Marsala Hamburgers Recipes

CHICKEN MARSALA BURGERS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, make a slurry by mixing the flour with ½ cup of broth; set aside.
• Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over med-high heat; add in the shallots and cook 1 minute or until translucent.
• Lower heat to medium; add in the mushrooms; stir to combine with the shallots.
• Add in ¼ cup of broth; continue to cook for 5 minutes.
• Add ¼ cup Marsala, the salt and pepper; continue to cook 10-15 minutes or until the liquid is reduced by about three-quarters.
• Stir in the parsley and slurry; transfer mixture to a medium bowl.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine the remaining 2 tablespoons Marsala into the ground chicken using your hands.
• Form into 6 patties, 1-inch thick.
• Place the burgers, together with the remaining ¼ cup broth in the same skillet and cook over medium-low heat for 15 minutes, turning occasionally.
• Add the mushroom mixture to the skillet and continue to cook 5 minutes.
• Serve it up on toasted sesame seed bunds or thickly sliced Italian country bread; top it off with the mushroom mixture.

SUPER MARSALA BURGERS

Steps:

• Heat a grill or large nonstick skillet over med-high heat.
• Place meat in a bowl; add in shallots, sage, parsley, chopped garlic, Worcestershire, grill seasoning, and a healthy drizzle of olive oil; mix gently but thoroughly.
• Score mixture into 4 quarters; for each portion into 1-inch thick patties.
• Cook the patties for 5-6 minutes on each side.
• Place the cheese on top of the patties in the last 2 minutes of cooking time and loosely tent the pan with foil to melt the cheese.
• While the burgers cook, heat a skillet over med-high heat; add in 2 tablespoons olive oil and the butter; when the butter melts, add ¾ of the sliced onions and the sliced mushrooms; cook about 8-10 minutes, until the mushrooms are a deep brown, stirring often.
• Season the mushrooms with salt and pepper after they brown.
• Add in the Marsala; cook it down to glaze the mushrooms with its flavor; remove pan from heat.
• Brown the split rolls under the broiler and rub lightly with the cracked garlic.
• Drizzle the rolls lightly with olive oil and top with cheese covered burgers and a pile of Marsala mushrooms.
• Set roll tops in place and serve.