Black Thai Burgers With Gingered Shiitakes Food

THAI-STYLE BURGERS

Steps:

• In small bowl, whisk together all spice mixture ingredients.
• In large bowl, stir together ground beef, carrots, onion, Chiles, bell pepper and salt. Add spice mixture; stir until well-combined. Stir in egg and bread crumbs. Shape mixture into 8 (4-inch) patties.
• To BBQ When the coals are at medium temperature place the burgers on the barbecue close to the coals and cook for about 3-4 minutes on each side.
• Brush slices of crusty bread with a little oil and place on barbecue to toast.
• Or, heat large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Add 1 tablespoon of the oil; heat until hot. Add 4 of the patties; cover and cook 8 to 10 minutes or until browned and no longer pink in center, turning once. Repeat with remaining burgers, adding remaining 1 tablespoon oil. Serve in buns; top with favorite condiments.

BLACK THAI BURGERS WITH GINGERED SHIITAKES

Steps:

• TO PREPARE THE BURGERS: In a large bowl gently mix together the burger ingredients with your hands. Shape the meat into four patties of equal size and thickness (about 3/4 inch thick).TO PREPARE THE MUSHROOMS: In a medium sauté pan over medium high heat, melt the butter with the peanut oil and add the ginger. Add the mushrooms and cook, stirring occasionally until tender, 4 to 6 minutes. Season with the salt and pepper. Set aside and keep warm.Brush both sides of the patties with oil and grill over Direct Medium heat until the internal temperature reaches 160°F for medium, 8 to 10 minutes, turning once halfway through grilling time. During the last 30 seconds, grill the buns over Direct Medium heat until lightly toasted.Serve the burgers hot on the toasted buns, topped with the mushrooms.From Weber's Big Book of Grilling. Copyright © 2001 Weber-Stephen Products Co. All rights reserved. First published by Chronicle Books LLC, San Francisco, California.

BLACK BEAN BURGERS

Steps:

• Soak the mushrooms in hot water for 5 to 10 minutes; roughly chop.
• Put the mushrooms, beans, garlic, oats, spices and soy sauce in a food processor with a sprinkle of salt and pepper. Let the machine run until the mixture is combined, not puréed, about 30 seconds. (Or use a potato masher.) Add oats to thicken, or liquid to thin, as needed.
• Stir in the cilantro, and let sit for 5 minutes.
• Shape into 4 large or 8 small patties; let them sit for 5 minutes.
• Put the oil in a large skillet over medium-low heat. Cook until crisp on one side, about 5 minutes. Flip and cook until the burgers are crisp on the other side, another 5 minutes or so. Serve with the usual fixings.

BLACK THAI BURGERS WITH GINGERED SHIITAKES

Steps:

• Make the burgers: in a big bowl, gently mix all the burger ingredients together; shape the meat into 4 patties of equal size and thickness (about ¾ inch thick).
• Make the mushrooms: in a medium saute pan over med-high heat; melt the butter with the peanut oil; add in the ginger.
• Add in the mushrooms and cook/stir 4-6 minutes, until tender; season with salt and pepper; set aside and keep warm.
• Brush both sides of the patties with oil and grill over direct medium heat until internal temperature is 160° for medium, 8-10 minutes, turning once halfway through grilling time.
• During the last 30 seconds , grill the buns over direct medium heat until lightly toasted.
• Serve burgers hot on toasted buns, topped with mushrooms.