Description
Dominican Chimichurri Hamburger is traditional Dominican street food. The gourmet burger patties are made with homemade ground short ribs, beef chuck & beef brisket, and seasoned with Dominican flavors. This flavorful Dominican burger is topped with grilled tomatoes, red onions and shredded cabbage and a big spoonful of the Dominican special pink sauce.
Ingredients
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For the burger patties:
- 1 1/2 pounds beef chuck, cut into pieces and chilled - see instructions below
- 1/2 pound beef brisket, cut into pieces and chilled - see instructions below
- 6 ounces of boneless beef short ribs, cut into pieces and chilled - see instructions below
- 1/3 cup chopped cilantro
- 3 cloves peeled garlic
- 1/2 large green bell pepper, chopped
- 1/2 large yellow onion
- 1 teaspoon dried Dominican oregano
- 2 teaspoons soy sauce
- 1 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
Special Pink Sauce:
- 1 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1/2 cup ketchup
- 1 Tablespoon Dijon Mustard
- 1/4 teaspoon soy sauce
- 1/4 cup orange juice
Toppings:
- 1 medium sliced red onion
- 2 cups shredded cabbage
- 2 large tomatoes cut into slices
- 6 hamburger buns - See suggestions on the blog.
Instructions
Grinding the Meat:
- Cut meats into 3” long strips and ¾” thick.
- Freeze the clean, dry grinder attachments in a plastic freezer bag for 30 minutes.
- Freeze the strips of meats in a container / tray that will fit in your freezer for 30 minutes.
- Take the attachments out of the freezer and assemble. First use the coarse grinding plate.
- Under the grinder, place a large bowl with ice and inside a small bowl to catch the meat and keep it cold.
- While you are setting up the grinder with the fine grinding plate, keep the ground meat in the refrigerator.
- Regrind the meat with the fine grinding plate. When you are done keep the meat in the refrigerator.
Making the patties:
- Use the food processor and puree the cilantro, garlic, green bell pepper, onion, oregano, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, salt & pepper.
- Take bowl with ground meat out of the refrigerator and add the seasoning. Mix well.
- Form six patties. They should be around 6oz each. Chill the patties for about an hour.
Make the special sauce:
- In a small bowl, mix Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, orange juice, mustard & mayonnaise until it is well combined. Set aside in the refrigerator.
Cook the patties & veggies:
- Use a flat top electric grill or flat stove-top grill. Brush with oil and heat over high heat.
- Cook patties, turning once. Cook 3 minutes per side for medium or to your liking. When you turn the patties, press gently for a few seconds. Set aside.
- Lower the temperature to medium. Mix the cabbage with one or two Tablespoons of the sauce.
- Cook the cabbage for one or two minutes on one side of the grill.
- On the other side of the grill, add more oil if need, and cook the red onions and tomatoes - about two minutes total. Note: check the tomatoes. They could be done before the two minutes is over.
- Toast the bread on the grill
Assemble the burger:
- Spread some of the sauce on the bottom buns. Then place the burger, tomatoes, onions, cabbage and more sauce and put the top buns.
- Prep Time: 1 hours
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Lunch
- Method: grilling
- Cuisine: Dominican