My husband has been wanting "plain" burgers. That means just salt and pepper to flavor the meat. Of course I like a little more flavor action, but he had a rough week last week and I wanted him to have something he would really enjoy. He loves bacon cheeseburgers, so that was the plan...for him anyway. I even made sure we had lettuce and all his favorite condiments so it would be his perfect burger.
I wasn't about to eat a plain old burger when I was at my own house and had the option not to. I decided to make a cilantro chipotle mayonaise to add a little spice. I'm also not a big bread person (I'd rather just have the meat) so I did without a bun and crumbled my bacon on top of the mayonaise. I forgot to add cheese to mine in my hurry to eat, which is odd because usually the cheese is my favorite part. But as has been stated previously, there is not waiting when it comes to food these days. The hunger just takes over!
For the "fries" I did grilled potato wedges basted with garlic olive oil. They turned out really well and the garlic didn't overpower them. I can be a bit heavy handed with seasoning, so I'll have to remember this for when other people come over. I sometimes forget not everyone loves garlic as much as I do. ;) We also had baby dill pickles with our burgers and fries.
Please excuse the ghetto plastic plate. As you can tell it has been microwaved and used quite a bit and has a little wear and tear. It's about the food people. Ignore the plate.
Cilantro Chipotle Mayonaise
2 tbsp mayo
1/4 cup chopped cilantro
1 chipotle in adobo, minced
1 tsp lemon juice
1 1/2 tsp thai chili paste
Grilled Potato Wedges
4 Idaho potatoes, "baked" in the microwave until tender (about 7 minutes)
2 tbsp olive oil
1 clove garlic, pressed
sea salt
cracked black pepper
Cut the potatoes into wedges. Mix the other ingredients in a small bowl. Place on the grill and baste with the garlic olive oil. After about 5 minutes, turn to the other side. Baste again. After the potatoes are crispy and have slight grill marks, remove from grill and toss with remaining olive oil.
4 comments:
Did you say cilantro? Did you say chipotle? And in mayonnaise??? I am salivating. It all looks great!
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im going to use your "microwave" trick tonight on the potatoes for my hash! cross your fingers, my cooking hasnt been going so well lately. im blaming it on the illness!
I love the grill marks on the potato wedges
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