Rib Eye Express Barbequed Hamburgers

BASIC HAMBURGER MIX

1 lb Hamburger

1/2 ts Salt

1 tb Instant Minced Onions

1/8 ts Garlic Powder

--SAVORY BURGERS

-- 1/4 ts Savory

--RED HOT BURGERS

-- 1 ts Crushed Hot Red Pepper

-ORIENTAL BURGERS

- 1/4 ts Ginger

1 ts Lemon Zest

1 ts Soy Sauce

--SESAME BURGERS

-- 1/4 c Toasted sesame seeds

HOT-N-TANGY BURGERS

1 ts Season All, Seasoned salt

1 ts Spice

---DILL BURGERS

--- 1/2 ts Crushed dill seed

1/4 c Chopped olives OR

- Sweet Pickles

---HERB BURGERS

--- 1/4 ts Marjoram

1/8 ts Thyme

1/4 ts Celery Salt

1 ts Parsley flakes

---CHILI-CHEESE BURGERS
--- 1 c Grated cheese

1/4 c Milk

1/2 ts Chili Powder

---SPICE BURGERS

--- 1/2 ts Dry Mustard

1/4 ts Nutmeg, ground

The Basic Burger Mix will yield 4 burgers. Add the following herbs and spices to the Basic Burger Mix to create variations on the basic burgers. Place into smoker/cooker (I use a water cooker) with the water pan filled with cold water or ice. Allow the smoker to obtain cooking temperature, 180-250 degrees. Smoke/cook approximately 1 hour per side.(Total cooking time is approximately 2-2 1/2 hours.) Slop with favorite bbq sauce during the last 1/2 hour of cooking.

We make up a weeks supply of these at a time. They are absolutely delicious... Source: Rib Eye Express BBQ Tag Team, 1994
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