Since I was sick last week, I obviously didn’t try a new recipe. I was barely eating dinner, and it is not at all inspiring to cook a new recipe when you have no appetite.
But I’m pleased to report that I am hungry again. Whee!
So, this week I tried the recipe I’d planned to try last week: a bacon burger from a recent issue of Cook’s Country.
(actually, the bacon burger is on the cover of the magazine at that Amazon link right now!)
Instead of just slapping a few slices of bacon on top of the burger, this recipe calls for running bacon through a food processor, browning it, and then mixing it in with the ground beef.
This way you get a pleasant bacon flavor in every bite of the burger.
Plus, you slowly saute onion slices in the bacon fat and pile them on top of the burger. So delicious.
The original recipe called for blue cheese on top of the burger, but no one here likes blue cheese.
I ended up leaving off the cheese altogether, but I can see lots of great possibilities for future bacon burgers, like provolone or cheddar.
Anyway, this one gets a hearty thumbs up from us, and I’ll definitely be making it again.
And when I make it again, I’ll take more pictures so I can share the recipe with you all.
What new recipe did you try this week?
And was it good? Let us know in the comments!
lisa
Friday 30th of June 2017
I tried enchiladas using flour tortillas, ground beef, jalapenos, onions, powdered garlic, powdered onion, mexican cheese and green chile sauce. It came out great. Of course, DS1 said that enchiladas have rice and beans too. I tried.... Maybe next time I'll add rice.
I then wanted to make a mexican casserole but it ended up being a turkey, spanish rice, jalapeno, onion mixture. Good, but my intention was to layer it with cheese and bake it but I ran out of time.
Tomorrow is a turkey rice soup with leftover turkey, chicken broth, frozen mixed veg, long gain rice, parsley, thyme and barley. If it's too watery, I'll add condensed cream of chicken soup. I have no idea how it will turn out.......
I've tried baking italian bread, ciabatta, farmhouse bread and no- knead bread. The farmhouse was overproofed and bubbly but the italian was quite good.
Lily @ The Frugal Gene
Thursday 29th of June 2017
That looks yummers! This week I tried cheap (knock off) Beef Stroganoff...it was gross haha. Much regret on that recipe!
Lindsey
Thursday 29th of June 2017
I made this, except husband doesn't like onions on top of things--only in them. So, I ground them up along with the bacon and fried them together and then incorporated them into the ground beef. A big hit here.
Linda
Wednesday 28th of June 2017
Great idea to incorporate the bacon into the burger. I bet it would be super easy with the pre-cooked crumbled bacon from Costco. Of course then you wouldn't have all that yummy bacon fat to saute the onions in.
Fiona Chain
Wednesday 28th of June 2017
Hi Kristen, yum! Bacon makes everything better I find! This weeks new recipe in our home was a Shepheress pie, that uses puy lentils and sautéed veggies instead of the traditional meat base. It was truly delicious. Have a lovely day. Fi