Burger TIME!

I write these to add a healthier, more nutrient packed meal. I post every Friday at 5:00 pm Central time, 6:00 pm Eastern time, and  3:00 pm Western time.
How I chose what was made this week is from my blog http://benear-in-chicagoland.blogspot.com/

This time I made burgers and fries! Hahaha everyone loves burgers and fries. So I had a regular cheeseburger and fries this week with bun, lettuce, tomato, onion, and such. But what I made was packed with flavor and healthier than what US foods provides most of restaurant industry. I made two burgers one with bread and one without. I used sprouted grain bread, organic produce (purple yam, tomato, romaine lettuce, avocado, onion, zucchini, mango and a mix of super greens spinach, arugula and such.) Phil's organic free range eggs, goat cheese, and grass raised beef of course.

Some the Ezekiel sprouted grain bread.

Sorry for the eggs and greens being a little out of focus.

So I started with heating up the cast iron griddle. I took out the meat and placed in a zip lock bag with the various ground chili spices(paprika, guajillo pepper, and ancho pepper ), black pepper, and pink Himalayan salt. The same seasoning blend I used for tacos; I used on the burgers to give extra flavor. Mixed the meat with the seasoning while the griddle was heating up with a 1/2 table spoon of coconut oil. I used the leftover fats to fry an egg and fried some chunks of purple yam. While the meat was frying I prepped produce by washing and slicing. I had just enough time to get the meat ready for the produce that I just chucked them all on a plate; before assembling them as a burger.

Meat cook time is up to you I went for medium rare so a few minutes on each side for a quick fry. Produce is all about how you like it; I sliced the produce into manageable portions for the size of the toast. I also fried the egg after the meat and slid into onto the burger.  I also put a tablespoon of Kerry Gold salted butter on the meat when I placed it on the plate. And while I was eating the burger the I fried a few chunks of purple yam home fries.

It was a delicious success. Assemble at your leisure, I loved the combo of fried egg and herby goat cheese. Great flavors of onion and spices in the meat. All around I'm having a few great meals for the next few days. The crunch of lettuce wrap was super satisfying. I added Sriracha to the lettuce wrap; along with a slice of mango. The mango and Sriracha created a great spicy, garlic, and sweet combo of flavors to the very fresh taste of greens. All in all great meal to whip together in a snap and rich in nutrients from all the produce. And sprouted grains if you choose to have them.

You are going to get rich minerals of iron, zinc, magnesium and such. As well a plethora of vitamins K, E, and such in the greens. The avocado, egg, and goat cheese provide a healthy dose of Omega-3s and essential fats. Then you have lycopene from tomato and beta carotene from the mango. Just huge amount of nutrients with the various amounts of produce you choose to eat along with your burger.

Cost $30 cost per burger $6? You can make around 5 burgers roughly maybe 6? But you can make a small side salad with the burgers and the fries. So very cheap meal super full after each one. I couldn't eat another meal the one day I had two. Take care guys and enjoy the food!

I'm also testing some methods of human optimization personally and on selected individuals. If you are interested in joining my health plan study group you can email yourhealthkits@gmail.com

The blog I'm getting the food ideas from will be from another personal blog of mine. That blog is http://benear-in-chicagoland.blogspot.com/ the subject of the blog is to explore various neighborhoods in the Chicagoland area. With that exploration comes food inspiration for the rest of the week. So please follow if you would like to see some food to try out and my experience with it.


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