Hamburgers A La Lindstrom Recipes

BIFF A LA LINDSTROM

Steps:

• Mix ground beef, egg, water, cream, salt, and white pepper. Add minced potatoes, beets, onions, and capers and add a few splashes of beet juice.
• Form the mixture into 5 or 6 patties. Fry in butter until golden brown on both sides and cooked through.

BIFF A LA LINDSTROM (SCANDINAVIAN HAMBURGERS)

Steps:

• Mix beef, egg, potatoes, salt and pepper. Stir in remaining ingredients. Shape mixture into 4 patties, each about 1 inch thick.
• Grill on the barbecue or set oven to low broil or 550°F Broil patties with tops about 4 inches from heat until desired doneness, 6 to 8 minutes on each side for medium.
• Top each patty with fried egg if desired.

HAMBURGERS A LA LINDSTROM

Steps:

• Combine meat, yolks, potatoes, salt and pepper.
• Stir in cream gradually.
• Mix well.
• Carefully mix in beets, onions and capers.
• Shape into 8 patties ½ inch thick.
• Fry quickly on both sides either in fry pan (or on grill,) until done.
• In another fry pan fry eggs as you would normally do.
• Place toast on hot serving plates.
• Top each toast with a pattie.
• If eggs are greasy, blot with paper towel and then top each pattie with an egg.
• Serve immediately.

GRILLED HAM BURGERS

Steps:

• Pulse ham in food processor until finely ground. Combine with pork, eggs, cracker crumbs, brown sugar, pineapple and juice, mustard and cloves. Mix lightly but thoroughly. Shape into eight patties. Using fingertips, make a shallow indentation in center of each patty so it remains flat while grilling. Refrigerate 1 hour., Grill burgers, covered, on a greased rack over medium-high direct heat for 5-6 minutes; turn and grill another 3-4 minutes. Add a slice of cheese to each burger; grill, covered, until cheese melts, 1-2 minutes more. Remove from heat when a thermometer reads 160°., Place a burger on bottom half of each roll; add two tomato slices. Drizzle with 1 tablespoon honey mustard dressing. Divide arugula evenly among rolls; top each burger with a few sprigs. Replace top half of roll. If desired, serve with additional dressing.

BIFF A LA LINDSTR"M (HAMBURGERS A LA LINDSTROM)"

Steps:

• In a small pan, melt the 1 tablespoon of butter.
• When the foam subsides, add the onions and cook for 2 or 3 minutes or until they are soft and transparent, but not brown.
• Scrape into a large bowl and add the meat, egg yolks, capers, salt, pepper and white vinegar.
• Mix together and moisten with the heavy cream.
• Then stir in the drained chopped beets. Shape the mixture into 12-14 round patties, about 2-3 inches in diameter. Note: if using the fried eggs, make into four patties.
• In a heavy large skillet, heat the butter and oil.
• When the foam subsides, add the patties 3 or 4 at a time and cook over moderately high heat for 5 to 6 minutes on each side or until they are a deep brown.
• In Sweden, these spicy hamburgers are frequently served with a fried egg set atop each, in which case they are made larger and thicker.