Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Cilantro Burgers

I was experimenting and came up with this burger recipe because I just think that plain beef patty is plain boring. I want more!
3 lbs of ground beef
1 large bunch of cilantro
1/4 c of garlic cloves
1 large onion
1 tsp of cumin
1 tbsp kosher salt
1 tsp ground pepper
Start your food processor, and add a few sprigs of cilantro to it at a time, so it does not end up get caught in the machine but gets well chopped. Then add garlic and finally onion, that was cut in large pieces. You want the onion to be in the consistency of fine dice and not puree or liquid. In a large bowl combine ground beef, mix of cilantro, garlic and onions, cumin, salt and pepper. Form your burgers, and when you are think you are done make a little indentation in the middle of burger as if you are trying to make doughnut but not pierce the patty all the way through. This will help maintain the burgers uniformly flat and not bulging in the middle. I place formed patties in the freezer for about 1 hr before grilling. I'm always afraid that the burger will fall apart on the grill, so to prevent I apply a little oil with silicone brush on the side of the patty that will be facing the flame and repeat this step right before turning the burger.

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