(The mac salad was a disaster... once I perfect that i will post :) It was an attempt at "Verna's Mac Salad" - This little walk up restuarant in Hilo, Hawaii called Verna's had the best mac salad ever! Jake asked the owner for her recipe for me, and she gave us the ingredients. Tonight was my first attempt and I just wasn't impressed... Will definitely keep trying though!)
Fancy Burgers
Ingriedents:
1 lb hamburger
Balsamic Drizzle (can be purchased, Rachael Ray brand, or simmer brown sugar and balsmic vinegar for about 1/2 hour on the stove, med-low heat until thickened)
Fresh Basil
Garlic Cheese Sauce (3 tbls butter, 3-4 garlic cloves, 2 tbls flour, 1 cup milk, 1/4 cup parmigan regiano)
Tomatoe, sliced
Onion, sliced
Hamburger Buns
Cook your hamburgers as usual - we put a little montreal seasoning and grill on the BBQ, but make them however you normally would.
Cheese Sauce: Melt butter and sautee minced garlic for a couple minutes. Stir in flour until butter is a wet sand consistancy. Add cold milk and bring to a simmer, reduce heat so as not to boil too hard. Simmer for about 5 minutes until sauce begins to thicken. Add cheese and melt in, season with salt and pepper (in my opinion the more pepper in this, the better). Some variations, you could use asiago, romano or parmesan cheeses, or a combination of all (which happens to be what I did tonight).
To Assemble: Feel free to use your normal favorite condiments on your bun. We used Mayo and Honey Mustard tonight. Place burger on the bottom bun, cover with thickened cheese sauce. Place a few basil leaves on top and drizzle with Balsamic Drizzle (Evidently in this remote town, they don't get fresh basil delivered regularly, so we subsituted a chopped basil in olive oil Jake found in a jar at the store... wasn't as good as the fresh basil, so I wouldn't recommend it, but it definitly added the basil flavor!) Top with your tomatoe, onion, and top of bun and voila! your fancy burger is ready to devour!
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