beach house burgers

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 pound ground sirloin
• 1 pound ground chuck
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
• 1 1/2 cups chopped fresh tomatoes
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
• 8 slices mozzarella cheese
• 8 hamburger buns, split

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 30 mins


• preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate.
• mix sirloin, chuck, onion, kosher salt, and pepper together in a bowl with your hands. form meat mixture into eight 3/4-inch patties.
• stir tomatoes and basil together in a bowl until well-combined.
• cook patties on the preheated grill until they start to firm, and are reddish-pink and juicy in the center, 3 to 4 minutes per side. an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 130 degrees f (54 degrees c). place a slice of mozzarella cheese each burger during the last minute of cooking.
• place 1 burger on the bottom half of each bun, spoon some tomato mixture each burger, and place top bun on top.