The Umami Burger Recipe

Updated at: Sun, 04 Aug 2024 07:28:40 GMT

Step 1

Cut all of the chuck steak and all of the boneless short ribs and just 1/2 half of the brisket, into 1 inch cubes and place into labelled freezer bags

Step 2

Place labelled baggies with cubed beef into freezer for 1 hour

Step 3

Remove baggies of cubed beef from freezer and feed the cubes into a grinder using the medium grinding plate. (Use the following ratio: 2 cubes of chuck for every 1 cube of short rib and 1 cube of brisket [2:1:1]. ( You can also use a ratio of 4:2:2)

Step 4

[Optional]: Grind the meat a second time to ensure a more consistent texture and distribution of lean meat and fat throughout your ground beef.

Step 5

Using a scale, measure 2 lbs of ground beef

Step 6

In a small bowl, combine fish sauce, garlic, sugar and black pepper.

Step 7

Add the Umami marinade to the ground beef and combine in a larger bowl by hand until all the ingredients are mixed together well.

Step 8

Form the Umami Beef into 150g patties, cover top and bottom of patty with piece of wax paper and place into 1 gallon freezer baggie.

Step 9

Store baggies in freezer or proceed with cooking the patties

Step 10

Heat up a pan or griddle to medium-high heat

Step 11

Use a little bit of Bacon fat to grease the pan or griddle

Step 12

Take any packaging off of the hamburger patties and place on the pan or griddle to cook them.

Step 13

Try flipping them once every 2 minutes

Step 14

Sear/Cook the burgers until you see fluid on top that is mostly clear (not red or pink), then quickly remove.

Step 15

Should produce a perfect medium-cooked burger

Step 16

Add butter to pan or griddle and lightly toast the buns

Step 17

Add other condiments like cheese, lettuce, onion, and tomato and enjoy!

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