1/3 oz salt

1 pinch Ground Ginger

2 Tsp Liquid Smoke

Mix all ingredients and brush on burgers after removing them from the grill.

Enjoy.

TranterUK · 03-06-2009, 07:46 AM

What the heck is liquid smoke?

Crpdeth · 03-06-2009, 09:05 AM

Martin, mostly it is condensation that is made while burning wood then bottled. I believe some companies somehow pass the smoke through some type of water chamber...

Thanks for the recipe Sam.

Crpdeth

TranterUK · 03-06-2009, 09:08 AM

Thanks, I will try it out, but have to think of a substitute for liquid smoke. Unless I can get daughter to send me a bottle?

Crpdeth · 03-06-2009, 09:19 AM

You may enjoy the flavor of soaking some fruit wood in water for several hours before you plan to grill, then just as you are putting the burgers on, drop the soaked wood on the coals... You'll get a nice smoke flavor that way.

Or just put them dudes in an off set smoker.

Crpdeth

Pistolenschutze · 03-06-2009, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Crpdeth

You may enjoy the flavor of soaking some fruit wood in water for several hours before you plan to grill, then just as you are putting the burgers on, drop the soaked wood on the coals... You'll get a nice smoke flavor that way.

Another possibility, Donny, is to use the whiskey barrel oak chips that are offered by Jack Daniels. Apparently, they grind up old oak barrels that have been used to age bourbon and sell them by the bag. I've used them a number of times and they impart a TREMENDOUS flavor to anything you BBQ, but especially to steaks. They work best if using a charcoal grill, but it is possible to use them with a gas grill. First, you soak the chips in water for several hours. When you get ready to put the meat on the grill, scatter in a few of the chips onto the charcoal. They produce a very pleasant-smelling smoke that imparts a distinctive smoky flavor to the meat.

Martin, you probably can't get these in Britain, but I can send you a bag if you would like to try them.

03-06-2009, 07:45 AM	#1
Shooter45 Administrator Join Date: Feb 2001 Contributor Posts: 8,746	Sauce for Grilled Burgers It's almost Spring and time to fire up the grill. There is nothing better that a big thick burger cooked on the grill. Here is a sauce I made when I had my restaurant in Florida. This makes a lot but can be put into pint jars and put in the fridge for later use. Or just make a smaller amount. 1 Large ( 115oz) Ketchup 2/3 cup yellow Mustard 1 cup sweet pickle relish 1 1/3 oz salt 1 pinch Ground Ginger 2 Tsp Liquid Smoke Mix all ingredients and brush on burgers after removing them from the grill. Enjoy. -->

03-06-2009, 07:46 AM	#2
TranterUK Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Cambridge UK Posts: 5,103	Re: Sauce for Grilled Burgers What the heck is liquid smoke? __________________ DVC - Diligentia, Vis, Celeritas - Accuracy, Power, Speed. The light at the end of the recession tunnel IS a train coming the other way!

03-06-2009, 09:05 AM	#3
Crpdeth Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Location: Location Contributor Posts: 8,247	Re: Sauce for Grilled Burgers Martin, mostly it is condensation that is made while burning wood then bottled. I believe some companies somehow pass the smoke through some type of water chamber... Thanks for the recipe Sam. Crpdeth __________________ Our greatest pretenses are built up not to hide the evil and the ugly in us, but our emptiness. The hardest thing to hide is something that is not there. ~Eric Hoffer

03-06-2009, 09:08 AM	#4
TranterUK Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Cambridge UK Posts: 5,103	Re: Sauce for Grilled Burgers Thanks, I will try it out, but have to think of a substitute for liquid smoke. Unless I can get daughter to send me a bottle? __________________ DVC - Diligentia, Vis, Celeritas - Accuracy, Power, Speed. The light at the end of the recession tunnel IS a train coming the other way!

03-06-2009, 09:19 AM	#5
Crpdeth Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Location: Location Contributor Posts: 8,247	Re: Sauce for Grilled Burgers You may enjoy the flavor of soaking some fruit wood in water for several hours before you plan to grill, then just as you are putting the burgers on, drop the soaked wood on the coals... You'll get a nice smoke flavor that way. Or just put them dudes in an off set smoker. Crpdeth __________________ Our greatest pretenses are built up not to hide the evil and the ugly in us, but our emptiness. The hardest thing to hide is something that is not there. ~Eric Hoffer