Video: A tale of two burgers

When it comes to cooking burgers, why innovate?
For Chef Christopher Klocke and the grill staff at Center for Community, it���s not just for the pursuit of flavor, providing variety, or even keeping costs down for students, staff and faculty at CU 勒貊勛圖.
In this kitchen, a key driver behind inventing new recipes is environmental sustainability.泭
Consider the blended mushroom-beef burger. It hit C4C menus in 2017, combining ground Never Ever beef with a 20 percent blend of mushrooms. Reducing the amount of beef in the burger reduces the kitchen���s carbon footprint. Reinvented for a national James Beard Foundation competition called the , it was quite popular among the student body.
Likewise, the cauliflower rice burger (a developing recipe) looks to expand the vegetarian offerings on the grill menu. Cook Guillermina ���Gigi��� Rubio invented this burger at home for her children.
���Anyone on the staff can come up with an idea,��� says Klocke, who challenges his staff to invent new recipes. ���We have everything from traditional Nepali dishes to things like Beef Guisado and even a banana salsa.���
Barbecue and grilling is a tradition in Klocke���s family. Growing up in St. Louis, Missouri, he fondly recalls the family recipes that emerged from his grandfather���s barbecue grill.
Mushroom burger recipe
Ground beef or buffalo
Dried porcini mushrooms
Crimini mushrooms
Kosher salt
Black pepper, table grind
Worcestershire sauce
1 pound
2 翻 ounces
2 翻 ounces
翻 tablespoon
翹 tablespoon
4 tablespoons
Directions
- Hydrate泭and drain dried porcini mushrooms.
- Pulse all mushrooms in food processor until consistency is similar to ground meat.
- In a mixing bowl, combine all ingredients and mix well.
- Form mixture into patties of desired size.
- Sear on griddle or saut矇 pan until desired temperature.
- Serve immediately.
Yields: Five 4-ounce patties
Red cabbage, shredded
Green cabbage, shredded
Carrots, shredded
Sween corn kernels
Cilantro, sliced
Lime juice
Red wine vinegar
Agave syrup
Chili powder
Kosher salt
翻 cup
2 cups
翻 cup
翹 cup
4 tablespoons
翹 cup
2 tablespoons
翹 cup
3 tablespoons
To taste
Directions
- In a mixing bowl, combine all ingredients and mix well.
- Chill until you're ready to plate burgers.
Yields: 3 翹 cups
Mayonnaise
French dressing
翹 cup
1 cup
Directions
- Combine both ingredients together in a bowl and blend well.
- Chill until ready to plate burgers.
Yields: 1 翹 cup
Blended burgers
Caramelized onion rolls or other favorite roll
Sriracha sauce
Fancy Sauce
Slaw
5 patties
5 rolls
5 tablespoons
5 tablespoons
To taste
Directions
- Prepare items as directed.
- Smear Fancy Sauce on bottom bun.
- Add burger.
- Add slaw.
- Smear sriracha on top bun.
- Plate and serve.
Yields: 5 burgers
Tip from the chef: ���I would use any leftover Fancy Sauce to dip my fries in.���泭
Cauliflower burger recipe
Cauliflower pur矇e
Pickled jalape簽o chips
Chives
Cornstarch
Mozzarella cheese, shredded
Butter, melted
Panko (Japanese) breadcrumbs
Kosher salt
Black pepper, table grind
4 cups
1 cup
1 tablespoon
2 tablespoons
職 cup
翻 cup (use as needed)
1 cup
To taste
1 tablespoon
Directions
- Make cauliflower pur矇e by blanching 2 heads of cauliflower (cut into florets) until soft. Pur矇e in a food processor until smooth.
- In a mixing bowl, combine all ingredients and mix well.
- Form patties into shape of a burger; if patties are not firm enough, add more panko.
- Add butter to a griddle or saut矇 pan (set to medium heat).
- Place patties onto cooking surface. Cook 3 minutes on each side.
Yields: 6���7 patties
Portobello mushrooms, small
Balsamic vinaigrette
Kosher salt
6���7 caps per burger
3 cups
To taste
Directions
- Remove stem and ribs from mushrooms.
- In a baking dish, combine mushrooms and vinaigrette.
- Let marinate for 2���4 hours.
- Season and prepare by grilling, searing or baking (at 350 degrees) until tender.
Cauliflower burgers
Hamburger rolls
Marinated portobello mushrooms
Mayonnaise
Green leaf lettuce
Tomato, sliced
Red onion, sliced
6���7 patties
6���7 rolls
6���7 caps per burger
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6���7 leaves
6���12 or泭7���14泭slices
6���7 rings
Directions
- Prepare items as directed.
- Smear mayonnaise on bottom bun.
- Layer lettuce, tomato, onion, mushrooms, cauliflower patty and top bun.
- Take a ride to flavor town!
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