The older I get the less I care about my birthday. In fact, since I’ve had J I haven’t even really cared if we celebrate my birthday or not. I’d rather spend the day at home with my husband and J and just make something here instead of going out to a fancy restaurant and leaving J with someone. That’s just the way it is.
I won’t say how old I turned this year but let’s just say I’m getting close to being “over the hill”. When my husband asked what I wanted to do for my birthday I told him I just wanted to hang out here and either go to the park or go to the pool and then have dinner at home. He even asked what I wanted for a cake but instead of a cake I decided I wanted a Blizzard.
Several weeks before my actual birthday we had the July birthday celebration at my parents house and my mom had a chocolate chip cookie cake for me there so I knew I didn’t need another cake on my birthday. In years past I’ve really enjoyed making my own cake but since I have a summer birthday we either end up eating the whole thing or we have a ton leftover so a Blizzard was definitely the way to go.
As for dinner, I thought about having steak for dinner but in the end I just went with burgers. There is nothing quite like a well cooked burger on the grill, especially when we are using Certified Angus Beef brand ground beef. Usually I just throw my ground beef in a bowl with a few seasonings and maybe a touch of breadcrumbs but for my birthday I wanted something a little different.
I came across these Winey Burgers in a cooking magazine and thought they sounded easy and really flavorful. Basically you put red wine, shallot, garlic, and brown sugar in a pan and boil it until it is reduced. After it’s pulled off the heat you mix in some butter. This creates a sauce that goes both in the burgers and is brushed on top of them. The acidity of the red wine kind of burns off and leaves a rich wine flavor which is awesome with the shallots and butter.
The wine sauce is mixed with the ground beef and then they are grilled. We brushed the burgers with the sauce while cooking and then put cheese on top. I simply added lettuce and put it on a bun and that’s it! The sauce added so much flavor to these burgers that they didn’t need a whole bunch of toppings which made them awesome! I’ll definitely be making these again.
Burgers flavored with a reduced red wine sauce, grilled and topped with cheese and lettuce. Recipe from Rachael Ray magazineWiney Burgers
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Christie Campbell says
That burger sounds SO GOOD! I love the wine with the shallots combined in the burger. I am totally trying this one.
The Freshman Cook says
I love the recipe for your burger! Why didn’t I think of that?! I am looking forward to trying them very soon. Yours look awesome and sound very tasty!
Ellen says
That’s my kind of burger! Packed with lots and lots of great flavor!
Lisa Kerhin says
These burgers sound wonderful. Love the winey sauce for them