Comments on: B4 Burger

By: Yoko

Yoko — Fri, 01 May 2009 15:51:42 +0000

Thanks, Tara! I look forward to trying other recipes in Almost Meatless!

By: Tara Mataraza Desmond

Tara Mataraza Desmond — Fri, 01 May 2009 14:02:15 +0000

Yoko, I LOVE your tweaks. That’s the joy of cooking right there- when you can make something your own! For any other anti-beef folks, you can easily sub ground turkey, chicken, lamb, pork, even bison for the ground beef. Or, like Yoko and Joy point out, bag the meat and bulk up on ’shrooms, beans and bulgur. Thanks for posting, Yoko!

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By: Yoko

Yoko — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:07:31 +0000

Ace- I didn’t have any cheese on hand (other than parmesan), and I wanted to be able to taste the burger on its own without the cheese first.

By: Ace

Ace — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 03:28:07 +0000

That looks powerful good.
No cheese???

By: Yoko

Yoko — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 20:01:07 +0000

Kalina– I just have to get my own copy of Food Matters!

By: Kalina Wilson

Kalina Wilson — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:20:53 +0000

This reminds me of the meat and grain loaf in Mark Bittman’s _Food Matters_ – demonstrating the idea of using meat more for flavoring than for sustenance. We made the loaf using ground chicken, and it tasted very satisfying and “meaty” using just a fraction of the amount of meat that would normally go into such a dish.

Thanks – I look forward to trying this out!

By: Yoko

Yoko — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:56:39 +0000

Taylor- I love beer, so I’m 1 for 2 there. I’d be interested in playing with the proportions of black beans to bulgur wheat to mushrooms and seeing what comes of that.
Joy- thanks for commenting! I’ll see if I can try the chili next. My husband’s really picky about chili (having lived in New Mexico), so I may have to call it something else so that he’ll eat it.
Jess- I’d be interested in your take on it as a burger aficionado! And that bun’s just a Whole Foods whole wheat bun, toasted in the pan. Tasted good to me!

By: jess

jess — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:51:09 +0000

I’d eat this! The bun you used looks pretty incredible.

By: Joy Manning

Joy Manning — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:32:48 +0000

Hey, Yoko–thanks so much for picking up the book and blogging about the recipe! Truth be told: I sort of hate ground beef. I like this particular burger with lamb instead, and I often use mushrooms that have been pulsed to a ground-meatish texture in a food processor in lieu of meat. Your take sounds like a really tasty one. I think you should try the chili next (p. 85) and omit the beef altogether. I’ve many it dozens of times both ways and prefer it beef free, though my husband does miss the meat when I make it veggie! Thanks again!