Portobello Burgers

  
Portobello Burgers

For dinner tonight i decided to be a little creative, well for my dinner anyway. My partner had a wholemeal bread roll with his burger, but i had 2 large portobello mushrooms sitting in the fridge, they looked big enough to be burger buns, so why not give it a go! and it actually was the best thing ever! Definitely going to be making this one again! :)

What you'll need:
For the beef burgers... (makes about 7-8 burgers depending on the size ypu make them)
500gms lean beef mince
1 onion diced
2 cloves of crushed garlic
1 large red chili
1 egg white
bunch of basil and parsley finely chopped
spices: Cumin, coriander, smoked paprika, pepper, chili powder (i like it spicy!)
Coconut oil
2 large portotbello mushrooms (2 mushrooms serves one person, so you will need more if its for more people)
grated carrot
baby spinach
capsicum - any veggies you like to add to your burgers :)




What to do:
In a food processor, add the onion, garlic and chili and blend to make a wet paste, add mixture to a medium heat non-stick pan and cook for 2-3 minutes, then add the spices and cook for a further 3 mins. In a large bowl add the mince and the onion, chili, garlic paste, egg white, fresh herbs and pepper and mix with a spoon until its all combined.

In a large non stick pan heat up some coconut oil, while its heating scoop out the desired sized mince mixture and place in the pan, i could fit 5 in at a time, but depends of the size of ur pan. Allow to cook for 5 mins on one side or until its golden and looks cooked, then flip over and cook on the other side.

While the burgers are cooking, lightly spray or drizzle the mushrooms with a bit of coconut oil and place under the grill until they have softened. (it took about as long to soften as the burgers took to cook)

In the meantime you can grate your carrot and prepare the fillings for your burger.
Once the burgers and mushrooms are cooked stack the ingredients on the mushrooms just like you would for a normal bread based burger and its all ready to serve!

I added a small teaspoon of Macro seeded mustard to one of the mushrooms, was delish!

 

Very filling and delicious!