Evolution and Grilled Burgers
I love a good burger so I thought I would challenge myself to create a burger that would pair well with Evolution. Crazy I know…. I have been reading a lot of burger recipes that had some interesting twists to them so I thought, "What the heck, let’s give it a go." Being a huge fan of Pan-Asian cuisine, considering that I worked in an Asian restaurant for seven years pairing wine with their dishes, I thought this was the place to start.
I took the idea of a Shu Mai and worked that direction for my burger. Shu Mai is a steamed pork dumpling which you will find in many Dim Sum menus. So I took ground pork and ground turkey and mixed them together with Chinese Five Spice, dice onion, chopped cilantro, Hoison sauce and good old salt & pepper. I mixed everything together and formed my patties and fired up my charcoal Weber grill. My whole theme was an Asian based menu, so I also grilled fresh baby bok choy on the grill and served up an easy Asian salad mix I bought at the store. I know you're thinking, "Why did he buy the salad mix?" Well, sometimes you need a little bit of easy on your side. :)
Everything came out great - a nice American classic with an Asian twist, served up with a nice chilled bottle of Evolution! Yes I know if you look at the picture it is and was a bottle of Evolution, 10th Edition and it was holding up very well. My next challenge will be another twist on the American classic burger again paired with Meditrina! Stay tuned...