Best Burger Showdown Recipes, Farm Show 2010

"Not Your Momma's Burger"

Original Recipe by Valerie Pritchett & Eric Finkenbinder, ABC TV News
Winner, Best Burger Showdown, 2010

Eric Finkenbinders property grown Morel Mushrooms.
Eric Finkinbinders 'farm raised' thick sliced bacon.
Portabello Mushrooms
Sweet onions
Secret Spice Rub
Provolone Cheese
Smokey Mayo
All on a toasted onion roll.

"BEEF"alo Blue
Original Recipe by Amy Mearkle & Timothy Piper, WTAJ TV

One Hot Burger!
Makes 6 Burgers
2 lbs lean ground beef
1/2 cup carrots grated fine
1/2 cup celery grated fine
1/2 cup (or more for taste) blue cheese crumbles

METHOD
Mix together and make 6 patties.
Grill/cook patties until almost done.

Dredge burgers in flour coating mixture.

Flour Coating Mixture

3 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper

Dip dredged burgers in buttermilk sauce.

Buttermilk Sauce

2 cups light buttermilk
1/2 cup Franks Red Hot Sauce

Fry burgers in vegetable oil at 350* until light brown coating forms.
Dip burgers in 1/2 cup of Frank's Red Hot Sauce

Spread for Burgers
1 and 1/c cups blue cheese
1/2 cup sour cream
mix together until well blended

Toast whole wheat buns and place spread on each half.
Top burgers with celery greens and serve.