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    Cajun Burgers

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    By Alisa Fleming on August 21, 2007 Dairy-Free Recipes, Entrees, Sandwiches

    This Cajun Burgers recipe is a guest post and recipe by Denise Hall, from her days with Fit Fare.

    I have fond memories of the hamburgers my father would cook for me when I was a child in Louisiana. At that time hamburger meat was just called ground beef. One size fits all. Some markets had a choice between ground sirloin or ground chuck. No one knew or cared much about the fat content. Fat adds a lot of flavor and that was a good thing. Walk into any supermarket today and you are offered ground turkey breast, ground turkey, lean ground turkey, ground chicken and ground beef that is marked 75/25, 80/20, 85/15, 87/13, 90/10, 93/7, 95/5, and lately 97/3. So many number.

    Those numbers refer to the amount of fat present in the meat. For example, 95/5 contains 5% fat. The ground turkey breast is just that, skinless turkey breast and is super lean. Items marked ground turkey or ground chicken usually have meat and skin ground together and can have as much fat as ground beef. Restaurants often use 70/30 ground beef. No wonder those burgers out taste so great.

    When I cook burgers for my family I try to buy the leanest beef I can find or turkey breast. Since the fat content is low I have had to find ways to keep the meat moist and flavorful. The first item I add to my lean meat is olive or peanut oil. By replacing the saturated fat with monounsaturated fat I create a more heart healthy burger that stays moist. Next I add lots of garlic and peppers. To make the Cajun burgers I also added hot Italian sausage. My supermarket sells pork, chicken and turkey breast versions that are very lean. To complete the Cajun burger, I made a sauce with spicy mustard and mayonnaise. If you have kids, you will appreciate the fact that my 4 year old son (currently going through a growth phase) ate two of these burgers. They were just that good.

    Special Diet Notes: Cajun Burgers

    By ingredients, this recipe is dairy-free / non-dairy, egg-free, optionally gluten-free, nut-free, peanut-free, soy-free.

    Cajun Burgers
     
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    Prep time
    10 mins
    Cook time
    10 mins
    Total time
    20 mins
     
    Cajun Burger Recipe I have fond memories of the hamburgers my father would cook for me when I was a child in Louisiana.
    Author: Denise Hall
    Serves: 4 servings
    Ingredients
    • ¾ lb lean beef (93/7 or leaner) or ground turkey breast
    • ¼ lb hot Italian sausage (lean pork, chicken or turkey), removed from casing
    • 2 tablespoons olive or peanut oil
    • ¼ c red bell pepper, chopped
    • 3 cloves garlic, chopped
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • few dashes Worcestershire sauce (ensure it is gluten-free or meets your allergen needs)
    • whole wheat or gluten-free hamburger buns or English muffins
    • lettuce
    • tomato, sliced
    Sauce
    • 2 tablespoons vegan or regular mayonnaise (I like low-fat Blue Plate brand)
    • 2 tablespoons creole mustard (I like Zatarain’s brand)
    • dash Worcestershire sauce (ensure it is gluten-free or meets your allergen needs)
    Instructions
    1. Preheat grill. Mix beef, sausage, oil, bell pepper, garlic, salt and Worcestershire together in a bowl. Shape into 4 patties. Cook 4-5 minutes on each side or until no longer pink inside.
    2. While burgers are cooking make sauce by mixing mayonnaise, mustard and Worcestershire together in a small bowl. Set aside.
    3. Serve burgers on buns with 1 tablespoon sauce, lettuce and tomatoes.
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