Thursday, March 17, 2011

Seriously the best burger!!




I love a hamburger. I know they aren't the healthiest thing to eat, but sometimes a juicy burger and a cold beer just hits the spot! Well I saw this on another recipe blog that I follow and she claimed it was the best burger she had ever eaten. I thought I would give them a go and she was so right! The bun is funky looking because the ones we had were huge, so i trimmed them down to fit the burger. Try this, you will not be disappointed!! And at 325 calories a burger (including the bun, it's not so awful)-the recipe is from Cooking Light.
2 poblano chiles (I actually just used 1 big one)
1 Tbsp 1% lowfat milk
1 slice white bread, crusts removed and torn into 1/2 inch pieces
3 Tbsp minced fresh cilantro, divided
1 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp ground coriander
1/2 tsp paprika
1/2 tsp salt, divided
1/2 tsp freshly ground pepper, divided
1 pound ground sirloin
1/2 cup light sour cream
1 Tbsp minced fresh shallots
1 tsp fresh lime juice
1 (7 oz) can chipotle chiles in adobo sauce
4 hamburger buns
pickled red onions (recipe below)
Preheat broiler. Place poblano chiles on a foil-lined baking sheet, and broil for 8 minutes, turning after 6 minutes. Place in a ziplock bag; seal. Let sit for 15 minutes. Peel chiles and discard seeds and membranes. Finely chop.
Combine milk and bread in a large bowl. Mash bread mixture with fork until smooth. Add poblano chile, 1 1/2 Tbsp cilantro, cumin, coriander, papkira, 1/4 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp black pepper, and beef to milk mixture; combine. Divide mixture into 4 equal portions, gently shpaing each into a 1/2 inch thick patty. Press a nickel-sized indentation in teh center of each patty. Cover and chill until ready to grill. (this recipe makes 4 burgers, so I froze two of them after this step).
Preheat grill. Combine the remaining 1 1/2 Tbsp cilantro, remaining 1/4 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp pepper in a medium bowl. Stir in sour cream, shallots, and lime juice. Remove 1 chipotle pepper and 2 tsp adobo sauce from can. (Reserve remaining for another use). Chop chile. Stir chopped chipotle and 2 tsp adobo sauce into sour cream mixture. Set aside.
Grill burgers and toast buns. Place burger on bottom of bun. Top each with 3 Tbsp (we went with 2) chipotle cream and 1 Tbsp pickled red onions. Michael opted out of the onions and I think he missed out!
For the pickled red onions:
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup rice vinegar
1/2 cup water
1 jalapeno pepper, halved lengthwise
2 1/2 cups thinly vertically sliced red onions
Combine first 4 ingredients in medium saucepan and bring to a boil, stirring until sugar dissolves. Add onion to pan and cover. Remove from heat and cool to room temperature. Store in an airtight container in the refeigerator for up to a month.
*I made these first and let them sit until everything else was done. In my opinion, these make the dish.

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