Monday, November 23, 2009
Inside Out burger with chorizo and bacon.
The concept of the inside burger is basically that all of the stuff that traditionally goes on the outside or top of the burger is put in the middle. For this burger I used ground beef, chorizo, bacon, and red onion. To start I fired up the grill and oiled the grilling stone with some good quality vegetable oil. This was my first ever attempt at bacon on the grill but I have to say it was great. The grilling stone gets very hot and cooks evenly. The bacon was crispy and just as if I did it on the stove top or in the oven on a rack. At the same time I cooked the Spanish chorizo on the grill. After the bacon and the chorizo were cooked throughout I took them off the grill and placed them on a sheet of paper towel to help drain the grease. Then when they were cooled off to room temperature I hand crumbled the crisp bacon into a bowl with the ground meat. I also diced up one chorizo into small cubes and mixed that in to the bowl. Lastly I finely diced red onion to give the burger some of that crunch and flavor. Then I hand mixed the entire bowl with a touch of extra virgin olive oil until everything was blended nicely. After a good mix I formed the mixture into small patties. Then I topped each patti with a folded piece of thinly sliced swiss cheese. Then I put one patti right on top of the other and again hand formed them into a burger with the cheese in the middle. Then I pinched the edges tightly so that the burger doesn't fall apart. Again the concept was an inside out burger so the cheese was in the middle before I put it on the grill. Since it was a pretty thick burger it had to cook for a while on the grill. It took about 8 or 9 minutes on each side to get it to a perfect medium doneness. For the bun I used a portuguese roll which I halved and toasted back on the grilling stone. Then I sauced the bottom of the bun with a mixture of 3 parts ketchup, 1 part Worcestershire sauce, and 1 part Frank's Red Hot sauce. The last step was a slice of tomato and a fresh piece of lettuce and this burger was awesome. The chorizo in the burger was incredible and the the red onions added a different crunchy texture while the sauce on the bun was really good. Overall this burger was excellent. If you look at the picture of the burger cut in half you can see the chorizo, bacon, and the cheese inside the meat. Sorry about the late post but I completely forgot to do this last night. I am thinking about this week's burger all ready. It has to Thanksgiving themed of course. I am open to all suggestions.
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when i am cooking i usually add bacon because the taste is really delicious. Actually the bacon for the breakfast is really good i enjoyed a lot. Although the ingredients of the meals be simply if you chose the right ones,the taste will be wonderful.
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