Portobellos

[ischua]

Portobello mushroom burgers
simple but so tasty!!!

large fresh Portobello's that are still curled at the edges not flat no splits
1pr person

clean caps remove stems place on plate gills up
drizzle lots of olive oil and Balsamic vinegar over them then crumble Feta cheese on top. Best if grilled do not flip,cook till soft and cheese is toasted serve on a hard roll with a slice of sweat onion

[JazzZen]

Just made grilled portobellos last night as a side dish. I just slice them pretty thick - 1/4" or so, slather some olive oil on them, add some garlic powder and grill. Hmmm. Was saying to my guest that they could be meal unto themselves - and now I have some guidance! Thanks for that! Sounds great.

[steelheadbluesman]

Thanks to you both. I've cut way back on meat, so I'm really liking the big mushrooms, and I appreciate your tips. Allow me to add my own little twist... Slice caps into thick strips, marinate overnight in oil and balsamic vinegar. Saute Ports with thin strips of yellow bell pepper (el dente on the peppers.) Toast kaiser rolls under the broiler. Mix a little mayo, country mustard and horseradish, and liberally coat the toasted buns. Layer portabello and pepper slices, cover with a thinly sliced white cheese (havarti?) and broil until cheese melts. Whoa, baby, these are good! Let me know what you think.

[JazzZen]

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Originally Posted by steelheadbluesman Thanks to you both. I've cut way back on meat, so I'm really liking the big mushrooms, and I appreciate your tips. Allow me to add my own little twist... Slice caps into thick strips, marinate overnight in oil and balsamic vinegar. Saute Ports with thin strips of yellow bell pepper (el dente on the peppers.) Toast kaiser rolls under the broiler. Mix a little mayo, country mustard and horseradish, and liberally coat the toasted buns. Layer portabello and pepper slices, cover with a thinly sliced white cheese (havarti?) and broil until cheese melts. Whoa, baby, these are good! Let me know what you think.

That sounds fabulous - all except the pepper :-( I've tried to like them, really I have. I just can't stand them. I try them once a year or so because they look so good and are so crunchy - but no luck so far. Maybe some nice white and purple onion for me. I wonder how tomatoes would work? I love toasted tomato and cheese (mozz) with basil - add portabellas? hmmmm. I wasn't hungry until I read this post...

Did you decide to add a pet to your life?

[PNWGirl]

Wow, you guys are making me HUNGRY, it all sounds wonderful!! I am, certainly, going to try these.

Thank you!

Sheila

[steelheadbluesman]

Alright, Dyana! Purple onions rock! Tomatoes, too.... Well. I haven't made the commitment for a little travel pal, not yet, but I think about it often, so one of these days, you know? Right now I'm still adjusting to full-timing....

[JazzZen]

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Originally Posted by steelheadbluesman Alright, Dyana! Purple onions rock! Tomatoes, too.... Well. I haven't made the commitment for a little travel pal, not yet, but I think about it often, so one of these days, you know? Right now I'm still adjusting to full-timing....

Grocery shopping tomorrow, so I'm going to get the stuff and try this - with a modification or two to address my pepper aversion :-) I'll let you know how it goes. And you shouldn't knock the tomato thing till you've tried it! Tomato, fresh basil and mozzarella toasted on a good, crunchy french bread is a kind of mini pizza - only way better!
I think about having a pet often as well. Especially when I see the interaction among pets and their owners. I happened to be outside today when a gentleman came home and let his dog out - boy, that kind of unconditional acceptance is hard to beat! But then I think of my earlier experience trying to integrate a pet into this lifestyle and how it ended, and I just can't do it. It would be pretty selfish, and at the time I promised myself I wouldn't do it again. Tempting, but I'm too busy exploring and learning to make that kind of commitment! Life is goooooood!!!

[steelheadbluesman]

Okay, ya got me, I'm having mini-pizzas tomorrow.

[JazzZen]

Be sure to use fresh basil. Makes all the difference! We'll compare notes later!

[steelheadbluesman]

Fresh basil is the only basil

[CorsairIIAT]

This is on my shopping list for this weekend. Will try it and let all know.

[MonacoMama]

I get the Baby bellos from Costco....they are great!!

[steelheadbluesman]

MM, how big are baby bellos? Do you mean the smaller criminis or are they larger? Haven't seen them, I guess.

[EngineerMike]

Turkey Burgers (no really, they're fabulous. No really, I swear):
pkg ground turkey
white onion
yellow and/or orange bell pepper
celery
Portobello mushrooms for that smoky, musty flavor, & body
Steak Rub
live garlic clove or garlic powder
olive oil

using food processor, grind all veggies except shrooms, dump them out on thick wad of paper towels to blot out the free liquid.
do the same w/shrooms (probably no free liquid to blot).
you are aiming for about 25% veggies, 75% ground turkey by volume, and no excess liquid to make the patties soggy.
Experiment w/the mix to meet your taste, takes about 4 batches to get it perfect.
Dump it all in large bowl, mix thoroughly (I've found its good to remove wedding ring for this part, and then put it on again right after to avoid uncomfortable questions), adding olive oil till its just barely wetter w/oil than you would think is right (turkey is pretty dry otherwise).
Press mix into patties on wax paper
Freeze 2 or 4 to a gallon freezer bag lying flat (I like mine BIG, so I get 2/bag)

Freezing is part of the deal. Need to harden the meat/olive-oil so it works well on the grill w/out falling thru or being too flimsy, and the Steak Rub flavor works its way into the meat.
Heat grill on high to start, toss on frozen burgers, turn grill down.
Mine take about 7 min first side, rotated once for cross-hatch grill marks, flipped when the tops start to show cooked juice, on second side for maybe 4 min (YMMV) till barely done (overcooked they can get dry but not tough).
Serve on toasted bun w/yellow mustard, Stackers dill slices, lettuce, tomato, way-thin slice of white onion (like you could read a cheap, tawdry novel thru it), and if you like- avacado & cheese.

When ground turkey's on sale, I get 3 or 4 pkgs, make a pile of burgers and have a buncha dinners in the freezer. Fast, easy, delicious, and nutritious dinner for 2. Wife appreciates not having to cook (that's a hint guys!), and getting a tasty sandwich that seems like it takes a lot of work but doesn't really. And of course there's the guy thing- I get to cook meat over fire!