Best German Burgers Recipes

BIEROCHEN (GERMAN CABBAGE BURGERS)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Melt butter in skillet.
• Add beef, cabbage, and onion.
• Cook until cabbage is nearly done-- DO NOT BROWN.
• Drain, add salt and pepper to taste.
• Roll out, (with pin), each dinner roll.
• Place 2-3 heaping tablespoons of cabbage mixture on each roll.
• Bring corners together and pinch shut, (reforming the roll).
• Bake at 375°F for 20 minutes or until brown.
• Brush tops with melted butter as the rolls cool.

CLASSIC GERMAN BURGERS

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients except butter and onion rings. Shape into patties. Melt butter in skillet over medium to med-high heat. Fry in melted butter until desired doneness, about 10-12 min per burger.
• Remove and keep warm. Fry onion rings in pan drippings until golden. Place burger on bun, with whatever condiments you like. Put fried onion on top of burger, enjoy!

KRAUT BIEROCKS - GERMAN CABBAGE BURGERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400º
• Add water to large bowl. Sprinkle yeast over top.Mix with whisk. Let set 5 minutes.
• In another bowl, measure out 6½ cups flour.
• Add sugar and salt and using whisk, mix up dry ingredients well.
• Using your fingers or a pastry cutter add butter to dry ingredients and mix well.
• Add dry ingredients into large wet ingredient bowl.
• Mix well with strong spoon.
• Switch to your hands and roll the forming dough around the bowl to pick up any leftover dry ingredients.
• Turn onto a floured surface and knead until the dough becomes a smooth ball.
• Lightly oil the inside of a clean bowl with a paper towel rubbed with canola or vegetable oil.
• Roll dough around in the bowl to coat lightly with oil.
• Cover the bowl and let sit in warm area to rise for one hour. (Dough should double in size)
• Remove to floured surface and roll out to two rectangles measuring 15 by 10 inches.
• Cut into six 5 x 5 inch squares.
• Chop cabbage, onion and garlic. Add olive oil to large skillet over medium-high heat. Saute cabbage, onion, garlic, salt and pepper in oil and cover, stirring frequently about 30 minutes. Cabbage should be soft and meat should be fully browned when done.
• Spoon about ½ cup of filling into center of each 5 x 5 square of dough.
• Take two of the opposite corners and draw them together and pinch.
• Take the remaining two corners of dough and pull together and pinch.
• Pinch all seams together tightly
• Flip bierock over and lightly sprayed or greased baking sheet (or use parchment paper.
• Let set on cookie sheet until they rise a bit (about 15 minutes)
• Bake in oven for 15 minutes
• Brush lightly with melted butter and serve!
• Brush with melted butter

GERMAN FRIKADELLEN ( BURGERS)

Steps:

• 1. Soak Bread slices in warm water for about 5 minutes. Chop onion & parsley while bread is soaking When bread is soft squeeze water out of bread ( this will help bind the meat)
• 2. Place all ingredient into large mixing bowl. ( I use both hands, just like Mom & Oma did) Mix all ingredients together until a sticky-dough like consistency is obtained.
• 3. Heat Olive Oil in skillet on medium heat. Form small burgers and place carefully into hot oil. ( if mixture is too sticky, add some breadcrumbs) Let each side cook about 8 minutes or until well done.
• 4. The Frikadellen can be served on a Hardroll with Ketchup and some thinly sliced onion, to taste. or the can be served with Fried Potatoes and green Salad.

GERMAN CABBAGE BURGERS

Steps:

• Brown hamburger meat. Meanwhile, wash cabbage, cut up, and place in skillet (I use an electric skillet). Slice up onion, add to cabbage. Drain hamburger meat. Place cabbage, meat and onion in the skillet. Add salt and pepper (to taste).
• Meanwhile, follow your hot roll mix directions. When your dough is ready, roll out onto a floured surface to prevent sticking. (Note: when working with the dough I break off some and then roll out.) Next, cut dough into squares. Fill each square with the meat, cabbage, onion mixture. Then fold each corner to center and pinch together. Put the cabbage burgers on a cookie sheet. Cover with a clean towel. Let raise for a few minutes longer. Then place melted butter on each bun.
• Bake at 350°F until done.

GERMAN BURGERS

Steps:

• Prepare and heat grill.
• Combine ground beef, bread crumbs, beer, caraway seed, salt, pepper, and mustard and mix gently. Shape into 6 patties.
• Grill patties 4-6' from heat and cook 10-15 minutes until meat is no longer pink in center, or internal temperature reaches 160 degrees on a meat thermometer
• You can grill the cut sides of the sandwich buns if you like while burgers are cooking.
• Top each burger with cheese slice and let melt. Top with sauerkraut and serve on buns.