Veggie Burger With Crispy Shoestring Parsnips And Truffle Yuzu Dressing
Veggie Burger With Crispy Shoestring Parsnips And Truffle Yuzu Dressing
Skip the expensive restaurant and be your own 5-star chef with this fancy take on a vegan burger. This recipe is courtesy of MorningStar Farms
Prep Time
2
hours
Cook Time
30
minutes
Servings
1
Total time: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 each, morningstar farms meat lovers vegan burger patty
- 2 tablespoon butter, divided
- 1 each, sesame seed bun, split
- as needed kosher salt
- as needed ground black pepper
- 2 slices smoked provolone
- 2 tablespoon parsnip ketchup (recipe follows)
- 1/2 cup crispy shoestring parsnips
- 1/2 cup mixed greens
- 2 tablespoon truffle yuzu dressing (recipe follows)
- 1 pint grapefruit juice
- 1 pint lemon juice
- 1 pint orange juice
- 10 pound parsnips, peeled and shredded
- 2 cup sugar
- 2 cup port wine
- 2 cup red wine
- 2 cup onion, diced
- 2 cup bacon, diced
- to taste honey
- to taste red wine vinegar
- to taste kosher salt
- to taste ground black pepper
- 3 each, parsnips, large
- to taste kosher salt
- 10 tablespoon yuzu juice
- 10 teaspoon tamari soy
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon garlic, microplaned
- 12 tablespoon grapeseed oil
- 100 gram black truffle paste
- to taste kosher salt
Directions
- Heat a cast iron skillet over medium heat.
- Place one tbsp. of butter in skillet and melt.
- Once melted, add burger patty and buns, cut-side down.
- Toast buns until golden brown.
- Flip burger patty and add remaining butter to the pan.
- Spoon butter over burger while it’s cooking.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- While still in the pan, place the provolone on burger patty, turn off heat and cover with a lid to melt cheese.
- Spread parsnip ketchup on both sides of bun.
- Toss mixed greens with truffle yuzu dressing and place on bottom bun.
- Place burger patty on top of greens, and top with the crispy shoestring parsnips.
- Finish with top bun.
- For the parsnip ketchup:
- In a food-safe container, combine all fruit juices and add parsnips.
- Marinate overnight.
- Drain and discard liquid.
- In a large rondeau, caramelize sugar over medium flame.
- Add port and red wine.
- Reduce by half and set aside.
- In a separate rondeau, sweat onions and bacon until onions caramelize.
- Add parsnips and wine reduction and braise until tender.
- Finish with honey and red wine vinegar to taste.
- Transfer three cups of braised parsnips into a blender and purée on high.
- Add a small amount of water if it is too dry.
- Strain through a chinois and cool.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- For the crispy shoestring parsnips:
- Peel parsnips.
- Slice thinly on a mandoline then cut the strips into very fine julienne.
- Fry at 325°F until crispy and golden brown.
- Drain on paper towels and season with salt.
- For the truffle yuzu dressing:
- Place all ingredients into a blender and purée until well emulsified.
- Season to taste with salt and yuzu.