[Editor's note: This should've been published yesterday. Sorry about that.]
So I was a participant of one of those famous Poultney Cook Offs, the Burger Off. Below is the recipe I entered, a Fajita Burger. It didn’t win, but people liked it! — NOW GET COOKING!
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 pound ground beef
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 small red onion, chopped
- 1 small bell pepper, chopped
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 4 flour tortillas
- 1 cup salsa
- Guacamole
Directions
Prepare a hot fire in a grill.
While that’s warming, heat oil in a large skillet. Add onion and red pepper and cook over medium heat, stirring often, until vegetables are lightly browned (about 4 minutes). Add garlic and cook for an additional minute. Remove from heat and let cool slightly.
In medium bowl, combine cooked vegetables, ground beef, lime juice, chili powder and salt. Using wet hands, form into 4 oval patties about 2 inches wide and 4 1/2 inches long.
Place patties in center of oiled grill, cook, turning once, until browned (about 4 minutes). Transfer burgers to outside edge of grill and continue grilling, turning once, until burgers are cooked through and meat springs back when pressed lightly with a finger (8 to 10 minutes).
Meanwhile, wrap tortillas in aluminum foil and place on sides of grill to heat through. Now place warm tortillas and bowls of salsa and guacamole on table. Let each guest place a burger on a tortilla, top with salsa and guacamole, roll up and enjoy.
