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When you're short on time and don't have fresh meat on hand, cooking frozen hamburger patties is a good option. Image Credit: Photosiber/iStock/GettyImages When you're short on time and don't have fresh meat on hand, cooking frozen hamburger patties is a good option. As for the best way to prepare frozen hamburger patties it depends on your preference — you can cook them in the oven, on a grill or in a frying pan, to easily make a satisfying dinner. Ingredients for BurgersWhen cooking a frozen burger, keep the meat in the freezer until you are ready to cook it, and keep your work surfaces clean. Always wash your hands before and after handling the meat, as ground beef contains bacteria, inside and out, notes Dr. Pritish Tosh in a May 2017 article published by the Mayo Clinic News Network. Frozen ground beef or hamburger patties? These are two different entities. Beef fat may be added to a hamburger patty but not to ground beef, the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service states. A maximum of 30 percent fat is allowed in either hamburger or ground beef. The best way to make sure you're getting exactly what you want is to make your own patties, from your choice of meat, and keep them in the freezer. The Food and Drug Administration advises that frozen hamburger may be stored for 3 to 4 months in the freezer. Condiments and toppings include ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, pickles, lettuce, tomato, fresh avocado, cheese. For your bun choose a basic supermarket bun or branch out and pick up brioche, whole-grain or sourdough buns. These can also be kept in the freezer, and thawed on the counter while the hamburgers are cooking. You can toast buns in the oven for a minute or two just before serving.
Cooking Frozen BurgersTo ensure food safety, ground meat should be cooked to a minimum internal temperature of 160 degrees Fahrenheit, according to the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (this will make a well-done burger). A food thermometer will help you make sure that you cook a frozen burger to the appropriate temperature. For the best results, cook your burgers in a flat pan over medium-high heat. Have a spatula ready — a wide, thin spatula works best to quickly flip the burgers half-way through the cooking time. Line a plate with paper towels to receive the cooked patties.
Cooking burgers on the stove-top in a frying pan can be a quick and easy way to get an easy dinner on the table, FAST! Cook from fresh OR frozen with this easy recipe! Quick Overview: For fresh, thawed burger patties, cook over medium heat for 3-5 minutes on each side. For frozen, cook over low-medium heat, flipping occasionally for 20 minutes. See the full recipe card at the bottom of this post for detailed instructions! Baking burgers in the oven is our favorite way to cook cheeseburgers… but sometimes cooking them in a frying pan is must faster and a little more convenient. (Especially when you don’t want to heat up the kitchen with the oven.) So whether or not you have fresh ground beef patties or you have frozen burgers on hand (such as Bubba’s Burgers) here is how you can easily make a juicy burger on the stove! Jump to:
IngredientsAll it takes for a standard burger on the stove is ground beef (or pre-made hamburger patties) and a little salt and pepper.
See the full recipe card at the bottom of the post for ingredients and measurement suggestions. You can also add your favorite toppings after cooking as well! (See the list below of our favorite burger topping ideas.) Step by Step InstructionsCooking burgers on the stove-top can be done with fresh or frozen burger patties. For fresh hamburger patties
Remove from skillet and place on buns and top with your favorite ingredients. For frozen hamburger patties (Like Bubba’s Burgers)
As you can see in the last photo above, there are still red juices forming at the top. When they are “clear” your burger is ready to pull off of the frying pan. Hint: we love using a cast-iron pan to cook burgers in, like when we make our oven-baked steak but it’s not necessary. You can use a regular, non-stick skillet if that’s what you have on hand! SubstitutionsThis recipe is for ground beef patties but you can also cook turkey burgers or veggie burgers if you prefer. Here’s how: For turkey burgers, you will cook them for 5-6 minutes on each side, or until internal temperature reaches 155°. For veggie burgers, heat 1-2 tablespoons of oil in a skillet and cook veggie burgers over medium-high heat for 4-6 minutes or until heated through. Kick things up a notch and make these donut burgers using glazed donuts or these waffle burgers for the buns! Want to substitute the red meat completely? Then try these crispy chicken burgers (or zinger burgers) next time! Burger Topping IdeasFor the burger that you see here, we used:
Other burger topping ideas:
StorageIf you have leftover pan-fried hamburgers, you can store them in an airtight container, in the refrigerator for 3-4 days. To reheat, you can place them back in a skillet and reheat over low-medium heat for about 3-5 minutes or until heated through. Or, another great way is to reheat leftover burgers in an air fryer for 3-5 minutes! More Burger RecipesLove burgers as much as we do? You’ll love these ideas below, as well as our burger sliders that are super fun for parties or grilling frozen burger patties for a quick dinner!
Cooking burgers on the stove-top in a frying pan can be a quick and easy way to get an easy dinner on the table, FAST! Cook from fresh OR frozen with this easy recipe! Prep Time 5 mins Cook Time 10 mins Total Time 15 mins Course Main Course Cuisine American Servings 3 burgers Calories 342 kcal
For Fresh (Thawed) Hamburger Patties
For Frozen Hamburger Patties on the Stovetop
Serving: 1burger | Calories: 342kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 22g | Fat: 27g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 90mg | Sodium: 532mg | Potassium: 411mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 118IU | Calcium: 13mg | Iron: 3mg Nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and should be considered estimates. Actual nutritional content will vary with brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes and more. Keywords burgers frying pan, burgers in a skillet, burgers on the stove top, how to cook burgers on the stove Food safety
See more guidelines at USDA.gov. Can you cook burgers straight from frozen?According to the USDA, it's perfectly safe to cook burgers from frozen, as long as you cook them to 160 °F all the way through.
What heat do you cook frozen burgers on the stove?Cooking Frozen Burgers
For the best results, cook your burgers in a flat pan over medium-high heat.
What is the best way to cook frozen burgers?Instructions. Grab the patties right out of your freezer. ... . Remove any paper separators.. Season the burgers lightly with salt and pepper. ... . Fire up the grill to high heat.. Place the seasoned, frozen patties on the grill and flip every 3 to 5 minutes. ... . Continue flipping patties and cooking for ~20 minutes.. |