The Great Big Burger Book

by Janet Murphy, Liz Yeh Singh, Jane Murphy

Book Overview

Nothing turns on taste buds like a juicy burger cooked to perfection, slathered with a tangy sauce, or topped with melted cheese, or smothered with caramelised onions. Burgers are such a fun meal to... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1558322477
• ISBN13: 9781558322479
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Harvard Common Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.0" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

Impress your family and friends with the best burgers anywhere.

This book is the best. Short recipies, most on only one page complete with an introduction to the recipe, accompaniments, serving suggestions, tips and resources for hard to find ingredients this book has it all. This is a collection of recipes from some of the greatest burger restaurants in the country like, P.J. Clarke's, Hut's Hamburgers, Mel's Drive-In and so many more. Wether you love beef, pork, veal, lamb, turkey, chicken or duck, you got the best recipies at your fingers. Legal Seafoods Tuna Burger, is "to die for" and it's here along with other fish, crab, lobster scallops and shrimp favorites. Veggie burgers never tasted better. This book is a must have for anyone that loves to cook, entertain and eat.

Tired of the Same Old Burgers? You'll Love This Book!!

Although I have eaten my share of burgers, I have always thought of them as boring. You grill them, slap on a slice of cheese, a tomato slice, whatever sauce you like and eat on a soft and often tasteless bun.Well....along comes The Great Big Burger Book and with it a whole new dimension on just what constitutes a burger. Certainly there are the traditional meat (beef, pork, veal and even lamb) burgers, but my interest was piqued by the chapter entitled: Burgers That Take Flight: Chicken, Turkey and Duck. Using ground poultry allows you to cut the fat content of a burger and the recipes don't cut the taste and flavor. I have always enjoyed Chicken Marsala and when I saw the recipe for Chicken Marsala Burgers, I immediately tried it. Your family and guests, not to mention yourself will really like that one. The photo of a Bolognese Turkey Burger with Sun-Dried Tomatoes and Green Olives looks delicious, and I'm happy to report that it also tastes as good as it looks.But the book doesn't stop there. There is an entire chapter dedicated to burgers made with fish and shell fish. I haven't tried them yet as the weather here in Maine has been just awful this spring, and this type of burger should be cooked outdoors. But there are recipes for lobster and scallop burgers and since I love both, I plan to try them as soon as Mother Nature cooperates.For vegetarians, there are recipes using portobello mushrooms,falafel, quinoa, tofu, eggplant and chickpeas, to mention a few. That chapter fittingly is entitled: Redefining the Burger.Admittedly, there are ingredients that may be unfamiliar to the reader. For those people (and I am one), there is a glossary of ingredients and an ingredient source list which tells you where you can find the products that may not be available in your area.This is a wonderful resource for entertaining. Your guests will be amazed by your culinary expertise when you serve them a healthy burger packed with new flavors. Your backyard menus will never be the same or 'boring' anymore!

WOW !

I'm not a big cooking type, but I love grilling, and this book hits the spot. Easy to follow and with exciting but easy to find ingredients. GREAT GIFT IDEA - finally, this year I won't be panicking for Father's Day, X-Mas, etc.

A Meaty Book

I found this book extremely interesting to read and visually exciting. One of the best cook books I've read in a long time.

Vegetarian Turned Carnivore

I originally bought this book for the vegetarian recipes, but after making some of the meat recipes for a dinner party I have started eating meat again. I use these recipes all the time! GREAT BOOK. I wanted to buy this for all my friends and family, but I don't want them to know my secrets!!! Highly recommend!!!!