Great American Volumetric Burger

Submitted by Chef.Jules

"From the book "The Volumetrics Weight-Control Plan." This recipe sounds intriguing and I want to try it out on my family."

 

• Ready In: 55mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Yields: 4 patties
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1⁄3 cup bulgur, uncooked
• 1⁄2 cup boiling water
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 1 cup red onion, minced
• 1⁄2 teaspoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
• 3⁄4 lb extra lean ground beef or 3/4 lb turkey
• 1 large garlic clove
• 3⁄4 cup finely grated carrot, lightly packed
• 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper

directions

1. Stir together the bulgur and 1/2 cup boiling water in a small bowl; let stand 30 minutes or until water is absorbed and bulgur is tender.
2. Meanwhile, in a nonstick skillet, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the onion and sugar; saute until the onion is lightly browned, about 10 minutes. Stir in the vinegar; saute about 20 seconds, stirring until vinegar evaporates. Remove the skillet from the heat.
3. In a small bowl, mix the plumped bulgur, onion mixture, beef, carrot, garlic, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper.
4. Shape into 3/4-thick patties.
5. Grill or broil the burger patties on a rack sprayed with vegetable cooking spray until browned and cooked, about 5 minutes per side.
6. Serve on bun with desired condiments.

Reviews

[jessi_mcg]

I'm not sure how to rate these...the flavor was REALLY nice, but I think the recipe really needs a binder of some sort. Even after I chilled the mixture the patties were very moist and fell apart when I tried to flip them on the grill. I ended up just cooking them on one side for a long time, which worked out fine, but the ones that stayed together on the grill fell apart when transferred to a bun. I'm not a burger expert, but I'm sure there's a way to fix this; an egg, maybe? As it were I just poured barbecue sauce on and thought of it as a sloppy joe :). Thanks for posting, this is a yummy recipe that I will either tweak with a binder or just make into sloppy joes LOL. Made for Healthy Choices tag.