Chef Rod’s Chorizo Burger

Chef Rod’s Chorizo Burger
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5 burgers Recipe courtesy Chef Rodrigo Albarran-Torres, Mission Restaurant
Ingredients
  • 1 1/4 pounds ground beef
  • 3/4 pounds Mexican chorizo
  • 1/2 onion chopped
  • 1/4 tablespoon black pepper
  • 1/4 tablespoon kosher salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon cumin
  • 2 cloves of garlic whole and peeled
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 5 slices bacon cooked
  • 5 slices pepper jack cheese
  • Tomato slices to garnish
  • Red onion slices to garnish
  • Green leaf lettuce to garnish
  • hamburger buns
  • Chipotle Mayo:
  • 1 chipotle pepper from chipotle chiles in adobo sauce
  • 1 cup of heavy mayonnaise
To Prepare
  • Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • In a large mixing bowl, combine the ground beef and the chorizo.
  • In a blender, add the onions, black pepper, salt, cumin, and garlic and mix at medium speed adding water. Pour the blender mixture into the beef mixture, mix well, and form into burger patties by hand.
  • To make the chipotle mayo: Using a blender, mix the mayonnaise and chipotle pepper on low speed.
  • Cook burger on a skillet, grill pan, or grill to desired temperature. Butter the buns and heat in the oven for 5 minutes.
  • Spread chipotle mayo on both halves of the buns.
  • To assemble burger, start with the base of the bun and layer on the lettuce, a slice of tomato, sliced onions, the cooked burger patty, pepper jack cheese, cooked bacon, and the top of half of the bun.
Ingredients
  • 1 1/4 pounds ground beef
  • 3/4 pounds Mexican chorizo
  • 1/2 onion chopped
  • 1/4 tablespoon black pepper
  • 1/4 tablespoon kosher salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon cumin
  • 2 cloves of garlic whole and peeled
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 5 slices bacon cooked
  • 5 slices pepper jack cheese
  • Tomato slices to garnish
  • Red onion slices to garnish
  • Green leaf lettuce to garnish
  • hamburger buns
  • Chipotle Mayo:
  • 1 chipotle pepper from chipotle chiles in adobo sauce
  • 1 cup of heavy mayonnaise
To Prepare
  • Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • In a large mixing bowl, combine the ground beef and the chorizo.
  • In a blender, add the onions, black pepper, salt, cumin, and garlic and mix at medium speed adding water. Pour the blender mixture into the beef mixture, mix well, and form into burger patties by hand.
  • To make the chipotle mayo: Using a blender, mix the mayonnaise and chipotle pepper on low speed.
  • Cook burger on a skillet, grill pan, or grill to desired temperature. Butter the buns and heat in the oven for 5 minutes.
  • Spread chipotle mayo on both halves of the buns.
  • To assemble burger, start with the base of the bun and layer on the lettuce, a slice of tomato, sliced onions, the cooked burger patty, pepper jack cheese, cooked bacon, and the top of half of the bun.

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  3. I cannot wait to make this for my husband. He was watching your show with me and was so impressed – we were recently in DC visiting our daughter we went to Mission Restaurant- it was wonderful!! Looking forward to your next season!

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  5. the chorizo burger looks good. I make a burger with half beef half pork. I then add cooked thick cut maple bacon to it cooled and add chili powder to it and cook them.

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