Five-alarm burgers

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Makes

4 Servings

Ingredients

  • 1 cup balsamic vinegar
  • 1/2 cup malt vinegar
  • 1/3 cup Worcestershire sauce
  • 3 tbsp tomato paste
  • 1 tbsp brown sugar
  • 2 tsp garlic powder
  • 2 tsp onion powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 tbsp Tabasco sauce

FOR FIVE-ALARM BURGERS:

  • 1/3 cup Devil's steak sauce
  • 1/3 cup dried bread crumbs
  • 2 sliced green onions
  • 1 finely chopped seeded jalapeno
  • 1/4 cup salt
  • 450 g ground beef

Instructions

  • To make Devil’s steak sauce:
    Boil balsamic vinegar in a large, wide frying pan over high until reduced by half, 2 to 3 min. Add remaining ingredients to pan. Continue boiling, whisking often, until slightly thickened and reduced to 1 cup, 2 to 4 more min. Cool completely.
  • To make Five-alarm burgers:
    Preheat barbecue to medium. Whisk 1/3 cup Devil’s Steak Sauce with 1/3 cup dried bread crumbs, 2 sliced green onions, 1 finely chopped seeded jalapeno and 1/4 tsp salt in a large bowl. Crumble in 450 g ground beef. Mix until just combined. Do not over-mix. Shape into 4 burgers, each about 1 in. thick. Oil grill, then barbecue burgers, with lid closed, until cooked through, 5 to 6 min per side.
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