Melting Pot Berger

• Olive Oilt Tbsp
• Carrot (Diced)t/2 Cup
• Yellow Onion (Diced)1/2 Cup
• Celery (Diced)t/4 Cup
• Tomato Pastet Tbsp
• Zinfandel Winet 1/2 Cup
• Beef Brotht Qt
• Bay Leaft Stem
• Parsley, Thyme & Oregano Stemst1 each
• Garlic peeled whole 1 clove
• Saltto taste (app. 1 tsp)
• Red Flake Pepper (ground)to taste (app. 2 tsp)
• Flour (if needed for sauce)tt1/4 cup or less
• 80% lean Angus chopped beeft lbs.
• Bread crumbst 1/2 cups
• Sweet Onion (ex. Vidalia) (Diced)t Large
• Plum Tomatoes (fine diced)6
• Garlic (Fine diced)2 Tbsp
• Worcestershire Sauce see instructions app 4 Tbls
• Baby Spinach Leaves 36 Leaves
• Sharp cheese (ex. provolone, cheddar) 6 Slices
• Sharp Graded Cheese
• Kaiser 6

1. Heat oil in a large stockpot over med-high heat. Add carrots & onions and saute until onions are golden brown, 10-12 min. Add celery & saute celery is tender, app. 8 min.
2. Add tomato paste & mix until mixture is a rust color app. 3 min
3. Add wine to deglaze the pot. Simmer until the mixture is reduce in half.
4. Add broth, & all herbs and whole clove or garlic and simmer until sauce is thick enough to coat a spoon. Gently add flour if necessary for coating.
5. Strain sauce to remove all hard items & keep warm
6. Combine the sweet onion, dices garlic and diced plum tomatoes in a bowl
7. Heat this mixture over a med to high flame until the tomatoes loose some moisture. Quickly remove & place back in bowl. Use some paper towels to "pat" the mixture to remove some more moisture.
8. In a large bowl, combine the hamburger meat with the tomato & onion mixture and bread crumbs. Make into 8oz. patties.
9. Put a few drops of Worcestershire on each side of the patties and place on a medium - high grill (app. 375 - 400 degrees)
10. Place 1 Tbsp of the zinfandel sauce on the "raw" side of the patties before you flip them which should be app. 5-7 min. After flipping, repeat the zinfandel sauce and place 4 leaves of the baby spinach on each burger. Top with the graded cheese thane put a please on cheese on top of that. When burgers are finished (and the cheese is melted) (app. 5-7 min) place 1 more leaf of baby spinach on top and serve on a hard Kaiser roll.
11. Add any condiments to taste (there is plenty of taste in this burger) Then, ENJOY!

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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/melting-pot-berger-50053061 (may not work)