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Cabernet Burgers with Blue Cheese
Burgers are perfect for the grill and are juicy and tasty. Anyone who loves Blue Cheese will adore these burgers!
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 512 kcal
Course:
Main Course , Others
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 750 ml good-tasting bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon
- ¼ cup minced shallots
- 8 oz sliced mushrooms
- 2 TB olive oil
- 4 cloves minced garlic divided in half
- 3 tsp minced fresh rosemary
- 6 TB salted butter room temp, divided
- 2 tsp packed brown sugar
- 2 lbs ground beef 80/20 lean
- 1 tsp table salt
- 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 6 oz blue cheese crumbled (Gorgonzola or Roquefort are great, too)
- 6 whole ciabatta buns, brioche buns, or burger buns split horizontally
- Freshly sliced tomatoes and lettuce leaves
Instructions
- Combine wine and shallots in a heavy medium saucepan, and bring to boil. Reduce to a low-medium boil and keep it going for 20-30 minutes, or until sauce is reduced to 2/3 cup worth. Add fresh rosemary, 1 TB butter, and brown sugar. Cook and whisk until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat to cool a bit.
- Saute mushrooms, olive oil, and 2 tsp garlic until mushrooms are just tender. Drain and set aside.
- In small bowl, combine remaining butter with garlic. Melt the butter in microwave, and spread on split Ciabatta buns. Set aside.
- Mix fresh ground beef, salt, pepper, and half of the wine sauce. Form into six even burger patties. Grill burgers until desired doneness, basting generously with remaining wine sauce continually. Sprinkle tops of patties with blue cheese crumbles and keep warm until cheese melts.
- Grill buns with buttered sides down, until nicely toasted. Alternatively, buns can be toasted in oven's broiler or in toaster oven.
- Arrange burgers, mushrooms, tomatoes, and lettuce on buns. Enjoy!
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1g
Calories
512kcal
(26%)
Carbohydrates
3g
(1%)
Protein
36g
(72%)
Fat
39g
(60%)
Saturated Fat
19g
(95%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
14g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
150mg
(50%)
Sodium
507mg
(21%)
Potassium
568mg
(16%)
Fiber
0.1g
(0%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
568IU
(11%)
Calcium
174mg
(17%)
Iron
4mg
(22%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 512
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1g | |
| Calories | 512kcal | 26% |
| Carbohydrates | 3g | 1% |
| Protein | 36g | 72% |
| Fat | 39g | 60% |
| Saturated Fat | 19g | 95% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 14g | 70% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 150mg | 50% |
| Sodium | 507mg | 21% |
| Potassium | 568mg | 12% |
| Fiber | 0.1g | 0% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 568IU | 11% |
| Calcium | 174mg | 17% |
| Iron | 4mg | 22% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.