There is nothing I love more than a juicy delicious hamburger. Yes, I know it’s not the healthiest of meals. That’s why I pile salad ingredients between the buns.
I also add a teaspoon of turmeric into the ground beef, along with the other spices.
According to the Cleveland Clinic and many other sources, the spice turmeric can act as an antioxidant and has been credited with all kinds of other benefits including pain relief, improving memory, an antidepressent, antiinflamatory agent and also has been credited with lowering the risk of heart disease.
What more could you ask for in a burger? Enjoy!
Wok Burger with Loaded Salad Toppings
Have the best of both worlds with this delicious burger cooking in it's juices at the center of the wok, then put it on a toasted bun with wonderful, healthy salad ingredients on the top and bottom. Yum.
Ingredients
1 lb ground beef
2 TB water
1/4 tsp baking soda
salt and pepper, to taste
1 tsp chipotle seasoning
1 tsp turmeric
3 each hamburger buns, buttered and toasted (in wok or air fryer
- Salad Toppings
1 cup Lettuce, cut into thin strips
1 each English cucumber, sliced thin, with skin on
multicolored sweet peppers, deseeded and cut into thin rings
Ranch dressing
Directions
- Break up ground beef in large mixing bowl.
- In small bowl or cup, whisk together water and baking soda.
- Mix water/baking soda combo into ground beef. Let sit 15 minutes in refrigerator.
- Form into 3 burger balls.
- Heat wok on medium high heat.
- Place a ball in middle of wok. Flatten with heavy spatula.
- Season with salt, pepper and chili seasoning. Let cook for 2 minutes or until bottom starts to brown.
- Flip. Season other side. Let cook for 1-2 more minutes, until temperature reads 165 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Remove from pan and repeat steps 6 -8 for other two burgers. Cover cooked burgers with aluminum foil to retain heat until all burgers are cooked.
- Toast buttered hamburger bun in wok or air fryer until lightly browned.
- Add lettuce and onions to bottom of bun. Place burger over lettuce. Top with peppers, cucumbers, ranch dressing, and of course, top of bun.