Hobo Burgers
Hobo burgers are a camping classic. Wrapping the meal in cabbage leaves helps to preserve moisture and prevent burning.
Ingredients
- 1 pound (about 500 g) ground beef
- 1 onion, thinly sliced
- 2 potatoes, thinly sliced
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 8 cabbage leaves
- Salt to taste
- Pepper to taste
Ingredients for 4 servings (1 kg) · the original recipe
Method
- 1
Mix Worcestershire sauce into beef.
- 2
Cut four large sheets of heavy duty aluminium foil and place a cabbage leaf onto the shiny side of each one.
- 3
Shape beef into 4 patties and place onto cabbage leaves.
- 4
Top each portion with onion and potato slices, add a pat of butter, and season with salt and pepper.
- 5
Wrap another cabbage leaf around the top of each portion and seal each package.
- 6
Place on medium-hot coals for about 20–30 minutes, turning twice (carefully) while cooking.
Stovetop - 7
Discard cabbage leaves if they become charred during cooking.
Recipe from Wikibooks Cookbook, written by Wikibooks contributors. Used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; the ingredient list and method on this page are taken from that page and edited (its notes, tips and variations are not reproduced), and are available under the same licence. The macros, equipment tags and scaling are Ma Kitchen’s own and are not the source’s figures. Ma Kitchen is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wikibooks Cookbook. Copied on 2026-11-12.
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