This Steakhouse Burger gives you fantastic restaurant-quality flavors without having to leave home. Topped with bacon and a bleu cheese spread, this juicy burger recipe also comes with a savory homemade steak sauce.
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Why this Steakhouse Burger Recipe is a Keeper
- 20 Minute Meal: Despite looking fancy, these steakhouse burgers only take 20 minutes to make.
- Easy Ingredients: All of the ingredients for this gourmet burger can be found in your kitchen or local grocery store.
- Adaptable: Adjust the ingredients in this bistro burger to your tastes and dietary needs.
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Which Beef Makes the Best Burger?
80/20 ground beef is best for burgers, meaning the blend is 80% lean beef and 20% fat. The fat content helps the burgers stick together and keeps them juicy. If your burgers don’t have enough fat, they’ll end up being dry. To find which meat is best for you, it’s best to ask your local butcher for recommendations.
Ingredient Notes for the Perfect Burger
This great burger recipe is topped with a bleu cheese spread, bacon, and a homemade Big Mac sauce. Here are some ingredients you’ll need for the best burgers I’ve ever made:
- Ground Beef: If you want, you can also use ground turkey.
- Bleu Cheese: Mix bleu cheese with cream cheese to make the spread for the burgers.
- Steak Seasoning: Mix in steak seasoning with the ground beef to season the patties.
See the recipe card below for a complete list of the ingredients with measurements.
Prep Ahead Suggestions for Steakhouse Style Burgers
- Patties: Form your burger patties ahead of time, then refrigerate until ready to use.
- Sauce: Make the sauce ahead of time and refrigerate to allow it to meld together.
Special Equipment Needed
- Grill: Make this amazing burger on the grill for best results. If you don’t have a grill, you can make burgers in a cast iron skillet.
- Meat Thermometer: Use a meat thermometer to test the internal temperature of the beef. Make sure the burgers reach an internal temperature of 145 degrees F.
Great Burger Pro Tip
Resting the burger for a few minutes will help the juices redistribute.
How to Make Steakhouse Burgers at Home
These are the basic steps for making the best steakhouse burgers ever. Refer to the full, printable recipe card below for detailed instructions.
1. Make Burger Sauce
Preheat the grill to medium-high heat or high heat. Then, combine the mayonnaise, steak sauce, and Worcestershire sauce in a small bowl to make the steakhouse sauce.
2. Make Burger Patties
In a large bowl, combine ground beef, steak sauce, Worcestershire sauce, and steak seasoning. Divide the burger meat mixture into four equal-sized patties, then cook the burgers.
3. Grill the Burgers
Grill and cook for 5 minutes per side so the burger cooks evenly, making sure not to overcook. If you like your burgers well done, cook for an extra minute. Remove the burger patties from the grill and spread sauce on the bottom bun. Place the grilled burger patty on top, then add bleu cheese spread. Top with your favorite burger toppings, then add the burger sauce to top bun and assemble.
How to Store, Reheat, and Freeze the Best Burgers
- Storing: Store leftover hamburgers in the refrigerator in an airtight container or wrapped well in foil.
- Reheating: Reheat on the grill or stovetop until warmed through.
- Freezing: Freeze cooked or uncooked patties for up to three months.
Ultimate Steakhouse Burger Variations and Substitutions
- Sirloin: For a gourmet steakhouse burger at home, you can use ground sirloin or prime rib instead of ground beef.
- Salt and Pepper: If you want, mix kosher salt and black pepper into the seasoning mixture. You can also add seasonings like onion powder and garlic powder.
- Cream Cheese: To make this recipe somewhat healthier, you can use low fat cream cheese for the spread.
- Bacon: Feel free to use any flavor of bacon you want, or use turkey bacon instead.
Recipe FAQs for the Best Burger Ever
These burgers go great with these sides:
– Air Fryer In and Out Animal Fries
– Classic Macaroni Salad
– Roasted Sweet and Spicy Cauliflower
Use a meat blend with a high fat content, such as 80/20 or even 70/30. Make sure not to overwork the ground beef mixture.
Depending on your preferences, patties should be 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch thick.
Expert Tips for Making the Perfect Steakhouse Burger at Home and Burger Toppings
- French Fries: This signature burger goes great with homemade French fries or potato wedges.
- Dry Mustard: Dry mustard can add an additional flavor to this black and bleu burger.
- Toasted Bun: Butter and toast the buns to make them more flavorful. You can use brioche or even pretzel buns.
- BBQ Burger: Squeeze some barbecue sauce onto the center of the burger instead of the steak sauce.
- Burger Toppings: Top the burger with a fried egg for extra richness. You can also add lettuce, red onions, tomato, mayo, or crispy caramelized onions.
- Alternate cooking method tip: The burgers can be cooked in the air fryer if you can’t get to your outdoor grill. Air fry for 6 minutes at 370 degrees.
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Ingredients
Burgers:
- 1 ½ pounds Ground Beef
- 1 tablespoon Steak Sauce, such as A-1
- 3 dashes Worcestershire Sauce
- 2 teaspoons Steak Seasoning
- 8 slices Bacon, cooked
- 4 Burger Rolls, split
- Bleu Cheese Spread
- 4 ounces Whipped cream cheese
- 4 ounces Crumbled Bleu Cheese
- 1 tablespoon Chopped Chives
- ¼ teaspoon All Purpose Seasoning
Steakhouse Sauce:
- ¼ cup Mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon Steak Sauce
- 3 dashes Worcestershire Sauce
Instructions
- Preheat grilled to medium-high.
- In a small bowl combine all of the Steakhouse Sauce ingredients and mix until combined. Set aside.
- Meanwhile, in a large bowl combine the ground beef, steak sauce, Worcestershire sauce and steak seasoning. Mix by hand until combined. Divide burger mixture into four equal portions and form into patties.
- Add burgers to grill cook for 5-6 minutes per side, or until burger reaches desired doneness.
- Slather Steakhouse Sauce on bottom half of bun. Place burger on top of bun and add a generous amount of Bleu Cheese Spread. Slather more Steakhouse Sauce on top half of bun. Top with your favorite toppings.
Christina’s Notes
- French Fries: This signature burger goes great with homemade French fries or potato wedges.
- Dry Mustard: Dry mustard can add an additional flavor to this black and bleu burger.
- Toasted Bun: Butter and toast the buns to make them more flavorful. You can use brioche or even pretzel buns.
- BBQ Burger: Squeeze some barbecue sauce onto the center of the burger instead of the steak sauce.
- Burger Toppings: Top the burger with a fried egg for extra richness. You can also add lettuce, red onions, tomato, mayo, or crispy caramelized onions.
- Alternate cooking method tip: The burgers can be cooked in the air fryer if you can’t get to your outdoor grill. Air fry for 6 minutes at 370 degrees.
- Scale the recipe: Simply adjust the serving size in the recipe card and the ingredients will update automatically.
- Make your own All Purpose Seasoning: When a recipe calls for All Purpose Seasoning, you can use my homemade All Purpose Seasoning recipe or substitute salt and pepper to taste.
- Meat doneness: I always use a meat thermometer to test for doneness when cooking meat.
- Use unsalted butter: I use unsalted butter so I can control the salt level in the recipe.
- Preheat the oven: Unless otherwise noted, always preheat your oven before baking.
For more helpful information about this recipe, such as variations, substitutions and other pro-tips, check out the blog post.
That Bleu Cheese Spread makes these burgers spectacular! Loved it! Thanks so much for the easy recipe.
WOW, the rich flavors really encapsulate the seasoning of the meat! Splendid!
Super loved this steakhouse burger! Thank you so much for sharing this amazing recipe! Will surely have this again! It’s really easy to make and it tasted so delicious!
Oh wow, this sounds amazing.
OMG that burger looks DIVINE!!! I absolutely love bleu cheese. I’ll be voting for you 🙂
Thanks! I really appreciate the support! 🙂