Kicking burgers up to a whole new level !!! Taco Style!!

Who isn't a burger fan?    Really?   There is nothing like a big gorpy burger , barbecued to perfection, with all the fixin's piled high, on a toasted sesame bun.    You can hardly get your mouth around it, and  as you bite in, your face is splattered with hamburger heaven.    If it ain't messy, it ain't a burger.

The mom and pop burger joints have all but vanished, and we are left with some pretty poor substitutes....mainly due to the squeeze of the famous chained fast food joints.     Hey, I admit.....I do enjoy the occasional quarter pounder with cheese...(must be something in the freeze dried onions or the soggy pickle parts).     I can tell you....it ain't no Jessie's Burgers (People of Streetsville and Meadowvale hold their heads in sorrow, those of you who remember the best burger joint in Mississauga North)

It is very hard to venture away from the traditional burger, but this favorite of mine, kicks ass and will leave you wanting more.     I've given the recipe out to friends, and they come back with uber positive feedback.   Even their kids go nuts for them.    If you like taco's, you'll love these burgers!!!

Foley's Taco Burgers   

What you need:
for the burgers.....

1lb ground beef
cheese...cheddar or marble cut into pieces about half the size but same thickness of a saltine cracker.
OR
pre-packaged shredded nacho / Tex-Mex cheese
hamburger buns
1 packet of taco seasoning

the fixins......
anything you usually put on your taco!!
sour creme
salsa
onions
tomato
black olives
taco sauce
Franks Red Hot (if you like heat)
shredded iceberg lettuce

1. put ground beef into a bowl, and mix in the packet of taco seasoning.   Yes, your hands will get messy......it will be worth it!!   Work in the seasoning.

2. take your mixed up ground beef, and roll out balls ....about the size of tennis balls.    You should get about 4-5 per lb of ground beef.

3. poke your thumb into the meat ball, and leave a cavity.....fill that cavity with your cheese, and pinch that cavity shut.    Proceed to flatten that ball of meat to make a patty.     The cheese should not be visible, as it needs to stay inside the patty, eventually turning into molten cheesy goodness.

4. put patties on BBQ grill and cook medium/high heat for about 5 minutes / side.    Internal temp for ground beef is 160 degrees F.

(note: the taco seasoning in the patty, will thicken the meat when grilled.    If the patty is starting to resemble a cooked ball of meat, resist the urge to squish the patty down....this may eject all the hot molten cheese in the middle.)

5. remove from the grill when done, and let the burgers rest a few minutes.    This will let the molten lava like cheese in the middle cool down enough to eat it.

6. Serve burger on a toasted sesame bun , with all you favorite taco toppings!!


Resist the urge to put ketchup, mustard relish on a taco burger....it is a sin......i know it will be hard, but trust me.    This is a Taco Burger.....You will understand after your first bite.

Enjoy!!!!

Please let me know if you give it a try, and what you think!!

hmmm.....blogging?..grilled blue cheese and turkey sandwich!

Well, i always have alot on my mind, and sometimes need to share it....so , i'll try a blog. Will probably contain something about food, since it is my secret passion. Gordon Ramsay is my hero....i'll admit...and would love to meet him one day. Even if he tells me to fuck off....i'll be happy. My television is always on the food network, and I love creating food stuff, despite the mess I make in the kitchen.

I will probably throw up my fav recipes, and food experiences......wait, throw up....doesn't sound right...i will post my fav recipes and food experiences.

speaking of recipes......

Today I made lunch for my girls, which was the ol' favorite grilled cheese sandwich with ketchup for dipping. Of course, there were only 2 pieces of cheese (processed), and i was developing a craving for one myself, once i put the sandwich in the frying pan.

Well, time to get creative....

I'm a blue cheese lover, but can't sit and eat a whole block of the stuff.....so there's usually a little chunk sitting in the fridge, lonely and waiting to be eaten!! AH HA!!!

So I went to work and created...a Grilled Creamy Danish Blue Cheese sandwich with oven roasted turkey and fresh Basil.

Made just like a traditional grilled cheese.....

all you'll need...

butter

2 slices of bread (white is fine in a pinch, try 9 grain of flax!)

oven roasted turkey breast deli meat

fresh basil

Blue Cheese (I used Rosenberg Danish Blue)

Deli Mustard for dipping



Butter 2 slices of bread, and put one slice butter side down in a hot pan

layer 3-4 slices of oven roasted turkey breast deli meat

crumble blue cheese, on top of the turkey meat

trim fresh basil leaves into ribbons, and sprinkle over top of meat and cheese

Put last piece of bread butter side up, on top of layered heaven.

flip your sandwich after 2-3 minutes, or the bread has turned a nice golden brown

continue to cook another 2-3 minutes untill done and golden brown on the other side

Don't burn it, or Satan will whip you with the guts of the undead!!!!



Now, since this is fancy shmancy, You are not allowed to just dip this sucker in ketchup...that is wrong on every level, and will ruin it.

Cut the sandwich in triangles, and dip it in deli mustard!!!! The sharpness of the blue cheese and the tang of the deli mustard come together in your mouth and make you cry while you eat it...tears of joy.

that's it....heavenly fancy grilled blue cheese and turkey !!!!!


Enjoy!!!!