Instructions for Broiling Hamburgers

Broiling hamburgers is a wonderful way to cook the burger patties quickly and completely. Broiling is a cooking method, wherein the food is exposed to direct radiant heat. Oven when set on broil setting, its heating element will glow bright red, just above the uncovered food. The difference between grilling and broiling is that grilling is generally done outdoors, using an equipment with the heat source below the food. On the other hand, broiling means the burger is directly exposed to the cooking flame, while it rests on the hot, cast iron grilling surface, and the source of heat is above it. In this broiling process, it is the intense heat that cooks the meat and not the flame. Broiling is useful while beginning with frozen hamburgers.

Instructions for Broiling Hamburgers in an Oven

For those who don't own a grill, broiling hamburgers in the oven is a great way to prepare delicious homemade hamburgers. Moreover, hamburger broiling preserves the natural juices inside the burger, thereby locking the flavors within the patty. The instructions for broiling hamburgers in the oven are as follows:

• Set the oven to broil and allow it to pre-heat.
• While the oven gets ready, the hamburgers can be prepared. There are several homemade hamburger meat recipes, which can be used to prepare the hamburgers.
• Spread an aluminum foil on the cooking sheet or baking pan. This step makes it easier to clean up later on.
• Once the oven light comes on, one should place the hamburgers in the oven. The hamburgers should be placed on the top shelf, which is only a few inches from heat element. The shelf second from the top will also do.
• The hamburgers will take approximately 9-10 minutes to cook completely. The time will depend on the thickness of the hamburgers.
• For even cooking, hamburgers should be rotated and flipped at least 2-3 times during the cooking process.
• One of the hamburger broiling tips is that one can confirm if the hamburgers are done by checking the meat's firmness. If the meat is firm, then it's well done, and if its soft, then it's still raw. If one is unsure about the meat, then one can check it by cutting it open. The hamburgers are ready to be served.

Recipes for Broiled Hamburgers
Hamburger meat or ground beef is relatively cheap and popularly used to make various hamburger meat recipes.

Recipe 1:

Serves: 4
Ingredients:

• 1 cup soft bread crumbs
• 1 pound hamburger meat
• 1 cup tomato juice
• 2 tbsp chopped onion
• 1 tsp prepared mustard
• 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce

Preparation:
In a mixing bowl, mix all the ingredients except the mustard. Make the hamburger patty and place them into a well-greased plate. Press them out flat, add mustard and broil the patties for 10 minutes.

Recipe 2:

Serves: 5
Ingredients:

• 1 lb hamburger meat
• 1 egg
• 1 egg white
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 2 tbsp tomato sauce
• 1 tbsp soy sauce
• Pinch of chopped parsley
• 2 tbsp fresh chopped onion, fried
• 1 medium onion, sliced and broiled
• 1 tbsp whole wheat flour
• ½ tsp black pepper

Preparation:
In a mixing bowl, mix all the above mentioned ingredients, except the wheat flour, broiled onions and parsley. Mix thoroughly. The whole wheat flour is required to hold the mixture together, and add it to the meat mix, just until it blends. Use wet hands to make patties, which are 3 inches in diameter and ¼ inch thick. Broil the patties for 10-12 minutes and garnish with broiled onion slices and pinch of parsley.

The above instructions for broiling hamburgers will help making delicious, mouth watering broil hamburgers. One can determine which hamburger recipe one likes and then prepare the hamburgers. Hamburger broiling is not only a convenient method, but also locks the flavors in the hamburger while cooking, resulting in luscious, juicy and delightful hamburgers.