> Chloe wrote:
>
>> I went to a largish (100 people) barbecue yesterday and somebody told
>> me beer had been added to the burgers before they were grilled. They
> obviously
>> weren't made with meat that was anything special but they did seem
>> very flavorful. I chalked that up to use of the big covered
>> commercial smoker/grill things, but does anyone here actually use
>> beer?
>>
>

I've been Known to make beer burgers. Because I use soda crackers as a
filler to the ground beef to soak up the beer, you can't truly call them
hamburgers (more like meatloaf patties) I was told here. My crowd enjoys
them though. I take ground beef and add crushed soda crackers (crushed to
pieces the size of peas)about 1/2 stack to a lb burger meat, a egg
(binder), a good pinch of mustard powder/flour, worechester sauce plus salt
and peper and around a thrid to a half a bottle of beer. I can't give you
an exact recipe though, as I just mix bu hand till it is the right
consistancy adding more beer or more crackers or another egg etc...till it
feels right. Don't forget the garlic and onion powder like I just did. Plus
using any left over beer (from the bottle) to mist the grill occassionally
works well too. Oh a lager style Canadian beer is what I use...nothing too
fancy.
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