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Blending around 70% ground beef with 30% chopped mushrooms could reduce the environmental impact of beef:
The idea is that mixing chopped mushrooms into our burgers boosts the umami taste, adds more moisture and reduces the amount of beef required for a burger. And reducing the need for beef has a big impact on the environment. According to the World Resources Institute [WRI], if 30 percent of the beef in every burger in America were replaced by mushrooms, it would reduce greenhouse emissions by the same amount as taking 2.3 million vehicles off of our roads.
[...] Richard Waite, from the World Resources Institute, is thrilled. "I think it's great!" he says. WRI has been pushing the blended beef-mushroom burger as a candidate to become one of America's most-served menu items, which WRI calls "power meals." According to Waite, the list of the top 20 meals served by food service companies currently contains only one plant-based item, a veggie wrap. The rest are meat-centric, including four versions of the classic hamburger.
Many niche burger makers and school cafeterias have joined the blended burger bandwagon. In the dining rooms of Stanford University, Waite says, it's the only kind of burger you'll find. But Sonic's 3,500 drive-in restaurants represent a huge boost to the concept.
Here's a recipe for a roasted mushroom base and beef-mushroom burgers.
(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday March 06 2018, @03:09AM (4 children)
Yeah. I would totally buy burgers like that, maybe not every time, but sometimes. I think I'll try this over the weekend.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by KiloByte on Tuesday March 06 2018, @12:44PM (3 children)
The rule is to never, ever, buy pre-made mincemeat. You buy actual meat and mince it — usually in a batch, freezing the rest to save time. Commercial mincemeat consists mostly of udders, gizzards and such if you're lucky, wet cardboard if you're not.
You then have full freedom to add chopped mushrooms or whatever else the recipe calls for.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday March 06 2018, @04:26PM
I don't know anyone that grinds their own meat. Ill just continue to purchase from Costco. I trust them enough.
(Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Tuesday March 06 2018, @07:20PM (1 child)
You can use a food processor as well if you don't have a grinder. Chop it up pretty small then pulse in small batches until desired consistency.
I make gyros meat that way sometime too you just go a bit finer.
(Score: 2) by Kawumpa on Wednesday March 07 2018, @04:53AM
For small batches, like for example Mapo Tofu, I prefer using a knife over food processor and meat grinder. The cleaning takes longer than hand chopping everything. Just teach yourself some knife skills.