One night during this year's ridiculously warm winter... it was really cold. And, as usual, everyone we came in contact with seemed to have a cold. So, a Korean cure... garlic, hot pepper, and something fermented... seemed appropriate!
Into 2/3 pound of good ground beef, I folded 1/4C good cabbage kimchi, chopped... 2 large garlic cloves, microplaned... 1T gochujang... a healthy pinch of red pepper flakes... and small dashes of Worcestershire sauce and soy sauce...
Mix gently. Form into burgers. Cook in your preferred manner (I still use my mother's method: a red hot cast-iron pan dusted with salt)...
http://www.thisoldchef.com/blog.html/oldfashioned_burger_method/
Since we were being vaguely Asian, I served this with rice.
And I doctored up the ketchup with sriracha and grated fresh horseradish from the garden!!! So easy to grow (the horseradish, not the sriracha) and so beautiful in the yard!
http://www.thisoldchef.com/blog.html/better_than_the_bottle_horseradish/
This was soooooo much fun to eat. And next time, I think I'll even up the amount of kimchi! Whatever the weather, this is a great, fantastically flavorful meal!
