Italian Platter Burger

Name: Italian Platter Burger
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 1 round French bread (1 1/2 lb., about 11 in. wide); 118 milliliters fine dried bread crumbs; 2 Tbsps butter or margarine; 2 larges eggs; 170 grams 1/2 cups shredded fontina cheese; 2 cloves garlic, minced or pressed; 1 kilograms ground lean beef or turkey; 8 servings Sautéed mushrooms; 237 milliliters minced onion; 1 teaspoons dried oregano; 118 milliliters prepared pasta sauce

Italian Platter Burger might be a good recipe to expand your main course recipe box. This recipe serves 8. One serving contains 367 calories, 39g of protein, and 18g of fat. Head to the store and pick up round bread, ground beef, onion, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the bread you could follow this main course with the Coffee Cake Banana Bread as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

Using a long, serrated knife, cut bread in half horizontally.

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Bread

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Spread butter evenly over cut sides.

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Spread

In a large bowl, beat eggs to blend, then add beef, onion, bread crumbs, pasta sauce, garlic, and oregano and mix well. Line a 12- by 15-inch baking sheet with waxed paper. Scrape meat mixture onto paper and pat into a 12-inch-wide round (or 1 in. wider than bread).

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Onion

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Prepare barbecue for direct heat.

If using charcoal briquets, cover firegrate with a single, solid layer of ignited coals; let them burn down to desired heat. Set grill in place and measure heat.

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Grill

If using a gas barbecue, turn all burners to high and close lid for 10 minutes. Adjust burners to desired heat. Set grill in place and measure heat.

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When grill is hot (you can hold your hand at grill level 2 to 3 seconds), lay meat on barbecue: holding both ends of baking sheet, invert patty onto grill. Pull waxed paper off the patty and discard.

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Cook patty until browned on bottom, about 7 minutes. To turn, use 2 rimless baking sheets, one as a pusher to slide patty onto the second sheet. When patty is on the baking sheet, invert first sheet onto it. Hold baking sheets together, turn over, and slide patty, browned side up, back onto grill. Continue to cook until well-done (no longer pink in the center, cut to test), 7 to 9 minutes.

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Sprinkle cheese over burger for the last 3 to 4 minutes of cooking.

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During the last few minutes the meat cooks, if there is space, lay bread, cut side down, on grill to toast. If there is not enough room, toast bread after removing patty. Slide a baking sheet under the meat, then slide meat onto the bottom half of the toasted bread.

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Cut the top half of the bread into 8 wedges. Arrange bread wedges on burger.

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Bread

Cut burger and the bottom of the bread into wedges.

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Bread

Top burger with 2 or more of the following: sauted mushrooms, pasta sauce, or bitter greens.

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Servings:

round French bread (1 1/2 lb., about 11 in. wide)118milliliters

fine dried bread crumbs 2Tbsps

butter or margarine 2larges

eggs 170grams

1/2 cups shredded fontina cheese 2cloves

garlic, minced or pressed 1kilograms

ground lean beef or turkey 8servings

Sautéed mushrooms 237milliliters

minced onion 1teaspoons

dried oregano 118milliliters

prepared pasta sauce

Recommended wine: Chianti, Trebbiano, Verdicchio

Chianti, Trebbiano, and Verdicchio are my top picks for Italian. Italians know food and they know wine. Trebbiano and Verdicchio are Italian white wines that pair well with fish and white meat, while Chianti is a great Italian red for heavier, bolder dishes. The Casan Emma Chianti Classico with a 4.8 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 21 dollars per bottle.