Mozzarella Sauced Spicy Burgers

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb beef, minced, extra lean is best
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1/2 cup onion, , chopped
• 1 cup fresh carrot, grated, about 1 large
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 1 teaspoon fennel seed, crushed
• 1/2 teaspoon ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon coriander
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper, divided
• 1 (7 1/2 ounce) can pizza sauce, i used hot and spicy
• 1/2 cup fresh mushrooms, sliced
• 2 tablespoons fresh parsley
• 2 -3 teaspoons cornstarch
• 3 teaspoons water
• 1 1/2 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded
• 8 ounces mozzarella cheese, sliced
• 4 hamburger buns

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400f degrees.
• 2 slice bun in half and place on non stick cookie tray; top each half with cheese slices; set aside.
• 3 in a large bowl combine beef, soy sauce, onions, carrots, egg, fennel seeds, ginger, cumin, coriander and 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper, mix well.
• 4 separate meat mixture into 4 portions and form into burgers; place on wire rack in an oven roaster; bake for 30 minutes or until no longer pink inside.
• 5 while burgers are cooking make the cheese sauce in a nonstick saucepan over medium heat; combine pizza sauce, mushrooms and parsley, bring to simmer; add all of the shredded cheese and the other quarter teaspoon of cayenne.
• 6 simmer uncovered for 10 minutes.
• 7 make a slurry of the cornstarch and the water; add to cheese mixture while stirring, simmer until thickened about 5 or 6 minutes.
• 8 when the burgers have cooked for 20 minutes, place the tray of cheese topped buns in the oven with them, to toast and melt the cheese slices.
• 9 to assemble:.
• 10 place burger on bottom half of the cheesed bun, spoon sauce over the burger and top with the other half of the cheesed bun.
• 11 serve with a green salad or oven fries.
• 12 enjoy!