Bison burgers
Today is the first in a two-part Dinner Together series on super-easy, family-friendly meals on the grill.
One sure-fire way to please my daughter is to feed her a hamburger. (You may remember that this interfered with her vegetarian phase.) But, of course, we worry about serving ground beef, with its high saturated fat content, too often.
The answer for us sometimes is ground bison, which you can now find in most grocery stores. (If you want to stay local, Eddie's of Roland Park stocks bison from the Gunpowder Bison & Trading in Monkton.) It's lower in fat and saturated fat than most beef you can find. It is more expensive, but the other good part is that the taste is very close to beef.
And, we discovered, it performs very well on the grill, using this anti-flaring method my husband John came up with...
Bison Burgers
Serves 4
1 pound ground bison meat
4 whole-wheat hamburger buns
Tomato, onion, and/or avocado for garnish
Salt and pepper to taste
Form bison into four patties. (If the patties are mushy, place on a plate and put in the freezer for 20 minutes before grilling.) Heat a grill, heaping charcoal predominantly on one side. Place patties on the grill, over the hot coals, until cooked almost to desired doneness. (If burgers flare, move patties to the cooler side of grill.) Remove burgers to a plate, cover with foil and rest 10 minutes. Garnish as desired and serve on buns.
Per burger (including bun but not garnishes): 342 calories, 23 grams protein, 18 garms fat, 7 grams saturated fat, 22 grams carbohydrate, 3 grams fiber, 71 milligrams cholestero, 273 milligrams sodium. Analysis by registered dietitian Mary Mullen.
(Photo by me)
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Comments
You forgot the cheese and bacon.
Posted by: Bucky | July 1, 2009 8:54 AM
Gunpowder Bison has a booth at the new farmers market at Greenspring Station too. When I was there last weekend I picked up some ground bison and we had bison tacos!
Posted by: Joyce | July 2, 2009 10:10 PM