Recipe - Party Burger With Mushrooms And Swiss

3 Eggs
1 cup Each fresh bread crumbs and
grated Parmesan cheese
One fourth cup Barbecue sauce
2 tablespoon Chopped fresh thyme (or 2 ts
dried)
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1 teaspoon Each salt and pepper
2 pound Lean ground beef
4 Processed Swiss cheese
slices
1 Round (10 inch sourdough
loaf)
Leaf lettuce

MUSHROOM FRICASSEE
2 tablespoon Vegetable oil
1 Vidalia onion (or half large
Spanish onion), thinly
cut or sliced up
1 teaspoon Granulated sugar
1 teaspoon Each Worcestershire sauce
and cider vinegar
3 cup Sliced mushrooms (8 oz.)
1 small Clove garlic, minced
One half teaspoon Pepper
One fourth teaspoon Salt

MUSHROOM FRICASSEE: In large skillet, heat half of the oil over medium
heat; cook onions, stirring often, for 7 minutes or until softened.
Sprinkle with sugar and cook, stirring, for 1 minute or until sugar is
dissolved and onions are golden.

Increase heat to high; stir in Worcestershire sauce and vinegar. Add
remaining oil and mushrooms; cook, stirring constantly, for about 5 minutes
or until mushrooms are golden and onions start to turn crisp at ends. Add
garlic, pepper and salt; cook for 30 seconds. (Make ahead: Cover and
refrigerate for up to 2 days; reheat in microwave just before spooning over
burgers.)

In large bowl, beat eggs; stir in bread crumbs, Parmesan, barbecue sauce,
thyme, mustard, salt and pepper. Mix in beef. On rimless baking sheet,
shape into 9 inch round patty of even thickness,

Slide patty onto greased grill over medium heat; close lid and cook,
turning once, for 20 to 25 minutes or until no longer pink inside and meat
thermometer registers 165øF. Turn off heat. Drape cheese over burger; top
with Mushroom Fricassee. Close lid and let stand for 2 minutes.

Meanwhile, using serrated knife, slice bread into 3 layers of equal
thickness. Reserve middle layer for another use. Cover bottom layer with
lettuce. Top with burger. cap with top of loaf. Secure with 8 long
toothpicks or short bamboo skewers; cut into wedges to serve. Makes 8
servings. Tips: If desired, toast bread on grill as cheese melts over
burger. To turn patty, slide onto rimless baking sheet; top with
secondsheet and invert. Remove top sheet; slide patty onto grill. Typed in
MMFormat by cjhartlin@email.msn.com Source: Canadian Living: Meals in
Minutes

Posted to MMRecipes Digest V4 #13 by cjhartlin@email.msn.com on May 25,
1999