Mini Wagyu Burgers with Bleu Cheese Mousse and Spicy Ketchup Recipe

Mini Wagyu Burgers with Bleu Cheese Mousse and Spicy Ketchup Recipe

January 09, 2018

    

 

Mini Wagyu Burgers with Bleu Cheese Mousse and Spicy Ketchup

These fancy little burgers are flavor bombs! Not to mention cute. This recipe is a perfect appetizer for your next dinner party, wedding reception, or celebration of all sorts.  

Mini Wagyu Burgers with Bleu Cheese Mousse and Spicy Ketchup Recipe

Makes 24-30 burgers

Ingredients

Mini Burgers

Spicy Ketchup

  • 1 cup store-bought ketchup
  • 1 tablespoon Sriracha sauce
  • ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper

Bleu Cheese Mousse

  • 8 ounces bleu cheese crumbled
  • 1 tablespoon warm water
  • 1 tablespoon heavy whipping cream

INSTRUCTIONS:

Mini Burgers

Using your hands, break up the Wagyu beef into a mixing bowl. Season the beef lightly with the kosher salt and black pepper, then mix well using your hands. Using a 1-ounce scoop or a scale, form the beef into meatballs and then flatten the top and bottom to resemble a hamburger shape — think of a tall, cylindrical meatball, not a flat “slider” — set aside. Again, season both sides of the burgers lightly with salt and pepper.

In a large sauté pan or grill set over medium-high heat, lightly oil the pan or grill and sear the burgers on both sides for about 2 minutes per side. If done in a pan, finish cooking in a preheated 400 F oven for 3 to 4 minutes for medium-rare, 5 minutes for medium and 6 to 7 minutes for medium-well. Otherwise, finish on the grill to desired doneness. Once the burgers are cooked to your liking, transfer to a paper-towel-lined sheet pan and keep warm.

Spicy Ketchup

In a mixing bowl, whisk together all the ingredients. You can store the ketchup in a container for up to 2 weeks.

Blue Cheese Mousse

In the bowl of a food processor, blend the bleu cheese for 30 seconds. With the machine running, pour in the warm water and process another 30 seconds. Scrape down the sides with a rubber spatula. With the machine running again, add the heavy whipping cream and puree until smooth. Transfer mousse to a container and keep refrigerated until ready to use.

 Spicy Ketchup

Mini Wagyu Burger

 

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