Elegant Wild Boar Burgers For Two

Total Time: 26 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 16 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1/2 lb ground wild boar
• 1 shallot, finely chopped
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vegetable oil (or more if necessary)
• 1 pinch dried thyme
• 1 pinch dried sage
• 1/2 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
• ground black pepper, to taste
• 2 ounces cambozola cheese, sliced,rind removed if desired (see note below)

Recipe

• 1 in a non-stick or well-seasoned cast iron pan, heat the vegetable oil over medium-low heat.
• 2 saute the chopped shallot for 2 minutes or until softened but not brown.
• 3 set aside.
• 4 in a bowl, place the ground boar.
• 5 sprinkle the thyme and sage over top.
• 6 add the worcestershire sauce and pepper.
• 7 add the shallot and oil and mix with hands until well combined.
• 8 (if you are making the burgers ahead of time, let the shallot cool completely before adding it to the burger mixture).
• 9 form into two patties about 1/3" thick.
• 10 broil or grill until well done, about 5-6 minutes per side.
• 11 divide cheese and place on burgers about 1 minute before they are done.
• 12 let burgers sit about five minutes before serving.
• 13 nice served with a spinach and mushroom salad with a wine vinagrette.
• 14 (a note about cambozola: it is a blue-veined brie and has a very mild blue flavour. you could probably substitute a mild blue cheese which will emphasize the sage, or a brie which will add richness. experiment!).