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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: 2) by Snotnose on Tuesday March 06 2018, @03:19AM (4 children)
Ok, to all the party goers who have attended my cookouts for the last 20 years. This is how I do it. Get some ground beef, depending on how many people you expect and how many leftovers you want. Get some mushrooms, button is fine, portabello is great, shitaki is overpriced for what we're after. In a bowl combine the ground beef, shrooms, some salt, some pepper, some worchester, and either an egg or bread crumbs to hold it all together.
Now for the fun part. Got 4 people to feed? Make 8 patties. Take 1 patty, put a slice of cheese on it (and other stuff, pickled jalepenos are my fave), and cover with another patty. Squeeze the edges to make a seal. Toss on the grill for 2-3 minutes, flip, 2-3 minutes later serve.
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(Score: 2) by captain normal on Tuesday March 06 2018, @03:28AM (2 children)
Sounds good. What time's dinner?
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(Score: 2) by Snotnose on Tuesday March 06 2018, @03:56AM (1 child)
20 minutes ago, sorry. Wanna wash the dishes?
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(Score: 2) by maxwell demon on Tuesday March 06 2018, @07:25AM
Only if you pay me a million for it. I mean, dish washing is supposed to make you a millionaire, isn't it? :-)
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(Score: -1, Offtopic) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday March 06 2018, @04:09AM