Bison Burgers

ChicagoEgghead20

Found a good deal on ground Bison meat at our local Fresh Thyme and thought I would give it a try.  At first impression it looked lean, fresh and bright.  I formed them into patties, dipped in an egg wash and seasoned with a mixture of salt and pepper.  

I heated the egg to 700 degrees with the cast iron pan.  Put them on for a 30 second sear on each side and lowered the heat to 400 to cook.  It took about 3-4 minutes per side and they were medium well, next time I would do about 2 minutes less per side.  Finished with a slice of cabot white sharp cheddar and a Turano brioche.  Turned out great and will be doing these again.  

SGH

Looks like a winner to me my friend. Excellent job =D>

ChicagoEgghead20

@SGH thank you!

SGH

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I only had bison once. I was working in Auroa CO. in 98 and went to a Wlid Bill tourist attraction and they served them. I remember it being excellent my friend.

ChicagoEgghead20

I bet that was fresh! It's pretty popular with the whole gluten free and paleo crowd, but I think it just tastes a little cleaner than beef when making burgers.  Might try to mix in a bit of beef next time to give it more fat. Bison is a very lean meat. 

SGH

For a real treat, try a little patty or ground sausage my friend.

grege345

Agree with the bison being to lean. Not a fan

badinfluence

Looks good. Bison is very lean I mix grind with 15 present bacon pieces also ground into it for some fat. Cook bison a little less also. IaAn Cooking Bison Rib Eye Stake tonight. Yum.

marineforce10

Looks great!

jcaspary

Looks good. I love bison but it definitely requires sausage or bacon mixed in with it.

caliking

Nice burgers. I miss Turano products. I used to live a few blocks from one of their warehouse/distribution centers.

ChicagoEgghead20

@Caliking - it's hard to find good buns and breads in other parts of the country - We really have that on lock up here. Thanks for the kind words @jcaspary @Marineforce10

Lit

That looks great. I love bison and its only dry if you over cook it. I get the packs from Costco and cook to around 140 and they are great. There is a restaurant here Teds Montana grill and their buffalo burgers are so juicy they are hard to eat because the buns get soggy.

ChicagoEgghead20

@Lit - we have a Ted's as well - I get the George's Cadillac - It's a good spot for a beer and a burger IMHO 

Grillin_beers

They sell bison at Costco for a pretty reasonable price but I didn't really want to buy 15 pounds of it without ever trying it.

Lit

@Grillin_beers‌ I think its only 3 pounds. They freeze well.

ChicagoEgghead20

I'll have to check that at Costco - 3 pounds is enough for dinner with friends,

Griffin

Am I the only one curious about dipping the burgers in an egg wash? What does that do for them?

blind99

Burgers sound good now after all that turkey. Nice job!

NDG

LOVE bison burgers  . . . but I am also curious about the "burger dip" in egg wash . .  .  say twat? 

NDG

I meant . .  say what? not twat.   @-)

ChicagoEgghead20

@Griffin @NDG - I was told to try it at the butcher - he said it will help them stay moist if you don't mix them with a sausage or bacon.  Not sure if I would have had the same result either way, but I decided to take his advice.