Happy Super Bowl Friday!
The mostly warm weather this winter has given us more grilling opportunities than normal. Here is Ken with a recipe you can try this weekend if you’re able to grill and looking for something sinful.
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The Josie Girl is all about healthy recipes. This is not healthy. It’s also not really a “recipe” (there was lots of winging it, improvising, and playing things by ear – my wife and I are quite different). But it was good.. enjoy!
![The ingredients](https://josiegirlblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Screen-Shot-2016-01-17-at-1.29.51-PM.png)
The ingredients
* 1 1/4 lbs meat (enough for 1 adult and 2 kid burgers)- whatever fat content you want. I don’t judge.
* Gruyere or Swiss cheese to top
* Packet of Lipton Onion Soup mix (our secret addition to any burger- great flavor)
* Portobello mushrooms (I just made one since the other two burgers were for the kids)
* One jalapeno pepper (only in daddy’s burger also)
* Worcestershire Sauce
* Bread crumbs
* Egg
Part 1: Making the burger
![Meat](https://josiegirlblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Screen-Shot-2016-01-17-at-1.30.00-PM.png)
Meat
Add the meat, onion soup mix, and a healthy amount of Worcestershire sauce in a bowl. If making all adult burgers, you can dice and add the jalapeno pepper in at this stage too.
![Burgers](https://josiegirlblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Screen-Shot-2016-01-17-at-1.32.06-PM.png)
Three burgers. One with jalapeno peppers. For other parents whose kids hate a) “green things”, b) “spicy”, you can trust that I didn’t lose track of the pepper burger.
Part 2: Prepping the Portobello mushroom
Make three stations.
1) The mushroom
2) A bowl with the egg, beaten
3) A plate with bread crumbs
![Mushroom Stations](https://josiegirlblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Screen-Shot-2016-01-17-at-1.31.53-PM.png)
Stations
Soak the mushroom in the beaten egg. It takes a while, and you have to work it a little to make sure the mushroom is appropriately covered. Then roll the mushroom in the bread crumbs. Once again, you’ll have to work it a bit to get the mushroom fully covered. Some manual sprinkling/rubbing on the bottom side of the mushroom helps.
Part 3: The grilling:
![Tools](https://josiegirlblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Screen-Shot-2016-01-17-at-1.31.24-PM.png)
My weapons
On high heat, melt some butter in a pan directly on the grill.
![Butter](https://josiegirlblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Screen-Shot-2016-01-17-at-1.44.30-PM.png)
If a real chef, or a real griller (or a real chef griller) read this post, they would probably be up in arms about putting a pan on a grill. But it works for me
Cook the mushroom bottom down on medium-high heat, probably about 8-10 minutes. The goal is to get the breaded outside nice and brown without burning it. Then flip (after melting some more butter) and do the same to the other side.
![Portobello mushroom](https://josiegirlblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Screen-Shot-2016-01-17-at-1.31.15-PM.png)
Final grilled portobello mushroom. I was happy with this.
Grill the burger (time it so both are finished at the same time). I assume anyone interested in this post has some idea how to grill a burger.
![Burger and Mushroom, about to be joined in holy matrimony](https://josiegirlblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Screen-Shot-2016-01-17-at-2.24.25-PM.png)
Burger and Mushroom, about to be joined in holy matrimony
Part 4: The plating
After melting gruyere on the burger, place the cheeseburger on the toasted bottom bun
![Melted cheese](https://josiegirlblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Screen-Shot-2016-01-17-at-1.30.58-PM.png)
C minus for me on the cheese application
![Screen Shot 2016-01-17 at 1.30.50 PM](https://josiegirlblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Screen-Shot-2016-01-17-at-1.30.50-PM.png)
Add lettuce. That makes it “healthy”. Obviously.
![Mushroom top](https://josiegirlblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Screen-Shot-2016-01-17-at-1.30.42-PM.png)
Add mushroom. Wow.
![The final product](https://josiegirlblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Screen-Shot-2016-01-17-at-1.30.24-PM.png)
Voila
![Final burger](https://josiegirlblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Screen-Shot-2016-01-17-at-1.30.16-PM.png)
Inside view.
Yes, I ate this. All of it. And yes, I would be about 20 pounds heavier if it weren’t for The Josie Girl’s attention to our diet and workout routines. Have a good weekend!
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Thanks to The Josie Guy:
Here are some other grilling/cooking posts of his from the past. Enjoy The Super Bowl!
Wow- I have never had a burger with portobello mushroom but now I need to ☝? What did the Josie Girl eat?!
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Wow, Ken! This looks so good! Great Super Bowl recipe. I’m sure the Josie Girl’s salad was phenomenal, as well.
#GoPanthers!
No way I’ll be winter grilling in the snow today ha! I’m going to have to try this recipe sometime though. Ken and the Josie Girl should make a video cooking posts like “Tasty”. I’m sure you’d have a lot of people interested because this burger looks delicious!