Black Garlic Burger
A really simple recipe where all the originality comes down to a single ingredient: black garlic. Black garlic is just regular garlic that has gone through a specific slow-fermentation process, which transforms its look and texture and boosts its nutritional properties. For this burger we'll use it both to season the ground beef and for the accompanying sauce. The flavor is a little peculiar — feel like giving it a try?
What do we need?
- 300 g (10.5 oz) ground beef
- 2 burger buns
- Lamb's lettuce (mâche)
- 1 head of black garlic
- 125 ml (1/2 cup) heavy cream
- Salt and pepper
- Butter (optional, for toasting the buns)
How do we make it?
- Crush two cloves of black garlic and mix them into the ground beef. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Divide the meat in two and shape the patties, then let them rest for about 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, get the black garlic sauce going. Put the cream in a small saucepan with 5 or 6 peeled black garlic cloves. Let it simmer for about 8 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- You can blend the sauce with an immersion blender to make it perfectly smooth and uniform, or just use a fork or whisk and stir vigorously. Black garlic cloves are very soft and after cooking they break down with no trouble at all. Add salt to taste.
- Cook the patties in a pan to your liking.
- Toast the buns in a pan with a little butter and assemble the burger with a layer of lamb's lettuce, the patty, and the black garlic sauce.
Tips:
– You can make some fries on the side — they always go great with any burger.
