Blue Cab Bacon Burgers With Wined And Brined Mushrooms
Ingredients
- Wined and Brined Mushrooms:
- 2/3 Cup Sutter Home Cabernet Sauvignon
- 1/3 Cup olive oil
- 1/3 Cup red wine vinegar
- 1 1/2 Teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 12 Ounces thinly sliced white mushroom
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil for grill grates
- Patties:
- 2 Pounds. ground chuck
- 1/4 Cup Sutter Home Cabernet Sauvignon
- 2 Teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- 4 Ounces crumbled blue cheese
- 1 teaspoon seasoned salt
- Sweet Relish Spread:
- 1/2 Cup mayonnaise
- 2 Teaspoons ketchup
- 2 Teaspoons sweet pickle relish
- 1 teaspoon spicy brown mustard
- 2 Teaspoons red wine vinegar
- Other:
- 6 slices white American cheese
- 6 white hamburger buns, split
- 6 leaves curly red lettuce, slightly large than buns
- 9 slices hickory smoked bacon, halved and cooked crisp
- 6 large thin tomato slices
Instructions
- For Wined and Brined Mushrooms, in a 2-quart pot, bring Cabernet Sauvignon, olive oil, vinegar, salt, sugar, garlic, and pepper to a boil over medium high heat.
- Add mushrooms.
- Return to a boil then reduce heat to low. Simmer for 5 minutes, stirring often.
- Remove from heat and transfer to a bowl.
- Chill for 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, heat a gas or charcoal grill to medium high heat.
- Oil grill grates. For patties, place ground chuck, Cabernet Sauvignon, Worcestershire sauce, blue cheese, and seasoned salt in a large bowl. Combine with clean hands just until evenly mixed.
- Shape in six patties slightly larger than buns.
- Grill for about 4 minutes per side for medium or to desired doneness.
- Stir all Sweet Relish Spread ingredients together in a small bowl.
- Set aside. During last minute of grilling time, place a slice of cheese on each patty.
- Place buns, split side down, on edge to grill to toast lightly. Drain mushrooms.
- To assemble, spread toasted sides of buns with Sweet Relish Spread.
- Add a lettuce leaf then a cheese-topped patty to each bun bottom.
- Add about 1/4 Cup of mushrooms then three half-slices of bacon onto cheese on each patty. Add a tomato slice then a bun top to each. Serves 6.