Stretch Burgers
Hamburgers are already a budget meal (and a good one to bank on the kids liking at my house), but these are "stretch" burgers. With a little bread, wine and other add-ins, the meat goes a little further.
At least, that seems to be the reason for the name of these burgers from "The Boston Globe Cookbook." If you're worried about the cost of the wine, try using Crane Lake petite syrah, a surprisingly decent wine (you can drink the rest) for just about $4.99 a bottle.
This was a big hit with the burger-lovers among us: juicy, with good beef flavor.
Here's the recipe:
Stretch Burgers
Serves 4
1 slice white or wheat bread, crumbled
1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
Freshly ground pepper to taste
1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
3 tablespoons dry red wine
3/4 pound ground beef
1 tablespoon butter
Combine bread, garlic salt, pepper, Worcestershire, and wine in a bowl and blend well. Add ground beef and lightly mix with bread and seasonings. Shape into 4 patties. Heat butter in skillet and pan fry patties, about 8 minutes for medium, turning to brown both sides.
--From "The Boston Globe Cookbook"
Per burger (without buns): 191 calories, 15 grams protein, 12 grams fat, 5 grams saturated fat, 3 grams carbohydrate, 0 grams fiber, 60 milligrams cholesterol, 210 milligrams sodium
(Photo by me)
Comments
How are you going to feed the kids with only 190 calories per serving? Seems like you're about 800 calories short.
That doesn't include the bun.
Posted by: Dave | March 6, 2009 8:43 PM