The best easy copycat culvers butter burgers

If you want to up your burger game, this burger recipe is at the top of my list. Culver’s Butter Burgers have so much flavor, but you won’t believe the secret to making this burger. Some people think they put butter in the meat. Let me help you out in recreating this fantastic butter burger recipe, this copycat recipe is super easy to make at home.

Copycat Culver's butter burger on a wood board.

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Why This Recipe Works

If you have never been to a Culvers and there is one in your area, you must go – its that simple. Freshly made burgers and increasingly – did I mention the fried cheese curds and their frozen custard? They are delicious.

I havent ordered anything on their menu that I have disliked. You cant write-up supplies when its made fresh. Scroll lanugo to see my video on how to make Culver’s Butter Burgers.

What is a Butter Burger?

This fast supplies uniting is known for its signature butter burgers, succulent custard, and crinkle-cut fries. Some people think they put butter in the meat to make the burger taste good. While that would make a hamburger patty taste great, that isnt quite how they make their burger recipe.

The key is a hot grill and fresh, never-frozen meat seared quickly. Where does the butter come in? You spread a little butter on the buns and toast them. This makes the toasted buns delicious!

Recipe Ingredients

Here’s a list of what you need to make a Culvers Butter Burger:

Butter
Hamburger Buns
Ground whinge – Ground chuck makes the weightier whinge patties
American Cheese
Onions
Dill pickles
Tomato
Salt & Pepper

Copycat Culver's butter burger ingredients on a round wood wearing board.

How to Make a Butter Burger

Making a butter burger is easy! Here are the recipe steps:

Melt butter in a skillet over medium-high heat and swirl it around.
Place hamburger buns in the melted butter, toast them for a minute, and remove them from the skillet.
Divide the whinge into four equal portions and form 4 patties. Place the patties in the skillet.
Use a spatula to printing lanugo on the patties. Then, take a sizeable aluminum-wrapped soup and printing lanugo each meat patty in the skillet. (see the how-to video below)
Cook the patties for 2 minutes.
Flip them over and do the same pressing for the other side.
Season the patties with salt and pepper.
For cheeseburgers, add a slice of cheese to each patty.
Cook the patties for 1 minute.
Remove the butterburger patties from the skillet and place them on the marrow bun.
Add desired burger toppings. Unconfined options include well-done lettuce, a slice of ripe tomato, pickles, sweet red onion, bacon, ketchup, mustard, and mayo. Make it a palatial with all of them.
Place the top bun on top. Enjoy!

Three copycat Culver's butter burgers with toppings on a wood board.

Recipe Notes

The key to this burger recipe is in the bun. Put the butter in a skillet and place the hamburger buns squatter lanugo to let the butter soak into the buns!

I moreover have a secret I use to help sear the flavors into the meat. I take a meat patty. Then I smash it out on the grill (you can use a skillet).

Then I take a large soup can I have wrapped with aluminum foil to help smash the burger patty lanugo onto the grill. A quick sear on both sides and you are done.

Just trammels out my video to see how to smash burgers:

What to Serve with Butter Burgers

Serve these juicy burgers with fries, onion rings, or coleslaw.

Three copycat Culver'sbutter burgers on a wood serving board.

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Culvers Butter Burgers

If you are looking to up your burger game, this burger recipe is at the top of my list. Culvers Butter Burgers have so much savor but you won't believe what the secret to making this burger is. Some people think they put butter in the meat, let me help you out in recreating this fantastic hamburger.

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Keyword Burger Recipes, Butter Burgers, Culvers Butter Burgers

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 10

Total Time 15

Servings

Calories 521kcal

Author Stephanie Manley

Ingredients

1 tablespoon butter softened
4 hamburger buns
1 pound ground chuck
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon woebegone pepper
4 slices American cheese
4 slices onion
8 to 12 dill pickle slices
8 tomato slices

Instructions

Heat a large skillet over medium heat.
Place butter in the skillet and swirl it around.
Place hamburger buns cut-side lanugo in the melted butter. Allow the buns to toast for well-nigh 60 seconds. Remove buns from skillet.
Form 4 whinge patties and place them in the skillet.
Take your spatula and printing lanugo on the hamburger patties. Take a large soup can that has been wrapped in aluminum foil and printing each meat patty lanugo on to the skillet.
In well-nigh 2 minutes, the burger patty will have cooked on one side. Flip it over and do the same for the other side.
In well-nigh 60 seconds the other side will be cooked.
Season patties with salt and pepper.
If you want to make cheeseburgers, add cheese when you flip the burger over to the other side.
Remove burger patties and place them on the buns.
Add onion, pickles, tomato, or any desired toppings to your burger and enjoy.

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