Tee-hee... I thought you'd be impressed with my creation. C and I love that Man vs. Food show, so we decided to invent our own fancy schmancy burger inspired by one that we saw on the show recently. It doesn't look big, but its on an extra large bun and I used almost 3/4 pound of beef. C said it was the best burger he's ever eaten.
I used ground sirloin and mixed some diced onions and Herbamare seasoning into the meat. I divided it in two and shaped it into patties. Then I sliced open a big jalapeno pepper, cut off the stem, scooped out the seeds, filled it with cream cheese and re-closed it. Then I sandwiched it between the two patties and mashed them together to make one big patty. I grilled it until it was done and topped it with a few slices of bacon, some pepper jack cheese, avocado, and lots of Hawaiian BBQ sauce. It really was a delicious burger. I wish I would have had some pineapple on hand - I could have grilled it and put it on the burger as well. We had fun coming up with our own Man vs. Food inspired burger, though. The jalapeno and cream cheese center was a fun twist. Next time I try making it I'll use a smaller, more edible portion of meat and I'll also baste the burger with the bbq sauce as it cooks. Ooooh, that sauce is so delicious.
Don't tell me this doesn't look fantastic.
So, my moral of S's story is thus: try something new. It's FUN! If you normally just fry up a chunk of beef, try adding some liquid smoke or bbq sauce to the mix. Or, you can add just about any number of spices to the meat. My general rule of thumb for seasoning ground beef: If you can't smell the seasoning, you probably won't be able to taste it. The raw meat should smell good before it goes on to cook.
Also, try new toppings! I like to make burgers stuffed with cheese and crumbled bacon, and then topped with pineapple and BBQ sauce. The sky is pretty much the limit here. So, try something new, and have a
HAPPY, safe 4th of July.
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