The hubby and I went to a fundraiser the other day. For our donation we brought the burgers – lots and lots of hamburgers! Thanks to the experience I can now share how to make hamburgers for a crowd. How many did we bring? 111 to be exact – I used 25lbs of ground meat total to make that many but I’m going to show the recipe two ways; for the total and for 6 1/2 lbs. I broke the 25lbs down into quarters to make it an easier to mix.

It was a Beautiful Location

We were in a lovely neighborhood of Missoula called the Upper Rattlesnake. The owner had a number of horses and he also boarded some for other people. I fell in love with this beauty. He was a little anti-social but such a gorgeous animal. I had to take his picture.

He has nothing to do with making hamburgers. I just thought you’d like to see him.

Making Hamburgers for a Crowd

makes from 28 – 111 burgers

Total amounts to make 111 1/4 pound hamburgers
25 lbs of ground meat – it’s best to have at least two different kinds (venison, beef, bison, pork, etc)
4 8 oz boxes of panko bread crumbs
1 dozen eggs
12 TBS salt
1 1/3 cups Worcestershire sauce

Broken down in batches that made around 26 – 28 hamburgers
6 – 7 lbs ground meat
1 8 oz box panko bread crumbs
3 eggs
1/3 cup Worcestershire Sauce
3 TBS salt

Add the ground meat, panko, eggs, Worcestershire and salt to a large bowl.
Gently mix until well combined.
You don’t want to overwork the mixture but you want to make sure it is well combined.

Take a bit out and cook it to taste to see if the seasoning is good. If not, adjust.

Measure out quarter pound portions and shape into burgers.

These can then be frozen if needed or used right away.
Repeat with the remaining ground meat and ingredients if making more than one batch.

How Was the Party?

The meat I taste tested as I made each batch was very good and didn’t need any adjustments. I can tell you that I managed to walk around a bit at the party site and enjoy the horses. It went downhill from there though because I was feeling poorly the day of the party and it only got worse as the day went on so I soon retreated to the truck to fall asleep for the bulk of the time we were there. That is why I don’t have any photos of the hamburgers being cooked or served. It was a bad day for me. I felt badly because I wasn’t able to help much with set up or clean up. Plus I also missed the party!

I did learn how to make hamburgers for a crowd though – but that was the day before.

Thanks Headache!

This is the life of living with a chronic health problem. I do know that the hubby told me that everyone enjoyed the burgers so that is good. I did also bring a cake – it was a lemon blueberry bundt cake. Very similar to the angel food cake I had made for a potluck.

So even if I slept through the affair it was a roaring success. And that is what counts.

Other Bulk Freezer Recipes:

Stuffed Cabbage for the Freezer

Waffles in Bulk for the Freezer

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How to Make Hamburgers for a Crowd

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Author: Patty@brokenteepee.com
Prep Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour
Yield: 111 1x
Category: party food
Method: meal prep
Cuisine: American

Description

A recipe for bulk hamburgers.

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Ingredients

Total amounts to make 111 1/4 pound hamburgers
25 lbs of ground meat – it’s best to have at least two different kinds (venison, beef, bison, pork, etc)
4 8 oz boxes of panko bread crumbs
1 dozen eggs
10 TBS salt
1 1/3 cups Worcestershire sauce

Instructions

Add the ground meat, panko, eggs, Worcestershire and salt to a large bowl.
Gently mix until well combined.
You don’t want to overwork the mixture but you want to make sure it is well combined.
Take a bit out and cook it to taste to see if the seasoning is good. If not, adjust.
Measure out quarter pound portions and shape into burgers.
These can then be frozen if needed or used right away.
Repeat with the remaining ground meat and ingredients if making more than one batch.

Notes

If you want to only make 26 – 26 burgers here is the breakdown of ingredients:

6 – 7 lbs ground meat
1 8 oz box panko bread crumbs
3 eggs
1/3 cup Worcestershire Sauce
2 1/2 TBS salt

Keywords: hamburgers for a crowd, bulk hamburgers, hamburgers, freezing hamburgers

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