Traeger Smoked Burgers
This recipe is guaranteed to give you juicy burgers with amazing flavor every time!
Equipment
- Traeger Grill
Ingredients
- 2 lb ground beef 80/20 meat-to-fat ratio
- 1/2 yellow onion finely diced
- 1 tbsp kosher salt
- 1 tbsp black pepper
- 1 tbsp dried oregano
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup breadcrumbs
- 6 brioche or your preferred burger buns
For the Baste
- 1/2 cup BBQ sauce
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
For the Toppings
- American cheese slices
- Sliced pickles
- Sliced fresh tomato
- Lettuce leaves
- Sliced avocado
- Sliced beetroot
- Sliced red onion
Homemade Burger Sauce
- 1/2 cup full-fat mayonnaise
- 1/2 cup tomato ketchup
- 1 tbsp Dijon or English mustard
- Dash of Worcestershire sauce
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine the ground beef, diced onion, egg, breadcrumbs, oregano, salt, and pepper.
- Mix well and form into 6 large patties or 12 smaller ones. Use the bottom of a saucepan or burger press to flatten evenly.
- Set your Traeger (or pellet smoker) to 300°F and allow it to come to temperature in smoke mode.
- Place the patties directly on the grill grates. Insert a temperature probe into the thickest patty, if using.
- Smoke for about 1.5 hours, or until the internal temperature reaches 145°F.
- Mix together the BBQ sauce and Worcestershire sauce.
- Baste each patty generously, then top with a slice of cheese.
- Continue cooking until the internal temperature reaches 165°F and the cheese is melted.
- While the burgers finish cooking, lightly toast your burger buns on the grill for 1–2 minutes.
- Spread burger sauce on the top buns.
- Layer with lettuce, tomato, pickles, avocado, beetroot, red onion, and the smoked patty.