My sister just told me that she's been making her burgers by using very
lean (90/10) beef, or ground turkey and adding a lot of finely chopped
button mushrooms, season and grill as you would normally. She got this
tip from some Alton Brown show which I've not seen. Says the burgers
are fantastic this way, and they add a lot of moisture to the very lean
beef, allowing for cutting back on fat, and also contribute a nice
texture to the burger. Anyone else use 'shrooms this way? I'm going
to try it soon and see how I like it.

Happy Tuesday evening,
Sandy

Sandy wrote:
> My sister just told me that she's been making her burgers by using very
> lean (90/10) beef, or ground turkey and adding a lot of finely chopped
> button mushrooms, season and grill as you would normally. She got this
> tip from some Alton Brown show which I've not seen. Says the burgers
> are fantastic this way, and they add a lot of moisture to the very lean
> beef, allowing for cutting back on fat, and also contribute a nice
> texture to the burger. Anyone else use 'shrooms this way? I'm going
> to try it soon and see how I like it.
>
> Happy Tuesday evening,
> Sandy
>

my dad and his wife do this with buffalo burgers and they enjoy them a great
deal. I personally have not tried it (I despise mushrooms and don't really
care about buffalo meat), but they love it

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"Sandy" > wrote in message
ps.com...
> My sister just told me that she's been making her burgers by using very
> lean (90/10) beef, or ground turkey and adding a lot of finely chopped
> button mushrooms, season and grill as you would normally. She got this
> tip from some Alton Brown show which I've not seen. Says the burgers
> are fantastic this way, and they add a lot of moisture to the very lean
> beef, allowing for cutting back on fat, and also contribute a nice
> texture to the burger. Anyone else use 'shrooms this way? I'm going
> to try it soon and see how I like it.
>
> Happy Tuesday evening,
> Sandy
>

I haven't tried a meat burger that way, but I've marinated large portabello
mushrooms in garlic, olive oil, and balsamic vinegar for a bit, grilled them
up and used them *in place* of meat as a burger. Add some basil or a good
lettuce, a slice of tomato, and some buffalo mozzarella on a good bun, and
it's to die for.

kili

kilikini wrote:
>
> I haven't tried a meat burger that way, but I've marinated large portabello
> mushrooms in garlic, olive oil, and balsamic vinegar for a bit, grilled them
> up and used them *in place* of meat as a burger. Add some basil or a good
> lettuce, a slice of tomato, and some buffalo mozzarella on a good bun, and
> it's to die for.
>
> kili

Yeah, I've done that lots of times too. Good, but not a *burger* to
me. I like to add finely chopped mushrooms to my meat mixture when I
make a quick pasta sauce, and sautee it well before adding the tomato
product. I've noticed that the mushrooms absorb a lot of flavor and
add an extra meaty element to the sauce. Most folks don't even realize
they're eating mushrooms. But still, I've never tried it in a burger
itself.

Sandy

In article >,
"kilikini" > wrote:

> "Sandy" > wrote in message
> ps.com...
> > My sister just told me that she's been making her burgers by using very
> > lean (90/10) beef, or ground turkey and adding a lot of finely chopped
> > button mushrooms, season and grill as you would normally. She got this
> > tip from some Alton Brown show which I've not seen. Says the burgers
> > are fantastic this way, and they add a lot of moisture to the very lean
> > beef, allowing for cutting back on fat, and also contribute a nice
> > texture to the burger. Anyone else use 'shrooms this way? I'm going
> > to try it soon and see how I like it.
> >
> > Happy Tuesday evening,
> > Sandy
> >
>
> I haven't tried a meat burger that way, but I've marinated large portabello
> mushrooms in garlic, olive oil, and balsamic vinegar for a bit, grilled them
> up and used them *in place* of meat as a burger. Add some basil or a good
> lettuce, a slice of tomato, and some buffalo mozzarella on a good bun, and
> it's to die for.
>
> kili

Ditto here... :-)
Marinated and grilled portabello caps are wonderful.

Not bad stuffed with a meat mix and grilled either. ;-d
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Sandy wrote:
> My sister just told me that she's been making her burgers by using
> very lean (90/10) beef, or ground turkey and adding a lot of finely
> chopped button mushrooms, season and grill as you would normally.
> Sandy

Not exactly the same thing, but I do something similar. I also add minced
water chestnuts, among other things, to give the burgers some "oomph".
There's more to it than that, but the mushrooms definitely help make
otherwise too-lean burgers moist. And I don't even *like* mushrooms!

Jill