Mississippi Burger

Everyone that knows me knows that I absolutely love Mississippi Pot Roast. It is the best  pot roast you could ever eat. I'm linking my post for that amazing dish here. Guess what! This recipe is for it's portable version - Mississippi Burger! This is so similar and packed with flavour.

Mississippi Burgers

Burgers:

Ingredients:

        1 lb Ground Beef for 4 burgers
        1 Tbs Ranch Seasoning
        1 Tbs Aus Jus (I use my own recipe, see bottom of page)

        1 Tbs Pepperoncini Juice

Directions:

1. Mix ingredients together.
2. Form into patties with greased form or by hand. 
3. Cook to desired wellness. 140° for Medium.
4. Top with pepperoncini and pepper jack on toasted brioche bun (we used a  Colby and Monterey Jack blend on potato buns this go around).

Spicy Mayo:

Ingredients:

        

        1/4 C Mayo

        1 tsp Pepperoncini Juice
        1/4 tsp Black Pepper

Directions: 

1. Whisk until combined

Buns:

Directions:

1. Toast buns on griddle
2. Smear  mayo on buns. 

Notes:

• -Best with sweet potato fries, but that's up to you which fries you prefer.
• -Do not add any other condiments. It's perfect the way it and other condiments will distract from the overall taste.

Fries:

Ingredients for seasoning:

        2 Tbs Olive Oil
        1 tsp Garlic Powder
        1 tsp Smoked Paprika
        1 tsp Salt
        1/2 tsp Dried Parsley

Directions:

1. Toss together.
2. Spray fryer with cooking spray.
3. Preheat air fryer at 400°.
4. Slice sweet potatoes into fries.
5. Cook for 12 minutes, shake after 8 minutes. 

Aus Jus:

Ingredients:

        12 Beef Bouillon Cubes (or 4 Tbls granules)

        4 Tbs Cornstarch
        4 tsp Onion Powder
        2 tsp Parsley
        1/4 tsp Black Pepper
        1/4 tsp Garlic Powder

Directions:

1. Blend all ingredients in blender for 30 seconds until completely ground, and combined.
2. Store in airtight container or Ziploc bag.

To Make Au Jus:

1. Measure 4 1/2 tsp into a small saucepan.
2. Whisk with 2 C Water over medium heat 15 minutes until bubbly, and thickened.

To Use As Seasoning:

1. Measure 4 1/2 tsp to equal 1 package Au Jus mix.

Enjoy!

            Ingrid

Delicious Black Bean Burger

Since the beginning of barbeque season we've been using the PitBoss a lot! To heck with the air temperature, that's what later meals are for. The difference this year is that my youngest is dating a young lady who is a vegetarian. I've made a few adjustments to my menus to accommodate her. One of those changes I've made is to include Black Bean Burgers to our barbeques. I played with several recipes and this is the recipe she likes best. Each time I make it the burgers look better. As my oldest said "It's almost like practice makes perfect". Yup, something like that.

Black Bean Burger

Ingredients:

        15 oz can Black Beans, drained and rinsed
        1/2 Green Bell Pepper
        1/2 small Onion
        2 cloves Garlic, peeled
        1 large Egg, beaten
        2/3 cup Whole Wheat Breadcrumbs
        1 Tbs Chili Powder
        1 tsp Cumin
        salt and Black Pepper, to taste


Directions:

1. Place rinsed and drained black beans in a bowl. If needed, blot them with a paper towel to remove extra moisture.
2. Mash well with a fork.
3. Place bell pepper, onion and garlic in a food processor and process until finely minced.
4. Transfer vegetable mixture to a fine strainer.
5. Use the back of a spoon to press out excess moisture. Don't skip this or the burger won't hold together.
6. Add the vegetable mixture to the bowl with the black beans.
7. Add the chili powder, cumin, salt and pepper.
8. Stir to combine.
9. Add beaten egg and mix well.
10. Stir in bread crumbs.
11. Divide mixture into 4 even-size portions.
12. Form them into patties with your hands.
13. Cook, separate from beef burgers, on well-oiled grill over medium heat for 4-5 minutes per side.

Top like you would any burger.

Enjoy!

            Ingrid

Old-Style Diner Burgers

I've been thinking about experimenting with burger recipes for a while now. I decided that I would begin with old-school and try a recipe for burgers the way we had them at 1970's diners. This recipe for old style diner burgers was simple, but so yummy!   

Old-Style Diner Burger

Ingredients:

 
        2 1/2 lbs Ground Beef
        Sea Salt to taste
        Black Pepper to taste
        6-8 slices Cheddar Cheese

Toppings:

        12-16 slices Bread, (Use less bread if you double up the burgers.)
        Mayonnaise
        Tomatoes
        Onions
        Relish
        Lettuce
        Ketchup
        Mustard

Directions:

1. Lay out two sheets of plastic wrap.
2. Divide your ground beef into 6-8 even mounds
3. Shape each mound of beef into a good, tight ball with your hands.
4. Place ball onto sheet of plastic wrap and lay the second sheet on top.
5. Roll ball flat with rolling pin, about 1/3 inch, into a thin patty. Roll from all directions to make into a patty.
6. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
7. Repeat with remaining balls.
8. Heat griddle over medium-high heat.
9. Flip patty into hot pan.
10. Do this with as many patties as fit onto griddle. 
11. Cook patties for about 3-4 minutes. Pressing down with spatula.
12. Reduce heat slightly, flip over and top with cheese.
13. Cook another 3-4 minutes, until cheese starts to melt.
14. Remove from pan and repeat with remaining patties. (Keep warm in 200 degree oven if needed)
15. Toast your bread.  I used wheat bread. You can use hamburger buns but these are thinner patties, so they may get lost in the breading.
16. Smear bread with mayonnaise.
17. Place patty on bread. Add toppings.

Tip: 

Great with a side of your favourite cut of fries. 

Enjoy!

            Ingrid

  

Mini Queso Burgers On Pretzel Buns

I found this recipe over in the Land of All Things Great and Wonderful, also known as Pinterest.  We actually had these during the Super Bowl and the blog sat in my drafts just waiting...

So here is it's turn to shine!  These are really good and, like in the photo from pinterest (they didn't make it to pose for pictures), we topped it with a small piece of bacon ... Perfect!

Mini Queso Burgers

Ingredients:

        1-1/2 lb. Ground Sirloin
        1 lb. (16 oz.) VELVEETA^®, cut into ½-inch cubes
        1 can (10 oz.) RO*TEL^® Diced Tomatoes & Green Chilies, undrained
        12 Hamburger Buns (I like to use pretzel bread)
        12 leaves Leaf Lettuce
        1 large Tomato, cut into 6 slices (for the minis, I use Roma Tomatoes)

Directions:

1. Heat skillet to medium heat.
2. Shape meat into 12 patties.
3. Cook 3 minutes on each side or until done (160ºF).
4. Meanwhile, microwave VELVEETA^® and RO*TEL^® in microwaveable bowl on high 5 minutes or until VELVEETA^® is completely melted.
5. Stirr after 3 minutes.
6. Cover bottom halves of buns with lettuce, tomatoes and burgers.
7. Top each burger with 1 Tbsp. VELVEETA^® dip.
8. Cover with tops of buns.

Enjoy!

            Ingrid

Bacon Gouda Burgers

                                    

Bacon Gouda Burgers

We made this delicious burger for Memorial Day.  The recipe looks pretty simple but sometimes there are additional steps needed in order to properly prepare a dish.

In our case it involved covering the grates with foil to minimize drippage and grease fires.  Which, of course led to the grill over-heating and the grill cover in the cabinet below catching fire. The next step was the use of a fire extinguisher and the cleaning of the grill. Followed by airing out the house of the acrid smoke.

When the grill was cleaned off we continued bar-be-que-ing.  The end result was these perfect burgers.  Oh, the pot on the grill? The pasta cooked perfectly.

I'm sure you can probably get the same results without the fire.

Now on to the recipe.

Ingredients:

• Burgers:
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• 4 lbs Ground Beef
• 1 cup Bread Crumbs
• 4 Eggs
• 6 cloves Garlic, chopped
• 2 tsps Garlic Powder
• Salt and Ground Black Pepper, to taste
•  8 hamburger buns, split and toasted
• Toppings of choice
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• Filling:
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• 8 slices Bacon
• 3 cups Gouda Cheese, shredded
• 1/4 cup Parsley
• 1/4 cup and 2 Tbs Dijon Mustard
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Directions

1. Place the bacon in a large, deep skillet, and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes.
2. Drain the bacon slices on a paper towel-lined plate.
3. Cool and crumble into a bowl.
4. Stir in the gouda, parsley, and mustard. Set aside.
5. Place the ground beef into a mixing bowl with the bread crumbs, egg, chopped garlic, and garlic powder.
6. Season to taste with salt and black pepper.
7. Mix until evenly blended.
8. Form into very thin patties.
9. Divide the Gouda cheese filling on half of the patties.
10. Place the remaining patties on top.  
11. Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat.
12. Lightly oil the grate.
13. Cook on the preheated grill until the patties are cooked to your desired degree of doneness, about 3 minutes per side for well done. Internal temperature should read 160 degrees.
14. Serve on hamburger buns with favourite toppings.

Enjoy!

            Ingrid