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Grilled Spicy Burgers

By: Liz  /  Published: May 3, 2021  /  Updated: June 20, 2021  /   Leave a comment

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Fire up your grill and make these spicy burgers for your next weekend meal or family gathering. The delicious burgers tease with the spice of two different kinds of vibrant and 100% traditional Mexican hot sauce. Burgers have never tasted better!

spicy burgers and hot sauce

So, let me tell you about the incredible hot sauce I use when making this mouthwatering spicy burger recipe: De La Viuda Hot Sauce.

De La Viuda creates a traditionally authentic Mexican hot sauce (in two flavors) with a blend of Mexican peppers (chile de árbol, poblano, habanero) and hand-selected premium ingredients and spices.

De La Viuda Hot Sauce

Key Ingredients

  • Ground beef – For a good juicy burger, look for a cut with 15-20% fat content (often marked as 80/20 or 85/15 lean). Anything leaner and you run the risk of it drying out on the hot grill.
  • Hot sauce – De La Viuda Hot Sauce Original and De La Viuda Hot Sauce Green Pepper. This hot sauce brand is new to the U.S. and I love it because it has carefully crafted flavor to balance the heat. Never buy a hot sauce that’s hot simply for the sake of being hot. The flavor is where it’s at and De La Viuda has undeniable flavor. I highly recommend it.
  • Spicy ketchup – Easy to make, impossible to resist. (Directions below.)
  • Poblano peppers – These peppers are similar to bell peppers but have a little more of a kick. They complement the hot sauce perfectly. (Directions on how to grill them below.)
  • Colby-Jack cheese – A delicious mild melting cheese perfect for burgers.

Spicy Burger Recipe How To’s

How you season burger patties makes all the difference in the world and these spicy burgers are bursting with flavor.

In a large bowl, mix the ground beef with chili powder, cumin, black pepper, garlic powder and De La Viuda Hot Sauce Original.

ingredients for spicy burgers

(You could use the De La Viuda Hot Sauce Green Pepper instead of or in addition to the Original red sauce.)

mixed beef for spicy burgers

Divide into six burgers of equal size and form into patties. (Here’s how to make the perfect burger.)

burger mixture divided into six portions
formed burger patty

Heat coals in a charcoal grill until they turn orange and ash over.

Grill the burger patties over direct heat, with the lid closed, until cooked to desired doneness, flipping once.

burgers on grill

When burgers are within a minute of being done, lay a slice of cheese over the top and let melt. Toast the buns, cut side down over direct heat – this won’t take long at all, so keep an eye on them.

Remove burgers and buns from grill.

cheese on grilled burgers

How to Grill Poblano Peppers

Place the pepper strips in a grill basket and grill over direct heat, stirring constantly to prevent scorching. Remove to indirect heat while grilling patties.

grilling poblano peppers
grilled poblano peppers

How to Make Spicy Ketchup

Have you ever tried kicking up the flavor of ketchup with some hot sauce? DO IT!

Add one tablespoon De La Viuda Hot Sauce Green Pepper and one tablespoon De La Viuda Hot Sauce Original to one cup of ketchup. It adds so much flavor and zestiness to a staple condiment.

De La Viuda spicy ketchup

How to Dress Burgers

Lay the burger patties on the bottom halves of the toasted buns. Top the burgers with poblano pepper strips, a spoonful of spicy ketchup, two strips of bacon, tomato slices, shredded lettuce, cilantro and a splash of De La Viuda Hot Sauce.

spicy burgers assembled

Oh my gosh, guys.

These spicy burgers are phenomenal!

spicy burgers on white table

This is how you celebrate life!

hand holding spicy burger

Serve the spicy burgers with corn on the cob and a fresh fruit salad to round out the meal.

More Recipes to Try

  • Chorizo Stuffed Poblano Peppers
  • How To Make the Perfect Burger
  • Fiesta Burgers – Grilled Burgers with a Mexican Twist
  • Pineapple Jalapeno Burgers with Cilantro Jalapeno Cream
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Grilled Spicy Burgers

Liz – Eat Move Make
Mouthwatering grilled spicy burgers recipe that teases with the heat of two different kinds of vibrant hot sauce!
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Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Cook Time 15 minutes mins
Total Time 30 minutes mins
Course Sandwich
Cuisine American
Servings 6
Calories 856 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 lb ground beef
  • 1 tablespoon chili powder
  • ½ teaspoon cumin
  • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • ½ teaspoon onion powder
  • 2 tablespoons De La Viuda Hot Sauce Original
  • 6 slices Colby Jack cheese
  • 2 poblano peppers deseeded and cut into strips
  • 12 slices bacon cooked
  • 6 hamburger buns
  • lettuce, for garnish
  • tomato for garnish sliced
  • cilantro, for garnish

Spicy Ketchup

  • 1 cup ketchup
  • 1 tablespoon De La Viuda Hot Sauce Green Pepper
  • 1 tablespoon De La Viuda Hot Sauce Original

Instructions
 

  • In a large bowl, mix the ground beef with chili powder, cumin, black pepper, garlic powder and De La Viuda Hot Sauce Original.
  • Divide mixture into six burgers of equal size and form into patties.
  • Heat coals in a charcoal grill until they turn orange and ash over. Grill the burger patties over direct heat, with the lid closed, until cooked to desired doneness, flipping once.
  • When burgers are within a minute of being done, lay a slice of cheese over the top and let melt. Toast the buns, cut side down over direct heat – this won’t take long at all, so keep an eye on them. Remove burgers and buns from grill.
  • Lay the burger patties on the bottom halves of the toasted buns. Top the burgers with poblano pepper strips, a spoonful of spicy ketchup, two strips of bacon, tomato slices, shredded lettuce, cilantro and a splash of De La Viuda Hot Sauce.

Spicy Ketchup

  • In a small bowl, mix together ketchup and both hot sauces.
All information presented on this site is intended for informational purposes only and nutrition may vary according to exact products and the online nutrition calculator being used. I am not a certified nutritionist and any nutritional information shared on EatMoveMake.com should only be used as a general guideline.

Nutrition

Calories: 856kcalCarbohydrates: 36gProtein: 44gFat: 59gSaturated Fat: 24gTrans Fat: 2gCholesterol: 163mgSodium: 1450mgPotassium: 819mgFiber: 2gSugar: 13gVitamin A: 1050IUVitamin C: 36mgCalcium: 314mgIron: 5mg
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About Liz

Liz is a midwestern mom gone southern (accent in transition). She lives in North Carolina and loves cooking, baking, traveling, movies, crafts, hot and cold tea, wine, pizza and the occasional nap. She also revels in the fact she's a crazy cat lady.

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