Hot Green Chile Beef Burgers With Cool Green Avocado Cilantro Sa Recipes

GREEN CHILE CHEESEBURGER DELUXE

Steps:

• Make the salsa: In a medium bowl, mix together onion, tomato, salt, Serrano chile and cilantro. This salsa tastes best when it's fresh, so don't set aside for too long.
• Prepare a charcoal barbecue or light the broiler. When hot, roast the chiles.
• Place chiles on a rack very close to the glowing coals, or on a baking sheet quite close to broiler flames. Using tongs, turn chiles occasionally until they are completely black and blistered all over. Alternatively, roast over stovetop flames. Set roasted chiles aside for a few minutes until cool enough to handle.
• Cut each chile in half lengthwise, then scrape away skins and seeds with a pairing knife. Do not rinse: A few bits of char are fine. Wipe chile "fillets" with a paper towel if you wish. Slice cleaned chiles lengthwise into 1/2-inch strips and set aside. (It's fine to roast chiles in advance, even a day or two ahead.)
• Divide ground meat into 6-ounce balls, and press them into 3/4-inch-thick patties. Season patties on both sides with salt and pepper.
• If grilling over coals, cook burgers over brisk heat, about 3 minutes per side for medium-rare. Add sliced cheese when the burger's juices start appearing. Move burgers to a cooler spot on the grill and let cheese continue to melt.
• If cooking on stovetop, heat a cast-iron pan or ridged grill pan over high heat. When hot, cook burgers over brisk heat, about 3 minutes per side for medium-rare. Add sliced cheese when the burger juices start appearing. Turn off heat and let cheese continue to melt, or place pan under broiler.
• Place a cheeseburger on the bottom half of each bun. Adorn each burger generously with strips of roasted chile. Top the burgers with buns and serve immediately, accompanied by avocado slices and tomato salsa.

GREEN CHILE BURGER WITH CRUNCHY AVOCADO SALAD

Steps:

• Heat the grill to high.
• Brush the chiles with oil and season with salt and pepper. Grill until blistered on all sides and soft, about 12 minutes. Remove the chiles from the grill, place in a bowl, cover with plastic wrap and let sit 15 minutes. Peel, stem and seed the chiles. Slice the chiles and set aside.
• Make 4 loosely-packed burger patties by tossing some of the meat from hand to hand. press your thumb into the center of each patty to make a little well. (At this point, you can chill or even freeze the burgers briefly so that they hold their shapes better when cooked.) Brush with oil and season with salt and pepper. Grill until slightly charred on both sides and cooked to medium doneness, about 8 minutes. Top each burger with 2 slices of cheese, close the cover of the grill and continue cooking for about 30 seconds or until the cheese just melts. Put the buns on the grill, cut side down and grill until slightly charred, about 15 seconds. Place the burgers on the bottom half, put a few slices of the poblano on top of the cheese and cover with the burger tops.

CHIPOTLE BURGERS WITH AVOCADO SALSA

Steps:

• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate.
• Place half the chopped cilantro into a large bowl and mix with ground beef, chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, mushrooms, and Worcestershire sauce. Set remaining cilantro aside. Form the beef mixture into 4 patties.
• Lightly toss remaining cilantro in a bowl with avocado, onion, tomato, jalapeno peppers, lime juice, salt, and black pepper.
• Grill burgers on the preheated grill until browned and no longer pink inside, about 5 minutes per side. Serve the burgers on onion rolls topped with avocado salsa.

GREEN CHILI CHICKEN BURGERS

Steps:

• To make the guacamole, place the avocado, cilantro, sour cream, chili powder, salt, and pepper in a food processor and pulse until smooth..
• Mix chicken, canned chiles, jalapeno pepper, green onions, oregano, salt, garlic powder, and pepper in a bowl. Form the mixture into 4 patties.
• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium heat.
• Lightly oil the grill grate. Grill each patty 5 minutes per side, until well done. Move the patties to a cooler area of the grill to keep warm, and top each patty with a slice of Cheddar cheese. Lightly grill the buns while the cheese is melting.
• Spread the bottom of each bun with guacamole, and top with 1/4 cup of shredded lettuce and a grilled chicken burger. Spoon 1 tablespoon of salsa on each burger and top with the other half of the bun to serve.

HOT GREEN CHILE BEEF BURGERS WITH COOL GREEN AVOCADO CILANTRO SA

Steps:

• Combine all of hot green chile paste ingredients in food processor and mix to a coarse paste. Do not overprocess.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine green chili paste and ground chuck. Carefully distribute paste into meat, but do not over handle. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate.
• To prepare cool green avocado cilantro sauce, begin by chopping onion and garlic in food processor. Cut avocado in half, remove pit and scoop flesh into processor. Add salt, black pepper, mayonnaise, and lemon juice; combine until smooth. Add cilantro leaves and briefly pulse. Place finished sauce into plastic bowl with lid. Press plastic wrap directly onto sauce, cover with lid and refrigerate until ready to assemble the burgers.
• Remove meat from refrigerator. Use food scale to divide meat into six equal portions. Form meat into patties to fit the size of the hamburger buns. Wrap each patty in an aluminum foil packet and refrigerate until grill is ready.
• Preheat gas grill to medium high.
• Prepare toppings by slicing the onion and tomato into 6 medium slices, one slice of each per burger. Wash and dry lettuce leaves. Select six large leaves and chill until burger assembly.
• Split buns and lightly brush insides with olive oil.
• Remove patties from refrigerator and unwrap. Lightly brush grill with oil to prevent sticking. Grill patties for 5 minutes on one side and 3-4 minutes on second side for medium doneness.
• During last few minutes of grilling, place buns with oiled side down and lightly toast on the grill.
• Assemble burgers by generously spreading avocado sauce on the toasted sides of each bun, then place lettuce leaf on bottom bun, followed by meat patty, onion slice, tomato slice and top bun. Serve burgers.