chicken burger

Ingredients

·         12 gm minced shallot

·         12 gm vegetable oil

·         272 gm minced white mushroom

·         36 ml sparkling juice

·         As needed salt

·         To taste ground black pepper

·         450 g ground chicken

·         45 g bread crumb

·         As needed chopped herbs ( chives, oregano, basil )

·         As needed chopped rosemary

·         4 slices cheddar cheese

·         4 no burger bun

·         As needed tomato ketchup

Procedure

1.      Sauté the minced shallot and add mushrooms, sauté until all the moisture has cooked off. Add sparkling juice and continue sauté until dry.

2.      Season with salt and pepper, remove from heat and chill thoroughly.

3.      Combine the chicken with bread crumb, mushroom mixture, herbs, salt and pepper.

4.      Make a test for forcemeat. Adjust seasoning if necessary.

5.      Form the chicken mixture into patties, about 125 gm each or into 4 patties.

6.      Sauté or griddle the patties until browned on both side.

7.      Transfer to a sheet pan, and top each patty with a slice of cheese. Finish cooking the patties in a medium oven (177 C-191 C )

Sandwich assembly:

For each sandwich, place a patty on a bun, top with tomato and serve