Southern Soul Food Homemade Burger Recipe

What makes a Southern soul food burger?

A Southern soul food homemade burger is made with savory bell pepper & sweet onion for a thick, juicy, tender, well-seasoned ground beef patty.

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 14

Pressure Release Time: 7

Total Time: 31

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Soul Food, Southern Food

Servings:

Calories: 568kcal

Smash burger press (optional)
Instant Pot electric pressure cooker, stovetop, or grill
Instant Pot trivet inner rack (optional - comes with the Instant Pot)
Aluminum foil (I've also heard of parchment paper used in the Instant Pot instead of foil, but I've never tried it to know if it affects the cooking time.)

1-1 ½ pounds ground beef 80/20
1 ½ cups water
½ cup green bell pepper diced
½ cup yellow onion diced
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon seasoning salt Your favorite all-purpose seasoning salt (I used Famous Dave’s Steak & Burger Seasoning.)
½ teaspoon paprika
½ teaspoon black pepper
4 hamburger buns

You can cook these soul food burgers in the Instant Pot (directions below) on the stovetop or the grill!
Mix the ground beef, green pepper, onion, Worcestershire sauce, seasoning salt, paprika, and pepper in a medium-size mixing bowl.
Divide the burger meat into four and then smash the meat mixture to form 4 hamburger patties.
Wrap each patty in foil.
Pour the water into the Instant Pot stainless steel inner pot.
Place the Instant Pot trivet inner rack inside the inner pot.
Place the foil-wrapped burgers on the rack.
Close the Instant Pot lid (make sure the valve is in the sealing position – up) and pressure cook on high for 14 minutes.
When the cooking time finishes, allow a natural pressure release for at least 7 minutes.
To open the Instant Pot lid, move the valve to ‘venting’ and manually release any remaining pressure, if applicable.
Remove the burgers from the inner pot and unwrap the foil.
Place each cooked patty on a toasted burger bun, then serve this Southern soul food homemade burger recipe with your favorite condiments, and enjoy!