Bourbon St. Burger

Neil got his idea for these Cajun burgers from a restaurant on Bourbon Street in New Orleans. We had some awesome meals in Louisiana! We didn't actually try the burgers at the restaurant because there were too many other fantastic choices, but the description of the burger inspired this creation. 

You may be surprised to see toast in the photo. WHAT??? Neil is serving burgers on plain old white toast? This is an idea from another restaurant, Marilyn's Lounge.  Marilyn's was one of Neil's favourites back in the 80's in Pointe Claire, Quebec. Try it. You  might be surprised. The benefit to using the toast is that the burger patty is the real star.

I have also suggested that we try it out on a gourmet onion bun next time for a different taste. I'll let you know....

Recipe

1 lb. medium ground beef
1 lb. ground pork
1/2 pkg onion soup mix
2 tsp garlic
1-1/2 tbsp. Cajun spice
1 tsp Creole seasoning
1 medium cooking onion

Mix the ground beef and ground pork thoroughly. Add the seasonings and knead them in thoroughly. Form into burger patties and barbecue.

Cut the onion into medium thick slices and fry.

Serve the burgers topped with the fried onions and other condiments of your choice. Serve with a side of homemade fries.

New option: Instead of usual condiments, top with fried onions and Bourbon BBQ sauce. We found a fantastic one called Bourbon Q's. Seems we got this sauce in Louisville, Kentucky at the Liquor Barn. It is an awesome place to get interesting sauces!  And now that we have found how terrific this sauce is on the burgers, we are going to make a trip to Louisville for some more. One of our favourite restaurants is in Louisville, so there will be more to follow on that in a couple of months.

I had started off calling this the Cajun burger, but now I have renamed it the Bourbon St. burger, as that is how it will be served here.

I know everyone is not going to head off to Louisville to pick up this sauce, but it is available online. www.bourbonq.com