INCREDIBLY Juicy Sous Vide Burger Recipe (Makes Perfect Burgers)

This sous vide burger is incredibly juicy, flavorful, and completely effortless to make. This recipe takes burger patties and cooks them using the sous vide method until they're near perfect, then they get quickly seared and stacked high with your favorite toppings. After one bite, you'll be hooked!

The Best Sous Vide Burger

If you like hamburgers or cheeseburgers, you're going to love this easy sous vide burger recipe! 

Let's be honest, burgers are hard to cook just right on the grill or stovetop, and they either turn out overcooked or underdone. And that's why this sous vide cooking method is so great!

It takes seasoned ground beef patties and cooks them low and slow in the sous vide machine, then they get seared on a skillet for that classic crisp texture on the outside. The burgers turn out super tender, juicy, and just mouthwateringly delicious!

Plus, as I mentioned, this sous vide hamburger recipe is pretty much effortless to make, and it's almost all hands-off cooking. So while you're waiting for the burgers to finish up, you can make these copycat McDonald's french fries for the ultimate fast-food meal at home!

Ingredients

The ingredient list for these sous vide burgers is as simple as any ol' burger recipe. And all you have to pick up from the store is anything that you prefer to stack your juicy burgers with. 

Anyway, here's what you'll need to make the beef patties:

• 600g burger meat
• salt and pepper
• 1 tbsp. olive oil

And here are some ideas to complete the burgers:

• 4 burger buns
• 4 cheddar cheese slices
• 2 tomatoes, sliced
• 1 red onion, sliced
• 4 lettuce leaves
• ¼ cup mustard

Simple stuff, right?

Now, since the sous vide is already out for this recipe, you might as well make these sous vide poached eggs to top off your burger!

Oh, and if you're craving burgers but aren't in the mood for a traditional burger, you can use some of these ingredients to make my cheeseburger casserole next!

Topping Ideas

The best part about this recipe is that you can make these burgers completely your own by putting any toppings you want on 'em.

Personally, I like to make a sous vide cheeseburger and stack it with cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion, and mustard, but you can put anything you want on them! Some other great options are relish, pickles, ketchup, ranch dressing, caramelized onions, bbq sauce and crispy fried onions, swiss cheese, and my favorite, this Big Mac sauce.

How To Make Sous Vide Burgers

As I mentioned a few times, this homemade burger recipe is really easy to make. You literally just let the burgers cook in the sous vide machine and then finish 'em off on a skillet. That's it!

So with all that said, let's not waste any more time and get cooking!

Step 1: Sous Vide The Burgers

First, you'll want to season the ground beef with salt and pepper, mixing it into the beef with your hands. Then you can take the seasoned ground beef and form it into 4 equal-sized burger patties.

Once you've formed the hamburger patties, you can place them in the sous vide bag and remove the air using a vacuum sealer.

Now put the bag and sous vide immersion circulator in a pot or large container full of water and set it to cook at 140°F for 3 hours. This should make a medium-cooked burger, so if you prefer them medium rare, sous vide the burgers for about 30 minutes less.

When the 3 hours are up, you'll want to remove the burgers from the sous vide water bath and pat them dry with kitchen towels.

Step 2: Sear The Burgers

Ok, now that the burgers are perfectly cooked, you'll give them a quick sear to finish 'em off. So take out a cast iron skillet or grill pan and set it over medium heat. Then you can add a little olive oil to the pan, and once it's hot, you can add the burgers to it. 

Now cook the burgers on one side for a minute or so until browned, then flip it over and add the slices of cheese on top. You'll want to let the burger continue cooking until the cheese melts, then you can take them off the hot pan and set them aside. 

Step 3: Assemble The Burgers

Finally, you can assemble the tender burgers however you want!

I like to take the cooked burgers and add them to toasted buns, then stack 'em high with tomatoes, red onion, lettuce leaves, and mustard. But whatever you put on these burgers, they'll be delicious, so enjoy!

How To Store Sous Vide Burgers

This recipe for sous vide burgers makes 4 burgers, so it's perfect for a big lunch or family dinner.

If you end up with leftovers, you store just the burger patty in an airtight container in the fridge for about 3-4 days. And if you want to keep it for longer, you can freeze the cooked burgers in an airtight container or freezer-safe bag with all of the air squeezed out for about 2-3 months.

How To Reheat Sous Vide Burgers

Whenever you're ready to eat the burgers again, you'll definitely want to reheat them. The best way to reheat a cooked burger is in the oven or on the stovetop.

If you want to use the oven, put the leftover burgers on a baking dish lined with parchment paper and heat them up at 400°F for about 12 minutes or until warm, stopping halfway through to flip them over.

For the stovetop, you'll want to heat a skillet over medium heat and add a little oil to it. Then you can add the burger and cook it for 3-4 minutes, flipping it halfway through.

FAQs About This Sous Vide Burger Recipe

How long do you sous vide burgers for?

You sous vide burgers for 3 hours at 140°F. While the exact time to sous vide burgers will depend on the thickness of the burger and your preferred level of doneness, a standard time is to sous vide the burgers for 3 hours.

Are burgers good sous vide?

Yes, burgers are really good sous vide! The sous vide machine cooks the burgers for a long period of time, so the meat stays incredibly juicy without ever drying out. 

Can I cook frozen burgers in sous vide?

Yes, you can cook frozen burgers in sous vide! To sous vide frozen burgers, just add an extra 30 minutes or so to the cooking time to make sure they fully cook through before searing them. 

Wrapping It Up

Well, that's how to make sous vide burgers!

While using the grill is the most popular way to cook burgers, I think this sous vide method is by far the best way to cook burgers. I mean, they just turn out so tender, juicy, and flavorful every single time, and this recipe is truly so easy to make. I know after one bite of these tasty burgers, you'll never want to cook hamburgers any other way!

Anyway, I hope you enjoy this hamburger and cheeseburger recipe as much as I/we do.

As always, if you give it a try, then be sure to leave a comment below and let us know how it went!

More Sous Vide Recipes

If this burger recipe has you craving more easy sous vide recipes, you're in luck because we have a ton more on the blog for you to try next!

Here are some reader favorites:

• Sous vide pork chops
• Sous vide chicken thighs
• Sous vide halibut
• Sous vide salmon
• Sous vide shrimp

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