On a recent trip through Boise ID we ate at a restaurant called the Yard House. They're a beer place and have over 100 beers on tap and you can taste all you like and hopefully decide on one. This is a pretty cool spot for sure. For dinner I had the cracked pepper gorgonzola burger and it was killer.
A couple of weeks later I made my own version using organic grass fed beef, cracked pepper crust and lite blue cheese. The cracked pepper crust is so amazing because you taste the pepper, but not the spiciness of the pepper. Match that with the organic beef and blue cheese and this is one of my favorite burgers ever.
A couple of weeks later I made my own version using organic grass fed beef, cracked pepper crust and lite blue cheese. The cracked pepper crust is so amazing because you taste the pepper, but not the spiciness of the pepper. Match that with the organic beef and blue cheese and this is one of my favorite burgers ever.
Ingredients:
1 pound 93/7 grass fed organic beef. 1/3 pound for each patty
Treasure cave lite blue cheese
2 tablespoons cracked pepper
green leaf lettuce
Best Foods lite mayonnaise
Brioche bun
Preparation:
Take your hamburger and form into patties. Make the patties about 6" wide by 1/2" thick. This would be a good 2" wider than the bun. The reason is that as the patty cooks it will shrink up quite a bit.
Next prepare the cracked pepper. Lay out a couple of tablespoons of black peppercorns on a sturdy cutting board. Use a large 10" sauté pan to crack the pepper. To do this you want to have the pan at a slight angle and crack the pepper near the edge of the pan rocking the pan back and forth. You'll know you're doing in right because you'll hear the peppercorns cracking. Once all the peppercorns are cracked, take a hamburger patty and press on a layer of cracked peppercorns on each side.
Take a 12" sauté pan and heat to medium high and add the hamburger patties. Cook on each side for 3 minutes and then check for doneness. You can check by using an instant read thermometer. You want the temperature of the hamburger to be 125 degrees for perfect medium rare. When the hamburgers are almost done add 2 tablespoon blue cheese to each patty. When the patties are done, remove from the sauté pan and set on a plate for 5 minutes. This will allow the hamburger settle so the juices don't shoot out all over the place when you take your first bite and will also allow the blue cheese to melt.
To assemble the burger, take the buns and place in a 350 degree over for 2 minutes. You want the buns warmed through, but not crispy and dry. Slice the bun in half and spread on some mayo on the bottom piece. Next add some green leaf lettuce and then the hamburger patty. Take the top piece of bun and spread on some mayo and your done. Serve with a simple salad for an amazing meal.
Next prepare the cracked pepper. Lay out a couple of tablespoons of black peppercorns on a sturdy cutting board. Use a large 10" sauté pan to crack the pepper. To do this you want to have the pan at a slight angle and crack the pepper near the edge of the pan rocking the pan back and forth. You'll know you're doing in right because you'll hear the peppercorns cracking. Once all the peppercorns are cracked, take a hamburger patty and press on a layer of cracked peppercorns on each side.
Take a 12" sauté pan and heat to medium high and add the hamburger patties. Cook on each side for 3 minutes and then check for doneness. You can check by using an instant read thermometer. You want the temperature of the hamburger to be 125 degrees for perfect medium rare. When the hamburgers are almost done add 2 tablespoon blue cheese to each patty. When the patties are done, remove from the sauté pan and set on a plate for 5 minutes. This will allow the hamburger settle so the juices don't shoot out all over the place when you take your first bite and will also allow the blue cheese to melt.
To assemble the burger, take the buns and place in a 350 degree over for 2 minutes. You want the buns warmed through, but not crispy and dry. Slice the bun in half and spread on some mayo on the bottom piece. Next add some green leaf lettuce and then the hamburger patty. Take the top piece of bun and spread on some mayo and your done. Serve with a simple salad for an amazing meal.
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