The featured match this month on our Web site Home Page is “hamburgers”, so we thought we would give you an amazing recipe we found for — get this — Mocha Burgers. We use our outdoor grill all year round so it’s always a perfect time to grill some up.
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef, or mix of ground beef and ground pork (better)
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- ¼ cup bread crumbs
- 1 oz bittersweet chocolate, grated
- 1 tbsp finely ground espresso or coffee
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 2 tsp cumin seed, crushed
- Salt and pepper to taste
Mix all the ingredients together, form into four large patties, and let rest in fridge for about one hour before grilling. Grill until meat is cooked through, then top with caramelized onions, fresh tomatoes, herbed mayo, and your favourite toppings.
As for the wine match, look for something not too tannic (the meat is cooked through) with darker fruit notes (think cherry or plum) and smoky/chocolate notes. The Vinicola Mediterranea wines from Puglia (Primitivo in particular) would be good matches, as well as Morellino di Scansano or the Geoff Merrill SGM. If beer is your preferred choice, look for something darker, like a Porter.
Mmmm, yes. Try sweet Muscat wine (Italy, Greece, Hungary), late-bottled vintage or tawny port (Portugal) or Banyuls from the south of France. Cabernet Sauvignon and dark chocolate brownies are also a good match – 
