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Sous Vide Bison Burgers

Bison
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Sandwiches and Burgers
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Sous Vide

“We take the hamburger business more seriously than anyone else”

— Ray Kroc

When the summer sun wraps its arms around us like a warm blanket, puts smiles on our faces, makes our hair lighter, and our skin darker the sizzling heat is our cue to sizzle up the grill with a good piece of meat.

Montanans ranch, farm, hunt, and gather, and at the end of a long day’s work in the elements, they grab a cold brew from their local craft brewery and sit down for a well-earned grillin’ and chillin’. Just like anywhere else, the burger is on top of our list.

The picture of a big fat juicy burger that lured you here is real and you are about to make it for yourself using…… the Sous Vide method. If it hasn’t been clear, we are the unofficial preachers of the Church of Sous Vide of Latter-Day Grills, and instead of taking 10% of your income, your entire mustache, and promises of a private dopey Mormon planet in some ghost town up in “heaven”, we only ask for 10% of your attention. Ready? Buy a sou vide apparatus. Yes, it doesn’t have the romanticism of traditional grilling, but all your future burgers will look like the one you see here, period. In other words, are guaranteed an eternity of consistent and unmatched fork-tender meat, so good that squirts when penetrated. (I think that came out wrong). 

The Taste of Montana kitchen is not very conventional and our cooking isn’t conventional either. We do like traditional cooking, they are familiar and comforting, but we love to explore new flavors and check out the grass on the side. We admit, when it came to sous vide the grass sure was greener on the other side. Check it out for yourself here sous vide. Join our cult.

With your first-time sous-vide cooking, you’d be nailing that perfect pink interior every single time. (please ignore the unintentional sexual innuendo) The sous vide equipment is available on Amazon and they are priced quite reasonably and definitely worth the investment. 

Bison meat tastes lighter, maybe a bit coarser, and slightly sweeter than beef. It has no gamey flavor and no aftertaste. For the health nuts reading this, bison meat is high in protein (obviously), low in fat, low in calories, and high in omega-3 fatty acids, Iron, and Selenium. And according to MD/Ph.D. Kevin Bass’s Diet War, bison meat has less fat per one hundred grams of beef, pork, chicken, wild turkey, wild boar, jackrabbit, deer, squirrel, antelope, and alligator.

Eat Good, Feel Good.

Sous Vide Bison Burgers

Sous Vide Bison Burgers

Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Course Main Course
Servings 4 burgers

Ingredients
  

  • lbs. ground bison
  • 1 packet onion soup mix
  • Garlic powder
  • Kosher salt
  • Ground black pepper
  • 3 slices sharp cheddar
  • 1 ripe tomato sliced
  • Hamburger buns for serving

Instructions
 

  • Heat your sous vide to 125ºF.
  • Combine the ground bison and onion soup mix.
  • Divide the ground bison into equal portions and shape them into three 8-ounce patties. Season with garlic powder, kosher salt, and pepper.
  • Place each burger in its own zipper-lock or vacuum food-saver bag. Place in the water bath, and allow to cook for 1 hour.
  • Remove the bags from the water bath. Gently remove the burgers from the bag and pat them very dry. Season with additional garlic powder, salt, and pepper.
  • Heat your grill to very hot. Add the burgers and sear on the first side until well-browned, 45 seconds to 1 minute. Flip burgers and top with cheese. Continue to sear until the second side is well-browned and the cheese is melted, 45 seconds to 1 minute.
  • Transfer burgers to a plate and let rest for 5 minutes.
  • Serve on buns with tomatoes and your favorite toppings.
Keyword bison