pink peppercorn: super burgers.

While I generally like to blog about the food when I'm posting a new recipe, this time I must blog about the company. My cousin Ashley has been a big fan of my cooking from a very young age. My biggest fan if I dare say. Ash used to come to our house every morning to catch the bus before school, and I believe she may have the keenest sense of smell known to mankind. Ash would be sitting watching TV in the basement as we all got ready for school, and I swear the instant the Pilsbury cinnamon buns were popped in the oven, Ash would appear.
She has always been a lover of good food, and I think I often use it to my advantage. It will be Monday night, the Bachelor is about to start (don't judge), and I'll message Ash to come watch it with me (because it's never as fun to watch alone). In typical fashion, Ash will give me some excuse about being tired from a hard day at work. While I could try to entice her with the best seat in the house, or just the sheer pleasure of my company, I know that food really is the way into Ash's heart. A quick mention of the chocolate chip cookies or banana bread that's in the oven and Ash is surprisingly not so tired anymore.
While the mention of my homemade hamburgers didn't quite have the same impact as say a brownie would, Ash was still down for the sampling. These burgers are a spin on a recipe from Anna Olsen. The combination of both the ground beef and pork together keep these burgers so juicy. I love to mix it up with burgers by using different cheese and toppings. If you're feeling adventurous, top the burger with some blue cheese, Oka or brie, and with the toppings, the sky is the limit. If you're more like my cousin Ash, cheddar and ketchup work just fine too :) Love you Ash!!

Super Burgers
(Makes ~10 -12 burgers)

- (1) lb. of lean ground beef
- (1) lb. of ground pork
- (1/2) cup of breadcrumbs (preferably seasoned)
- (1) large egg
- (1/2) cup of minced onion
- (1) clove of garlic, minced
- (1) tbsp chopped fresh oregano, or (1) tsp dried oregano
- (2) tbsps finely chopped sundried tomato
- (1) tbsp salt
- Cheese of your choice

Add ground beef and pork into a bowl and mix together using your hands.

Add in the rest of the ingredients and continue to mix with your hands until everything is fully incorporated. A couple things to note. First off, my onions could have been minced a little more :). Secondly, if you have access to fresh herbs, they definitely are the best, however; if not, dried herbs work just fine. I used half fresh oregano (which actually ended up being thai oregano) in mine, and half fresh basil and it tasted great! Don't be afraid to try out whatever fresh herbs you have at home...within reason :).

Once the ingredients are all combined, form into a big ball or rectangle and divide into equal portions depending on how many burgers you'd like. I ended up making 10 burgers and they were a decent size, so if you prefer smaller burgers, divide the meat into 12 portions.

Now, form the portions into burger patties. I would suggest making them a tad thinner than mine as there is relatively little fat in these burgers so they don't shrink in size.