Boeuf Bourguignon Burgers

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 lbs ground chuck
• 1/2 cup red burgundy
• 2 tablespoons fresh thyme, finely chopped
• 1 shallot, finely chopped
• kosher salt
• pepper
• extra virgin olive oil, for drizzling
• 4 brioche rolls, split and toasted
• 1/4 lb mousse-style pate, 1/2-inch slice, cut in 4 equal portions
• 4 leaves red-leaf lettuce
• grainy mustard or dijon mustard
• 4 cornichon pickles or 4 baby gherkins, thinly sliced lengthwise

Recipe

• 1 heat a griddle or large cast-iron skillet over med-high heat.
• 2 in a large bowl, combine the beef, , thyme, and shallot; season with salt and pepper and mix thoroughly.
• 3 score the mixture into 4 equal portions and form them into large patties slightly thinner at the center than at the edges for even cooking and to ensure a flat surface.
• 4 drizzle the patties with oil.
• 5 cook the burgers 10 minutes, flipping once, for medium.
• 6 place the burgers on the roll bottoms; top with pate and lettuce.
• 7 spread mustard on the roll tops and scatter the sliced cornichons over the mustard.
• 8 set the roll tops in place.