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Trust Dorie!! Trust Dorie!! Trust Dorie!!
You would think after almost 3 years of baking with Dorie Greenspan I would remember that.
But this isn’t baking – it’s cooking!! Different!! Right?? Well, maybe not when it comes to cooking…
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Trust Dorie!! Trust Dorie!!
But it was hard this time.
When I looked at the recipe originally I decided I would make it but I wouldn’t like it. Nope, just wouldn’t! Why?? Well, lets look at the ingredients.
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capers (ewwwe)
cornichons (simply – pickles) (ewwwe)
Which would be chopped up all together (double ewwwwe!!) with sun-dried tomatoes, parsley, and tarragon and then mixed with the ground beef to make a patty.
Well, I’ll make it, I’ll eat it, but I won’t like it!!
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Trust Dorie!! Trust Dorie!!
So I made the onion marmalade with the red onion, water, butter and coriander. And it was DELICIOUS!! I could eat that by spoonfuls. By bowlfuls. Yes, it was THAT good.
So how about the burger?? I was SOOO wrong!! It. Was. DELICOUS. No kidding. The additions of the capers, cornichons and spices just gave the whole mix a wonderful flavor. I made one burger just for me and I am so glad I did. With the addition of the marmalade and the ribbons of Parmesan cheese it was probably the best burger I have ever eaten. ANYWHERE!!
Thanks, Dorie! You made my day!!
Recipe is from Dorie’s around my french table on page 240.
Tea and Scones 
August 26, 2011 at 7:46 AM
We should all know that by now, shouldn’t we? Oh, well, live and (re)learn.
August 26, 2011 at 8:38 AM
Haha! I have a few authors like that. Any recipe they write I believe will work. The Moosewood cookbook, for one example, and Mark Bittman. I also have a book called The New Canadian Basics Cookbook that I got as a wedding present and I have had every recipe turn out beautifully. So maybe I should try Dorie next. Do you know, I’ve never made one of her recipes? Do you think I would like her?
August 26, 2011 at 9:54 AM
I think you would love her Baking from My Home to Yours – mostly desserts. This one is french food sorta. I am only one who likes the food from this one.
August 26, 2011 at 10:00 PM
Thanks for the tip. I will look for it at the library–that’s my way of test driving cookbooks before I buy them! 🙂
August 26, 2011 at 11:09 AM
We loved this (will post at some point but not officially part of the group anymore so not on Fridays as I wanted to make my own choices in the book and was getting frustrated)…I sampled that onion jam way more than necessary…have made it again and used it on a sandwich with meat the other day, yum! Probably that needs to just be made and used as a condiment around here regular-like. Love your toasted bun…that makes it all look that much more special. Trust Dorie.
August 26, 2011 at 8:56 PM
I love your description of capers and cornichons, that is so funny. Tricia’s
family came for dinner while she was traveling this week, and her son
said he would not ask what was in the burger cause he didn’t want to find
out what those little green things were, (capers). I had planned to make him a plain burger but he was determined to try Dorie food.
August 27, 2011 at 12:19 AM
🙂 Glad you like the end result despite dislike for individual ingredients!
August 27, 2011 at 12:48 AM
Glad you like it in the end….yeah trust Dorie. She is the best ! I love it too!
August 27, 2011 at 8:34 AM
It can be hard to trust when we are working outside of the comfort zone, for sure!
Glad this was a hit for you.
August 27, 2011 at 8:59 AM
Glad you enjoyed it! Nice pictures.
August 27, 2011 at 12:00 PM
Wow. The best! I love that. Congrats. I really enjoyed it too so its nice to read so many positive reviews.
August 27, 2011 at 10:43 PM
You crack me up, Margaret. Trust Dorie is quite the mantra! That is a perfectly toasted bun you have going there.
August 28, 2011 at 2:56 AM
I think we all think that on occasion – trusting Dorie has led to interesting experiments and a lot of successes so far. This burger was a hit for us, too.
August 28, 2011 at 1:43 PM
Ooh, I looooooove capers! I make veggie burgers at home all the time and was just thinking I should reimagine the spices. Thanks for the idea (via Dorie, but still)!
August 28, 2011 at 4:36 PM
So glad you enjoyed it! I couldn’t get over the capers in it, but loved everything else. Its fun to trust in someone else when cooking, and then tweak to your tastes as you go.