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Saturday, June 27, 2020

Chinese 5-Spice Burger

Chinese 5-Spice Burger

Several years ago I entered a Sunset Magazine cooking contest for "Best Burger". The only requirement was that one of the ingredients be one of several local wines. Alas, I did not win the Grand Prize, but my name was placed beside the words "Honorable Mention."
Not too bad for someone who typically doesn't eat beef and doesn't own a grill.
I could elaborate with a long story. But today this recipe will be short, sweet, and to the point.

Equipment Needed

  • 8 or 10-inch nonstick frying pan
  • medium-size bowl
  • charcoal or gas grill
  • instant-read thermometer
Ingredients
  • 1 cup button mushrooms, thinly sliced
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 green onions (including tops), finely chopped
  • 6 tablespoons Chinese plum sauce
  • 1 pound lean ground beef
  • 2 tablespoons Merlot wine
  • 1 clove garlic, finely minced
  • 1/2 tsp. Chinese 5-spice powder
  • 1 tsp. dark sesame oil
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • vegetable oil for brushing on the grill rack
  • 4 large sesame seed buns, split
  • red lettuce leaves

Instructions

  1. Pour oil into an 8- to 10-inch nonstick frying pan over high heat; when hot, add mushrooms and stir until lightly browned about 4 minutes. Stir in the green onions and plum sauce and remove from heat.
  2. In a bowl, gently mix ground beef with soy sauce, sesame oil, garlic, Chinese five-spice, and ginger. Shape the beef mixture into four equal patties, each about 1/2 inch thick.
  3. Lay patties on a lightly oiled barbecue grill over a solid bed of medium-hot coals or medium-high heat on a gas grill (you can hold your hand at grill level for only 3 to 4 seconds); close the lid on the gas grill. Cook patties until no longer pink in the center (cut to test) or a thermometer inserted in the center reaches 160°, 6 to 8 minutes total, turning once to brown evenly. After 5 minutes, lay bun halves, cut side down, on the grill, and toast lightly, 1 to 2 minutes.

To assemble

  1. On the bottom half of each roll, layer the lettuce, burger, and sautéed mushroom mixture. Cover with the roll tops.

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