New type of burger... WinoBurger

I love to grill and try new stuff. Was drinking a really nice CA Barberra wine, and just thinking, this would go well with a burger. MMMMM How will it go in a burger? I pourd 4 to 6 ounces of wine in a couple of pounds of burger meat along with my usual spices. Grill is hot, will let you know how they turn out.

I have used wine on steaks and such, does give it some flavor. The ground beef absorbed all the wine. I figured it would squish out when I made the patties.

Well, I am off to the grill.

And yes, I rode my bike today. So I get a treat.

 

Best freaking burger I have ever eaten...:drool:drool

The type of wine in the marinade and the seasonings and the wine you serve with the burgers will make for interesting combinations. I marinated with an Italian style Barberra grown in CA, and we had a Spanish temparnillo blend wine with it.

Nice 90 degree grill marks on the burgers too. I did this right! for tonight, the grill got pwned! :-D

 

Back when I still lived with my parents, my mother used to use the wine instead of water for liquids when she made burgers. So we'd have wine in the meal, and with the meal... absolutely delicious :wine

 

Liquids? Like what? I use one egg per pound of meat, what liquids would you add? Except for wine! :-D

 

Well, usually the recipe calls for eggs, water, spices, that sort of thing... my mother substituted wine for the water

 

So I am not the only person to add eggs to burgers! People look at me like I am crazy when I tell them I put eggs in my burgers. Good to know others do it as well.

 

Of course I do. It keeps it together, like food glue

 

Well, that makes it more of a meatloaf type of burger, and there's nothing wrong with that if you like it. Since you like to add wine, you may want to do a version of the Italian panade substituting the milk with wine. Makes for very juicy burgers, takes very little of this mix. Here's a wordy article on it.

 

We have a meal that is close to what you call meat loaf made with ground beef and breadcrumbs and my wife always uses eggs in the mix.
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Bread in the burgers? Blasphemy! Bread burgers.:confused

 

a meatloaf is anything you want it to be. I've put in bread crumbs, oatmeal, cracker crumbs - then tomato sauce, beef gravy whatever is on hand, sometime the animals wouldn't even eat it :-D
We used to mix in beer with the burgers to bar-b-q

 

Read my lips... No bread in my burgers! :-D

 

Best meatloaf I ever had was when visiting my parents over Christmas. The meatloaf was "wrapped" around a center of mozzarella cheese, and there was lots of merlot in the ground meat. The loaf was then covered with a single layer of fresh sage, and that in turn covered with a thin thin slices of smoked ham. It was juicy beyond words, and my meatloaf-hating husband cheerfully had three large servings of it (which made my mother a very happy woman), and begged me to get the recipe for this delicious food. LOL

 

If the Belgian ground beef is similar to the Dutch one, I don't blame your wife by mixing it with breadcrumbs. Makes it tastier hehe. :-D

 

You and your Merlot Mimsy! :-D

 

It was my mom who put it in the meatloaf! And then she put the other two bottles on the table for us to have with the meal... :wine

 

But Mimsy they are Merlots...

I know you like them, I just can't enjoy them. :-D

 

That just means more Merlot left for me! :wine

 

Well, I do enjoy them in wines like Clarets, Meritage, and Bordeaux... But just a plain merlot? yikes! Yep, more for you! :wine

 

Trying a variation of my wino burger tonight. I was making the 3rd patty when I realized I had forgotten the wine!rolleyes So I decided to just finish making the patties, and pour some wine on them wrap them in saran wrap. Then I noticed a somewhat neglected but still good bottle of Port on my cabinet... So tonight, Port and wino burgers. :-D

 

Porto Burger was ok, nothing that great. I would like to try it again mixing the port in when I mix in the spices.

Ate the burger 30 mins ago, still got some spicy taste in my mouth! I think this has some potential.

 

i enjoy hamburgers. i might steal your wine recipe fred if you dont mind

 

Go for it KS. You need Willingham's marinade, your choice of freshly ground pepper ( I like tellicherry), Lemon Pepper (I like the salt free one), little bit of red pepper, maybe some garlic pepper (I like pepper).:-D Add one beaten egg per pound of meat, add some red wine, I would use a big one, Cab, Syrah, maybe a Meritage.

Mix it all together, make patties.

Once I make the patties, I tightly wrap each one in syran wrap. You can put a plate on top of them to compress them a little more, they almost never fall apart. They can also be frozen for future enjoyment. Or when I am just too lazy to make anything.

FredG's super secret Wino Burger recipe. Don't tell anyone about it!

 

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oh man, thats sounds good. definitely going to give that a try. thanks!

 

My newest creation... The Guinness Burger. Oh damn, this stuff smells so good, and tastes great as well! Season 2 pounds of burger meat, add 2 eggs, half a Guinness, and a bunch of pepper. It is just great.

I got salt free lemon pepper, touch of cayenne pepper, Garlic pepper, fresh ground Tellicherry pepper, and some good old Willinham's seasonings...

I am telling you, this stuff is good! :-D

 

I don't know why you use eggs in your burger as the flavoured liquids is all you need to keep it moist. Oh well, all that's important is that you like them. Oh, if they're too puffy in the middle after cooked make a depression first, I hate having stuff slide off my burgers.

 

The eggs make it stick together better Augie! :-D

Just how I learned to make burgers.

 

fred, man, you need to make a cook book for hamburgers. Id totally buy it.
I havent tried your "WinoBurger" yet, but now im looking to give your Guiness Burger a try.

 

guiness burger sounds delicious

 

How about 2 pounds of deer meat, all the herbs and spices in the cupboard, EVOO, butter, and a splash of Southern Comfort. Yum

 

I'm a little late to the party, but I've got this one if you want to try it, Fred. :-D

Burgundy Burgers


Ingredients

* 1 1/2 lbs ground beef
* 2 tablespoons olive oil
* 2 garlic cloves, minced
* salt and pepper
* 3 tablespoons Burgundy wine
* 2 teaspoons italian seasoning
* 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard

Directions

Mix all ingredients together and form 6 patties.
Grill or cook to desired doneness.
Or, pat into a 9x5-inch meatloaf pan and bake at 375F for 30 minutes or until cooked through.

 

Needs more wine! Not a big fan of Burgundy wine and burgers. Sounds interesting though.

 

I tried more wine the first time thinking the same thing, and it didn't work! I don't remember now if they fell apart AND tasted not-so-good or if they just tasted not-so-good. I think I increased it to a 1/2 cup, so it could have gone either way. Maybe with different wine...I've made them with Merlot and Cabernet as well since Burgundy isn't something I normally keep in the house. :-D