Blended Mushroom Burger
This simple recipe delivers amazingly juicy and flavorful burgers, while also cutting fat and calories and adding some extra vitamins. It's practically health food!
Prep Time: 15 Minutes | Cook Time: 10 Minutes | Total Time: 25 Minutes | Makes 5 1/4lb Burger Patties
Ingredients
- 1 Pound Ground Beef (I used 80/20)
- 4 Ounce Mushrooms (I used baby bella)
- 2 Cloves Garlic
- 1/2 Teaspoon Onion Powder
- 1/2 Teaspoon Black Pepper
- 1/4 Teaspoon Crushed Red Pepper
- Buns and Toppings of Your Choice
- Food Processor (or a sharp knife)
- Kitchen Scale (recommended, not required)
- Cast Iron Skillet
- Mixing Bowl
Instructions
Preparing the Patties- Using your kitchen scale, weigh out 4 ounces of mushrooms and rinse them
- Crush and remove the skin from 2 garlic cloves
- Add mushrooms and garlic to your food processor and pulse until there are no large chunks left. You don't want to make a paste, but you do want evenly sized small pieces. If you don't have a food processor you can finely chop by hand
- Transfer the beef and mushroom garlic mixture to a large mixing bowl
- Add the other ingredients and mix to combine
- Form balls of equal size. This recipe should make five 4oz balls or four 5oz balls. Your kitchen scale can come in handy here as well
- Flatten the patties on your cutting board to your preferred size and thickness
- Heat your cast iron skillet on medium and add some oil or cooking spray
- Add the patty or patties to the pan, but don't crowd them. The mushrooms will release moisture while cooking, too many burgers in the pan at once will cause them to steam and sear poorly
- Cook, flipping frequently, to your desired temperature and doneness. Keep in mind that these cook slower than a standard all beef burger, so it may take some trial and error to get the times down perfectly. For me, with relatively thin patties, it was about 4-5 minutes per side for medium rare. If you chopped your mushrooms by hand it may take even longer, as those larger pieces will take longer to evaporate their excess moisture Prepare the buns and toppings of your choice, and enjoy! Need a side? Check out my Oven Baked Potato Chips recipe!
