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8 月, 2019

Make it a Burger Night

Hamburger Heaven: Any day that ends with a juicy grass-fed burger and a glass of fine wine is a great day, no? But just try getting that combo at the drive-through. Grill the burgers at home and you can have them your way, as the old ad slogan goes. With avocado. And chipotle mayo. And Cabernet Sauvignon. That’s your way, right?

Burgers need some fat for flavor, so choose ground chuck over lean ground sirloin. If your perfect burger includes a slice of tomato, then tuck one in there, by all means. California farmers markets are ablaze with red, orange and gold heirloom tomato choices this month. At the farmers market, you can ask vendors about their growing practices and buy from those who farm sustainably. Follow your nose to the varieties with the best flavor. If you’re not sure, ask for a taste. Most farmers are happy to oblige. Pick up some ripe California peaches or nectarines at the farmers market and toss them on the grill, too. (Halve, pit and brush with melted butter first.) Serve the softened fruit warm with vanilla ice cream for a scrumptious dessert.

Certified Sustainable Logo on Wine Bottle

DECODING THE RING

Have you spotted some California wines lately with a new blue-and-white logo on the label? How observant of you. Beginning with the 2017 vintage, a wine may bear the California Certified Sustainable Winegrowing (CERTIFIED SUSTAINABLE) logo (it’s optional) if it was made in a CERTIFIED SUSTINABLE winery from California grapes and 85% or more of the grapes came from certified-sustainable vineyards. You can expect to see more bottles with this logo as wineries release their 2017 and 2018 red wines. Coming soon: a website with a searchable database of certified-sustainable California wines.

The Pour

Which Wine?

With its firm tannic structure and woodsy blackberry perfume, California Cabernet Sauvignon is a wine to swirl, sip, and savor. Oak aging adds a whisper of char and helps make this variety so pleasing with grilled foods. A good merchant or well-stocked supermarket should have affordable weeknight Cabernets along with age-worthy Cabs for collectors and special occasions. And, of course, your perfect homemade burger is a special occasion!

Meet the Grapes: Explore more wine pairings

The Recipe

草飼漢堡肉佐酪梨和墨西哥辣醬美乃滋

Buttery avocados make any sandwich better and they put this burger over the top. Grass-fed beef can be lean, but the sliced avocado and spicy chipotle mayonnaise ensure that this burger is a luscious, moist, flavor-packed experience.

Wine suggestion: 加州卡本內蘇維濃（California Cabernet Sauvignon）或西拉（Syrah）

Burger Avocado

Ingredients

漢堡：

  • 1 1⁄2 磅（750 克）草飼牛肩頸部位絞肉
  • 少量約 1 1⁄2 茶匙粗鹽或海鹽
  • 3⁄4 茶匙大蒜粉
  • 現磨黑胡椒

墨西哥辣醬美乃滋：

  • 1⁄4 杯又 2 湯匙（90 毫升）美乃滋，自製或是購買現成的
  • 1 湯匙特級初榨橄欖油，如果使用購買現成的美乃滋
  • 1 小瓣大蒜，以磨碎機磨碎或切成細碎
  • 1 1⁄2 茶匙切成細碎的罐裝墨西哥紅辣椒，或多一點以品嚐
  • 1 湯匙特級初榨橄欖油
  • 4 個開口的漢堡包
  • 1 小顆成熟結實的酪梨
  • 1⁄2 萊姆
  • 約 1⁄2 杯（20 克）鬆散包裝的新鮮香菜葉
  • 4 大片柔軟蘿蔓萵苣葉

做法

漢堡肉作法：把牛肉放入碗內，加上鹽、大蒜粉，以及幾撮黑胡椒。用雙手將材料迅速混合；儘量不要攪拌過度。分成四等份，每份 6 盎司（185 克），並塑成球狀。把每個球狀肉團壓平，成為一個約 3/4 吋（2 公分）厚的圓餅狀。讓肉餅中央稍微薄一點。肉餅在煮熟後會微縮，而這個步驟可確保其在煮過之後厚度維持均勻。把肉餅放在一個盤子上並冷藏。

美乃滋作法：把美乃滋放入一個小碗內。如果是購買現成的，加入橄欖油攪拌以改善風味。加入大蒜和辣椒。嚐一下味道，喜歡的話再多加一點辣椒。蓋上並冷藏至要使用為止。

預熱烤架。把一個大號鑄鐵煎鍋以中火加溫。加上橄欖油並晃動讓鍋底覆蓋一層油。油熱之後，放入肉餅煎煮直到呈現漂亮棕色，且熟度配合您的口味，用煎鏟翻面兩三次，然後調整熱度讓每一面不至於過度乾脆。希望肉餅中等熟度者，全部的烹煮時間大約是 10 分鐘。

把漢堡肉放在一個大淺盤上，靜置約 3 分鐘。與此同時，烤漢堡包，讓切面朝上，放在烤架下面。酪梨切半，去核去皮後，切成薄片。

在烤好的漢堡包兩邊切面上塗抹辣醬美乃滋。在每個漢堡包的其中一面放上一塊漢堡肉。把酪梨切片在各漢堡間平均分配。在酪梨片上灑一點鹽以及幾滴萊姆汁。添上一小簇香菜葉，然後再加上一片蘿蔓葉，最後蓋上另一面的漢堡包。以鋸齒切刀把做好的漢堡切半，即可享用

4 人份

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Certified sustainable producer Jordan Winery, owner of the Wine Country Table website and magazine, consents to Wine Institute’s use of its trademark for this book. Find food, wine, entertaining and travel tips at www.winecountrytable.com.