If you don't like sauerkraut, you could just chop some cabbage and top the burgers with that, or plain lettuce would be good too.
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Ingredients:
- 1-1/2 lb. lean ground beef
- 1/2 cup soft rye or pumpernickel bread crumbs
- 2 Tbsp. beer
- 1/2 tsp. caraway seed
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/8 tsp. pepper
- 1 Tbsp. mustard
- 6 slices Muenster or Swiss cheese
- 6 pumpernickel sandwich buns
- 1/2 cup drained sauerkraut
Preparation:
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. 6 burgers
