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Source: https://www.beefitswhatsfordinner.com/recipes/recipe/6079/carolina-barbecue-burgers

CAROLINA BARBECUE BURGERS

These are no ordinary burgers. Combine brown sugar, beer, mustard, and vinegar to prepare a barbecue sauce to add extra flavor to Ground Beef burgers.

INGREDIENTS:

1 pound Ground Beef (93% lean or leaner)
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup yellow mustard
1/4 cup beer
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
1 cup thinly sliced cabbage
4 toasted hamburger buns, split

COOKING:

To prepare barbecue sauce, combine brown sugar, mustard, beer, and vinegar in a small saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 15 to 17 minutes until thickened and reduced into 1/2 cup, stirring occasionally.
Lightly shape Ground Beef into four 1/2-inch thick patties. Place patties on grid over medium, ash-covered coals. Grill, covered, 8 to 10 minutes (over medium heat on a preheated gas grill, covered, 7 to 9 minutes) until an instant-read thermometer inserted horizontally into center registers 160°F, turning occasionally. About 2 minutes before burgers are done, place bun, cut sides down, on the grid. Grill until lightly toasted. Cook’s Tip: Cooking times are for fresh or thoroughly thawed ground beef. Ground beef should be cooked to an internal temperature of 160°F. Color is not a reliable indicator of ground beef doneness.
Spoon 1 tablespoon sauce on the bottom of each bun; top with burger. Evenly spoon remaining sauce on the burger. Evenly top burgers with cabbage. Close sandwiches. Cook’s Tip: Packaged coleslaw mix or shredded lettuce may be substituted for the shredded cabbage.

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