{"id":398,"date":"2011-09-12T21:42:52","date_gmt":"2011-09-13T01:42:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eatcooklive.com\/?p=398"},"modified":"2011-09-13T07:47:26","modified_gmt":"2011-09-13T11:47:26","slug":"football-and-the-grill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eatcooklive.com\/?p=398","title":{"rendered":"Football and the Grilling of Curry Burgers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yes, yes, as Loren so eloquently pointed out in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eatcooklive.com\/?p=394\">his last post<\/a>: it&#8217;s football season once gain. \u00c2\u00a0Like Loren, I slowly developed a serious interest in the Vikings and was lured in to the game all together by my first fantasy team last year. \u00c2\u00a0This year, without homework to fill my Saturdays, I&#8217;m hoping to develop a casual following of college ball. \u00c2\u00a0It&#8217;s not the NFL and, having gone to<a href=\"http:\/\/espn.go.com\/page2\/s\/list\/colfootball\/teams\/worst.html\"> Macalester College<\/a>, I never experienced seriously\u00c2\u00a0cheering for my alma mater&#8217;s\u00c2\u00a0team&#8211;but I&#8217;m always up for a chance to watch a good game with a good beer and some great food.<\/p>\n<p>For this weekend&#8217;s NFL opener it was time to fire up the grill for some burgers. \u00c2\u00a0Lately Nick has been mixing some BBQ sauce (among other\u00c2\u00a0undisclosed\u00c2\u00a0ingredients) into the burger meat before forming the patties. \u00c2\u00a0The result is a flavorful moist burger with little caramelization. \u00c2\u00a0But there is a problem: \u00c2\u00a0the patty become too moist and falls apart easily during grilling.<\/p>\n<p>My thought on Sunday was to use a little honey, some onion, and some dry spices to get a similar flavor without the\u00c2\u00a0structural\u00c2\u00a0problems. \u00c2\u00a0But when I went to the spices I got distracted and decided to try something crazy and went the curry route. \u00c2\u00a0That&#8217;s right, curry hamburgers. \u00c2\u00a0The result was a mean tasting burger. \u00c2\u00a0I just kind of threw stuff together, but here is an approximation of a\u00c2\u00a0recipe:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 lbs ground beef<\/li>\n<li>3 table spoons of honey<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 a small onion finely chopped\/diced on the large side<\/li>\n<li>1-2 table spoons of red pepper flakes<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 cup of curry powder<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>Put that all in medium sized bowl, mix well, and form larger sized patties. \u00c2\u00a0(I actually decided to make this batch<a href=\"http:\/\/www.eatcooklive.com\/?p=153\"> cheese filled<\/a>, but just cheese on top would work great.) \u00c2\u00a0Cook the burgers to taste over low-medium heat on the grill. \u00c2\u00a0Don&#8217;t use higher heat. \u00c2\u00a0The honey will give a nice crispy outside on low-medium and anything more risks\u00c2\u00a0unpleasant over charring.<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>The flavor is sweet curry, but with a smoky burger flavor and nice crisp texture on the outside. \u00c2\u00a0For condiments I kept it simple and just went with a stone ground mustard and a little mayo. \u00c2\u00a0I think that, given the flavor burger, there is a lot of room to play with some fun sauces. \u00c2\u00a0I&#8217;m thinking of something like a yogurt cucumber sauce or some other riff on a Mediterranean theme.<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>But grilling was just lunch. \u00c2\u00a0For the night game there was pork\u00c2\u00a0shoulder slow cooked through the day of football from 11am until 7pm. \u00c2\u00a0Pork shoulder is cheap at $1.29 a pound so I see more experimentation with this protein on many a Sunday this football season.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yes, yes, as Loren so eloquently pointed out in his last post: it&#8217;s football season once gain. \u00c2\u00a0Like Loren, 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