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Last night I attempted to make my own burgers, and I must say it went pretty darn well. I’d never done it before so I was a bit wary, but I figured it couldn’t be that hard. I didn’t really know what to use for buns as I don’t really eat grains, so when I saw the portobello mushroom caps in the grocery store, I figured they might serve the right purpose (and yeah, I was right *fist pump*). I’m stoked that these were so easy to make because I don’t really like buying the pre-packaged patties and I nearly always have some ground beef kicking around. Hooray for easy weekday meals! These only took about 10 minutes to whip up (including getting the fixing ready). Here’s what I used to make my burgers (I’m sorry, I’m not really the measuring type unless I’m baking, so I just used whatever amounts I thought seemed appropriate).
Patties:
1lb ground beef
1 egg
Salt
Pepper
Ground Mustard Seed
Paprika
Oregano
Cayenne Pepper
Mix all this stuff together in a bowl (I find hands are the best utensil for this). Once mixed, take out about a handful at a time and roll it into a ball (roll it in your hands enough that there are no seams). Press the ball onto a plate, tray, whathaveyou, and flatten it into pattie shape. My pre-cooked patties were about 3″ in diameter and they cooked up quite a bit smaller. I would say maybe 4″ diameter would yield a decent sized cooked burger pattie. Grill those suckers on yo’ grill!
For the portobello ‘bun’, I just threw two of the caps onto the grill (well, I got my boyfriend to do it as I don’t have good grill skillz) and cooked them for about 2-3 minutes per side.
While these things are a-grilling, you can prepare the rest of your burger fixings. I cut up some iceberg lettuce, some red onion, some dill pickles and some really good goaty cheese. I also have really great gluten-free dijon mustard that I use whenever I can (on everything I can).
Okay, final step. Take your stuff off the grill and make a burger! I find that using the portobello caps as buns is super filling, I could barely get through one burger. It was delicious, though, and I will most definitely be making these again.
The Primal Islander 