Description
If you want to kick up your regular burger a few notches and get more dinner-table approval grunts, this is a sure thing. Juicy, super-flavourful, and can be an appetizer (sliders) or full sized burgers. Pour a glass of wine and indulge!Enjoy!
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups chopped cremini mushrooms
- ¼ cup minced shallots
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- ¾ tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
- ½ teaspoon sea salt, or to taste
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 ½ tablespoons olive oil
- ¼ cup full-bodied dry red wine, or as needed
- 1 pound lean ground chuck
- 1 ¾ tablespoons white truffle oil
- 1 baguette, cut into 1-inch slices
- 12 thin slices Parmesan cheese
- 1 ½ cups arugula
Instructions
- Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate.
- Stir mushrooms
- shallots
- garlic
- thyme
- salt
- and pepper together in a bowl. Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat;cook and stir mushroom mixture until golden
- about 8 minutes. Pour red wine into skillet; simmer until liquid evaporates
- stirring slowly
- about 2 minutes. Spread mushroom mixture onto a plate to cool to room temperature
- about 5 minutes.
- Crumble ground chuck into a bowl; pour truffle oil over beef and massage oil gently into beef until evenly distributed. Fold mushroom mixture into beef mixture until combined; form 6 patties approximately the size of baguette slices.
- Grill patties until no longer pink in the center
- about 3 minutes per side. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).
- Toast baguette slices until crisp and golden. Place each patty on a baguette slice
- top with 2 shaved slices of Parmesan cheese
- about 1/4 cup arugula
- and a second baguette slice. Secure each slider with a toothpick.
Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 20 mins
Total Time: 45 mins
Servings: 4