Dark days: the perfect burger

Tuesday, January 08, 2008

Sometimes you just want a burger.  And since the weather has been so incredibly wacky and totally unseasonable this week, we felt compelled to grill.  With a couple of Angus burgers in hand from Buck Run Farm, I looked around to see what else I could throw on a burger.  Some of the provolone from Cherry Grove Farm was the perfect cheese for it - it melts perfectly!  And I had nearly forgotten about the bag of cute, little baby shiitake mushrooms from Oley Valley Mushrooms I purchased.  They got a quick saute in local butter and went on top of the burger.  The bun was a roll from Le Bus.

And the perfect finish: a bit of my homemade catsup.

It was the best burger I’ve had in a long time!

Coincidentally, I discovered something of interest when I was looking around the Buck Run Farm website.  They only have a license to sell Angus burgers...but if you want steaks or a roast or something, Buck Run is willing to sell you a market-ready steer or part interest in one.  I’ve heard of farmers doing this in other places, but I didn’t realize that any local farms offered this.