Sirloin Burgers on Brioche Buns

There are so many burger joints, and some are definitely better than others. However, I have to say, unless you have some special flavored burger, burger is burger... isn't it? To make a really good burger, all you need is a good burger bun, well seasoned & properly cooked meat, and fresh vegetables.

Here are my simple sirloin burger recipe with brioche bun. (Please click here for brioche recipe).

Wine Pairing Idea:
2011 Philippe Alliet Chinon, Loire Valley, France

Chinon is one of the communes in Loire Valley, and is well known for its Cabernet Frank wine. 2011 Philippe Alliet Chinon is bright ruby red in color, and has both the red and black fruit notes such as raspberry, black cherry and plum. The wine has nice herbaceous green notes as well - green bell pepper and green olive. Most of all, the nicely acidic wine goes really well with fatty charcuteries or burgers!

Sirloin Burgers on Brioche Buns
(Yield: 4 servings / Cooking time: 45 minutes)

Ingredients:
+ 1 lb ground sirloin
+ 1/2 tsp low-sodium soy sauce
+ 40g white cheddar cheese, grated
+ one onion
+ 8-10 cremini mushrooms
+ two plum tomatoes, slices
+ baby arugula
+ salt and pepper


Procedures:
1. Slice onion and mushrooms. Then, caramelize onion, and sauté mushrooms with vegetable oil. While cooking, season lightly with salt and pepper.


2. Season ground sirloin with salt and pepper and little bit of soy sauce. To make sure the seasoning is correct, cook a bit of meat to taste. Adjust seasoning if necessary.


3. Make four equal weighted sirloin patties (111-112g per patty). To make sure even cooking, make sure the center of the patty is little thinner than the rest. The patty will shrink while cooking and the center will get thicker.


4. Grill the patties over griddle. When one side is cooked and has good grill mark, flip the burger. Top the burger with grated white cheddar and let the cheese melt. To make sure the patties are cooked properly, you can cover the patties with dome-shape lid and let the meat cooked with steam.


5. Toast the brioche bun lightly, and make your own burger! First, place baby arugula on a slice of bun, followed by sautéed mushroom, beef patty covered with white cheddar, tomato slices, and finally, caramelized onions. And, top the burger bun.



Enjoy~