July 4th with an all American burger

OK...somehow the 4th of July fever caught on and Mono and me decided to go all American with our food today. 

We started the day with pancakes and blueberry syrup, but then decided that nothing screams 4th of July more than Burgers and Beer.

So I made burgers. It was really good. And a lot healthier than what we would eat in restaurants. I took the receipe from food network website and then tweaked it of course. The original receipe can be found here. My version, which was made of chicken and halved went something like this:

Ingredients:

For Red Onion Compote

1/4 cup water

1 cup beer

1/4 cup brown sugar

1 red onions, sliced

Salt and ground black pepper

Bring water, beer, brown sugar, and red onions to a boil after seasoning with salt and pepper then reduce to a simmer. Simmer, stirring occasionally until the mixture thickens and reduces to about 2 cups. Transfer to a bowl and set aside to cool completely.

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For Burgers:

1 pound ground chicken

1/4 cup beer

2 tablespoons chicken rub

little shredded 5 cheese mix

Romaine lettuce

4 hamburger rolls, toasted

Mix together the ground chicken, beer and grill seasoning. Shape the chicken into 4 equal portions and flatten each portion. Place 2 tablespoons of cheese in the center of each and wrap the edges around the cheese to form a ball. Flatten each ball into patties. Place on platter and cover. Refrigerate if not cooking immediately.

Set up grill or indoor grill pan for direct cooking over medium-high heat. When ready to start grilling, oil the grate. Place patties on the hot oiled grill and cook 4 to 5 minutes per side for medium. Serve over lettuce on toasted buns topped with red onion compote.

Good results. Pictures do no justice to the burger!!