Meat Lovers Burger Food

MEAT LOVERS CHEESEBURGER

Steps:

• Wisk together all ingredients in a medium bowl and set aside to thicken.
• Cook the bacon as desired.
• Form ground beef into two 1/2 lb patties, you can make 3 or 4 smaller patties if you'd like. Add butter to a medium skillet and melt over medium heat. Add patties to the pan and cook for 4 to 5 minutes on each side until the internal temperature is 165°F. In the last minute of cooking, add a slice of cheese to the top of each burger to melt. I usually toast my buns in the last few minutes of cooking too.
• Warm up the pulled pork.
• Spoon some of the prepared sauce onto the bottom of the bun, place burger on top of sauce, add half the pulled pork, then top with another spoonful of sauce, then add the bacon and top with the bun.

MEAT LOVER'S BURGER

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 350
• Arrange the tomatoes on a cooling rack over a baking sheet and season with oregano, salt and pepper
• Drizzle with EVOO and roast for about 40 minutes to tart them up
• In a medium skillet, brown the pancetta (or speck or bacon) in a bit of EVOO and let cool
• Place the beef and pancetta in a bowl, then add the garlic, parsley, a little salt and lots of pepper
• Grind the salami and ham in the food processor into fine bits; add to the meat
• Form the meats into 4 patties, thinner at the center than at the edges for even cooking
• Drizzle the meat with EVOO and cook in a hot cast-iron skillet or a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat for 8 minutes for medium, flipping occasionally
• Top with the cheese and melt
• Serve on the rolls, topped with the oven-roasted tomatoes, arugula, basil, red onion and a drizzle of EVOO

MEAT-LOVERS' VEGGIE BURGER

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine rice and water. Bring to a rolling boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and cover. Simmer until all the water is absorbed, about 10 minutes. Set aside.
• In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon of oil. Add frozen veggies and cook for 1 minutes or so to soften. (This is also the stage where you would cook onions and garlic if you would like to add them!).
• Remove veggies to a large bowl. Stir in rice, oats, walnuts, cheese, flour, basil, salt and pepper into vegetable mixture. Add the egg and stir until starchy, about 1 minute. (Make sure to beat the egg BEFORE adding to the other ingredients. Otherwise your patties won't bind as well.).
• Using a 1/3 cup dry measure, scoop and form mixture into 8 patties.
• In the same large skillet you cooked the veggies, heat the remaining 2 tablespoons of oil over medium heat. Cook patties in oil until browned on one side, about 3 minutes. Turn over and continue cooking until browned and cooked through, about 2 minutes.
• Serve however you like - I suggest inside of pita bread.