My husband loved this burger so much I made it 3 times for him last week. If you love chili’s you will love this burger. The Poblano chili is what you use to make Chili Relleno’s and it is such a fragrant chili when you roast it under the broiler and so full of flavor. This chili is mixed in with the ground sirloin to make such a tasty burger. The Chipotle cream is definitely the star in this dish though, nice spicy flavor. Also if you have the time make the pickled Onions 3 hours at least before eating so the flavors of the vinegars really take to the onion. This is another Cooking Light recipe. To cut the calories even more I used a very thin Multi-grain bread you can find at just about any supermarket.
Ingredients
- 2 poblano chiles
- 1 tablespoon 1% low-fat milk
- 1 (1-ounce) slice white bread, crusts removed, and torn into 1/2-inch pieces
- 3 tablespoons minced fresh cilantro, divided
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, divided
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, divided
- 1 pound ground sirloin
- 1/2 cup light sour cream
- 1 tablespoon minced shallots
- 1 teaspoon fresh lime juice
- 1 (7-ounce) can chipotle chiles in adobo sauce
- Cooking spray
- 4 (1 1/2-ounce) hamburger buns, toasted
- 1/4 cup Pickled Red Onions
Preparation
- 1. Preheat broiler.
- 2. Place poblano chiles on a foil-lined baking sheet, and broil for 8 minutes or until blackened, turning after 6 minutes. Place in a zip-top plastic bag; seal. Let stand 15 minutes. Peel chiles, and discard the seeds and membranes. Finely chop.
- 3. Combine milk and bread in a large bowl; mash bread mixture with a fork until smooth. Add poblano chile, 1 1/2 tablespoons cilantro, cumin, coriander, paprika, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, and beef to milk mixture, tossing gently to combine. Divide mixture into 4 equal portions, gently shaping each into a 1/2-inch-thick patty. Press a nickel-sized indentation in the center of each patty. Cover and chill until ready to grill.
- 4. Preheat grill to medium-high heat.
- 5. Combine the remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons cilantro, remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt, and remaining 1/4 teaspoon black pepper in a medium bowl. Stir in sour cream, shallots, and juice. Remove 1 chipotle pepper and 2 teaspoons adobo sauce from can; reserve remaining chipotle peppers and adobo sauce for another use. Chop chile. Stir chopped chipotle and 2 teaspoons adobo sauce into sour cream mixture. Set aside.
- 6. Place patties on a grill rack coated with cooking spray; grill 3 minutes or until grill marks appear. Carefully turn patties; grill an additional 3 minutes or until desired degree of doneness. Place 1 patty on bottom half of each bun; top each serving with 3 tablespoons chipotle cream and 1 tablespoon Pickled Red Onions.
J. Kenji Lopez-Alt, Cooking Light
- Calories: 325
- Fat: 9.8g
- Saturated fat: 4.5g
- Monounsaturated fat: 2.5g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 1.4g
- Protein: 29.5g
- Carbohydrate: 30.2g
- Fiber: 2.1g
- Cholesterol: 70mg
- Iron: 3.9mg
- Sodium: 621mg
- Calcium: 81mg
