Hickory Smoked Burgers
INGREDIENTS
- BURGER PATTIES
- 1/2 cup Spiced Apple Butter
- 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 2 tablespoons hickory smoke flavoring*
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon ground pepper
- 1 1/4 pounds ground beef chuck
- GLAZED APPLES
- 1 cup Spiced Apple Butter
- 1 large Granny Smith apple, washed, cored and sliced 3/8-inch thick crosswise
- 1 large sweet onion, peeled and sliced 1/4-inch thick crosswise, keeping rings intact
- Smoked Cheddar cheese, sliced
- 4 onion rolls, sliced
- Butter No-Stick Cooking Spray
DIRECTIONS
- COMBINE 1/2 cup apple butter, Worcestershire sauce, hickory smoke flavoring, salt and pepper in medium bowl. Crumble ground chuck into bowl; gently combine the ingredients well. Shape meat into four 5-inch wide patties; refrigerate.
- COAT unheated grill grate with no-stick cooking spray. Heat grill to medium-high (350F to 400F). Coat apples and onions (keeping slices intact) with 1 cup apple butter.
- GRILL burgers, apples and onions 4 to 6 minutes per side or until juices run clear on the burgers and the apples and onions are tender. Toast rolls, if desired.
- TOP each burger with cheese during the last 2 minutes of grilling. Place a burger on each roll bottom, top with grilled apples and onions and the roll top; serve.
- TIP*To toast the rolls: spray the inside of each roll with butter flavored no-stick cooking spray. Place the rolls (cut side down) around the outer edges of the cooking grate; grill until golden brown.
- TIP*Hickory smoked flavoring can be found in your grocer's condiment aisle.