Less Meat Burger
A Giant Stuffed Mushroom Is a Strangely Ideal Burger Stand-In
And it may be more satisfying
This is a new-age version of a veggie burger, which you might also think of as a stuffed mushroom. It’s terrific, hearty, unusual and really cool: a portobello filled with sausage meat and grilled. In this instance, a broiler will work, as will a skillet.
Pork and portobello burger
Ingredients
1 pound ground pork
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1 teaspoon minced fresh rosemary, fennel seed or parsley
Salt and ground black pepper
4 large portobello mushroom caps, stems removed
Olive oil
4 burger buns
Any burger fixings you like
Instructions
Prepare a grill; the heat should be medium-high and the rack about 4 inches from the heat.
Combine the ground pork, garlic, rosemary and a sprinkle of salt and pepper. Use a spoon to lightly scrape away the gills of the mushrooms and hollow them slightly. Drizzle the mushrooms (inside and out) with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Press…
