The Best Burger Recipe with San Sakana 2004 Las Madres Syrah

This recipe is courtesy of our good friends Ken & Deb Kranefuss. That's Ken, sorry Deb didn't have a pic of the two of you.

This burger recipe is TOO DIE FOR, hope you can try it soon.

Open up a 2004 Las Madres Syrah at least 30 minutes before serving, if you open up just as you form the patties, all should be timed perfectly. The cherry fruits and black olive notes of the Las Madres Syrah pair heavenly with the blue cheese tang on the burger. Enjoy!

Blue Cheese Burgers by Ken & Deb Kranefuss

This recipe is a variation of a winning recipe on the Great American Hamburger Contest broadcast by the Food Network in 2005.

Makes 4 delicious burgers

Ingredients:

1 lb. ground beef
4 whole wheat buns or your favorite breads
1 egg
Salt and pepper to taste (other spices if you want, too!)
Blue Cheese or Feta cheese, 4 ¼ inch slabs
8 oz. sliced mushrooms
1T oil and 1T butter
1 green, red or yellow bell pepper, cut into rings, serve uncooked
(Bettina's note, the ring serves as an 'inner tube' for the cooked mushrooms to rest on)


1.) Mix beef, egg and spices in bowl. Divide into 4 portions
2.) Divide each portion in half again, roll and form smaller portions into 2 patties
3.) Place one slab of feta cheese between two patties. Pinch edges of patties together to form one burger.
4.) Broil or cook on grill 3-4 min on each side or to taste.
5.) While burgers are cooking, sauté mushrooms in butter and oil 4-5 minutes or until cooked. Set aside.
6.) Arrange cooked burgers on bread, place an uncooked pepper ring on top of burger, spoon cooked mushrooms inside pepper ring.

Add your favorite condiments.
Pour a large glass of Las Madres Syrah.
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Trust me, its great! Enjoy!

If there are any other recipes out there that you've paired with San Sakana wines, please share them with us.

Thanks again Ken & Deb for being our friends for life.

Bettina & Peter