Buffalo Burgers Aspen Style Food

BUFFALO BURGERS

Steps:

• Shape the beef into 4 (1/2-inch-thick) burgers.
• Lightly oil the grill rack and heat the grill to medium. Grill the burgers for 10 minutes for medium or to desired doneness, turning the burgers over once halfway through grilling.
• Heat the soup and hot sauce in a 1-quart saucepan over medium heat to a boil. Reduce the heat to low. Cover and cook for 5 minutes. Top the burgers with the soup mixture. Sprinkle with the cheese. Serve the burgers on the buns with the lettuce, onion and tomato, if desired.
• Serving Suggestion: Serve with carrot and celery sticks with ranch dressing for dipping. For dessert serve chocolate chip cookies topped with vanilla ice cream.
• Cost per recipe: $7.98

BUFFALO BURGERS

Steps:

• Preheat an outdoor grill to medium-high.
• Put the buffalo, chuck, onion, tomato paste, and liquid smoke in a large bowl and season generously with salt and pepper. Mix everything together with your hands until it is well combined.
• Take about 1 cup (8 ounces) of the meat mixture and form it into patties with your hands or in a hamburger press. When you have them all made, grill them, turning frequently, until cooked through, about 8 to 10 minutes total. (Alternately, cook them in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until cooked through, about 8 to 10 minutes.) Serve on hamburger rolls with the toppings of your choice.

BUFFALO BURGERS

Steps:

• Preheat an outdoor grill or broiler.
• In a large mixing bowl, mix the buffalo meat, chiles, cayenne, cumin, and salt until well blended. Refrigerate until ready to use.
• Form the meat mixture into 4 large patties. Place the patties on the grill and cook until desired temperature. Season the burgers with salt and pepper to taste and place on hamburger buns. Top with roasted red peppers and Famie's Simple and Spicy BBQ Sauce.
• In a small bowl, blend the two ingredients together. Store in refrigerator.
• Yield: 12 ounces sauce

BUFFALO (OR BEEF) BURGER

Steps:

• In skillet, heat oil over medium heat; fry diced onion, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes.
• Let cool.
• In large bowl, beat egg.
• Stir in thyme, mustard, horseradish, salt and pepper; mix in onion, beef and buffalo.
• Shape into four 1/2-inch (1 cm) thick patties.
• (Make-ahead: Cover and refrigerate for up to 6 hours. Or layer between waxed paper in airtight container and freeze for up to 1 month; thaw in refrigerator.) Place patties on greased grill over medium-high heat; close lid and cook, turning once, until no longer pink inside, about 10 minutes.
• Cut rolls in half; place, cut sides down, on grill and toast until golden, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Layer burgers, lettuce, tomato then onion on bottoms; sandwich with tops.

BUFFALO BURGERS

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a bowl, be sure not to over handle! Form into patties and fry or grill.
• Serve as any other burger.

BUFFALO BURGERS

Steps:

• In a medium bowl mix the buffalo, egg, breadcrumbs, onions, mushrooms and garlic. Mix until well blended ( I have found the easiest way to mix is with my hands - it pays to get a little messy!).
• Season to taste with salt, pepper and lemon pepper.
• Form into hamburger patties. Make the patties thick - almost in the shape of a meatball. The thicker they are the juicier the burger will be.
• Cook on the grill for 8 minutes on each side. We usually soak hickory/mesquite chips and put those on the grill before the burgers for a nice smoked flavor (we use a charcoal grill). You want to be careful to not overcook these as the buffalo can dry out quickly.
• Place cheddar cheese on burgers when there is 1 minute left.
• Put on buns and top with your favorite toppings - tomato, pickles, lettuce, mustard, ketchup.
• Enjoy the unique flavor of buffalo.

BUFFALO SAUCE BURGERS STUFFED WITH BLUE CHEESE

Steps:

• Melt butter and whisk in hot sauce.
• Mix blue cheese and garlic in a small bowl.
• Using your hands, gently mix beef (or buffalo), celery seed, onion and 1/4 cup hot sauce mixture in a medium bowl until blended. Form into 12 patties, using a light touch; the patties should be about 4 1/2 inches in diameter and no more than 1/2 inch thick.
• Spoon about 2 teaspoons of cheese-garlic mixture in center of 6 patties, then top with remaining patties and press together, sealing edges.
• Cover and refrigerate until ready to grill. (Even if you aren't making these ahead of time, I think they hold together better after a little chill time).
• Heat grill to medium and oil grate.
• Grill burgers about 4-5 minutes on each side, or until cooked to taste. (I'll only eat ground beef cooked well, so I cooked a bit longer.) Brush with remaining hot sauce mixture during last 2 minutes of cooking. Toast buns if you like.
• (I couldn't think of many traditional condiments I wanted on this burger, so I just ate mine with extra buffalo sauce and lettuce).