We had a really good burger last night, it was from Costco and it is the organic in a 3 pound pack for $12. I have passed it up for a long time thinking it was too expensive but it is $4 per pound or $2 a person. That sounded better to me. The mix is 85/15. We thought it was maybe the best flavored hamburger, or I was really hungry. I followed a pepper steak recipe;
You can adapt this to your taste.
5 tbsp cracked black pepper
5 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp kosher salt,
I used the courser salt
1# burger/steak
Add cheese of choice.
Heat peppercorns and oil in pan over low heat. Cook at simmer, swirling pan till pepper is fragrant, 5-7 minutes. remove from heat and cool, I poured it in a Pyrex cup and put it in the refrigerator to cool quickly. When mixture is room temperature, add salt and stir to combine. Rub hamburgers/steaks with the mixture, coat top and bottom. Press gently with plastic or wax paper to make sure the mixture adheres; let stand for 1 hour, I went ahead and pan fried them in the remaining olive oil left from the peppercorn mixture. A trick we discovered is to cover with a lid while cooking keeps the moistness in. Cook to desired doneness. OK, a little high in fat, but cooking in olive oil was delicious!
I ate the whole burger.
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I've been buying Costco's organic ground beef for some time now. I think it's excellent. I use it in spaghetti, tacos, and of course burgers. Yum!
ReplyDeleteMaureen, keep up the great work, I really enjoy reading your blog.