For this month’s HH People, I was given the task to share a dish/recipe of mine. I’d actually taken care of this last weekend at a get-together at a friend’s house; I had the food all laid out, my phone out to take the photos but I had everything served up and eaten before I remembered to actually take photos!
Well, I decided to take care of this over the holiday weekend when on Wednesday evening on my way home from a friend’s birthday celebration, I was run over by a way-ward valet.
Nevertheless, ladies and gentlemen of Heirs Holdings, I found a photographer and hobbled my way around the kitchen to bring you a (new) Lola specialty, the mushroom burger.
What you need:
- Ground beef (half a kilo)
- Spicy mayonnaise (I used Heinz)
- Half a large-size red onion
- Half a can of sliced mushrooms with the stems
- Salt
- A teaspoon of sugar
- A1 seasoning
- Italian seasoning
- Gouda Cheese
- Old Bay Seasoning
- Lettuce OR burger buns
Step 1
Slice the onions thinly and pop them into a frying pan with some olive oil until they start to wilt. Add a pinch of salt and the teaspoon of sugar and let simmer a little bit more. Add the mushrooms in at this point and let them wilt and brown up. Set them aside once fully sautéed.
Step 2
Put the ground beef in a bowl. Add the salt, Italian seasoning, spicy mayonnaise, A1 Sauce and old bay seasoning. I used about half a spoon full of each (not heaped). Knead the mix in the bowl until completely blended. Form the burgers with your hands. This mix should make you about 4/5 burgers in total
Step 3
Place the patties in a clean pan over the fire. Watch closely and flip over when the bottom is well browned. I like my burgers medium well so you will know they are done when there’s little to no more pink in the middle
Step 4
I toasted my buns in a frying pan; just slice and place face down in a clean pan. I immediately place the sliced cheese on the toasted bun so it melted into the bread.
Step 5
Serve the burgers on top of the melted cheese. Add the sautéed mushrooms and onions on top of the burger.
Step 6
Eat 😀
P.S. You can add other garnishes to this i.e. lettuce, ketchup, additional mayo or A1 sauce.
A healthier alternative is to lose the bun entirely and wrap it in lettuce.
Either way, its best eaten hot.
Enjoy!
