Burger Madness

I love a great burger. One that's more than salt, pepper and ground beef. I'm also thrifty so instead of buying them premade, I've been making and freezing my own individual beef patties. I also fry mine in a cast iron skillet and serve on a bed of greens. If you BBQ these, you should do it in some type of metal basket since they are chunky and gooey.

• 1 pound lean ground beef (I like grass fed because I think it tastes AND smells better)
• 1 shallot or onion (I like red onions, green onions, and shallots because they can taste sweeter and I think this compliments the beef)
• 1 basket of mushrooms, cut or chopped
• 1/2 - 3/4 cup Gorgonzola cheese
• 2-3 cloves minced/chopped garlic cloves
• Kosher salt & pepper

I use parchment paper to separate the individual patties and place in a plastic bag for freezing. When ready to serve, I pull out a frozen burger and plop into my skillet. No thawing needed, but it does take a bit longer to cook.

Change-up this recipe to suit your tastes. For example, last night I made another batch of burgers and added 1 Tablespoon of Turmeric (an amazing spice for the brain and I don't always want to eat curry), crumbled lite Havarti cheese slices, chopped Italian parsley and seven Sage leafs into my ground beef, red onion, salt and pepper, and mushroom mix.

Bon Appetite!