The Greatest Burgers I Have Ever Made
Posted on April 10, 2008
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Last night, I BBQed some bison burgers for Sara and I. They were the best burgers I have ever made. It wasn’t the first time I’d made bison burgers, but it was the first time I’ve used the recipe that made them so great.
The recipe is actually pretty simple:
Ingredients:
Approx. 454g (1 lb.) of ground bison*
Approx. 2-3 teaspoons of roasted pepper pesto**
Directions:
Preheat the BBQ to a low-medium heat (slightly lower than the temperature you normally use for beef burgers; bison is a very lean meat, and cooking it too quickly will dry it out).
While BBQ is preheating, mix ground bison and pesto. Form mixture into patties.
Put patties onto the grill. Brushing them with a bit of olive oil ahead of time will help prevent sticking, but isn’t really necessary.
Unlike beef burgers, which should only be flipped once, you should flip bison burgers more often, to make sure that the leaner meat doesn’t dry out.
Cooking time will vary depending on the BBQ you are using, and how thick you have made your patties (I can get 3 large patties or 4 smaller ones out of this recipe), but it should take about 10-15 minutes to fully cook the burgers.
Serve on a bun with your choice of condiments.
Enjoy!
*The bison I use comes from Planet Organic, and comes in packages that are approximately 454g (1 lb.).
**I used Berni Pesto ai Peperoni. In Edmonton, it is available at the Italian Centre Shop.
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“shredded cheese? on your BURGER? [+ stink eye]” hmm, now where have i heard that before??
Actually, darling, the only reason I used shredded cheese is because there was some left over from when you prepped your own burger the night before. :p
Okay, now this looks truly amazing! Bison is one of your healthier cow-related meat products, too, am I right?
It sure is. Compared to beef it has something like 1/3 the fat, 1/2 the calories, and at the same time the Iron and B12 content is slightly higher. It’s much healthier than beef (and pretty much all other red meat), but it tastes at least as good, if not better.
Wild bison would probably be a bit gamey, but commercial bison is obviously farm-raised, so it’s going to be a lot more tender than wild game would be.