The Cherry Cricket shares the recipe behind its umami-loaded burger—built to impress and blessed with bold, craveable flavor.
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Ingredients
½lbs.beef patty(80/20 Angus beef)
salt
pepper
1sliceswiss cheese
mushroom duxelles((recipe below))
caramelized onions((recipe below))
garlic & onion jam((recipe below))
roasted garlic aioli((recipe below))
1pretzel bun
Mushroom Duxelles
2c.mushrooms(finely minced)
2tbsp.butter
¼c.shallots(chopped)
2clovesgarlic
¼c.white wine
1tsp.parsley(chopped)
Caramelized Onions
1sweet onion(chopped)
butter
1splashwhite wine
Garlic Onion Jam
1whole head garlic
Roasted Garlic Aioli
½c.Kewpie mayo
½c.pre-made crispy onions
Directions
Start by seasoning a 1/2 pound patty of 80/20 Angus beef with salt and pepper.
Grill for 6–8 minutes, flipping halfway through—no pressing or closing the lid—to achieve a perfect medium cook.
Top with a slice of Swiss cheese and let it melt into the patty.
Assemble the burger by topping it with mushroom duxelles, caramelized onions, garlic onion jam, and roasted garlic aioli on a pretzel bun for a rich and savory bite.
Mushroom Duxelles
Sauté 2 cups of finely minced mushrooms with 2 tablespoons of butter, ¼ cup of chopped shallots, 2 cloves of garlic, and ¼ cup of white wine.
Cook down until dry, then stir in 1 teaspoon of chopped parsley.
Caramelized Onions
Sauté one chopped sweet onion in butter over low heat until golden, deglazing with white wine.
Reserve half for the jam.
Garlic Onion Jam
Roast a whole head of garlic at 400 degrees for 20 minutes, then squeeze out half the cloves and blend with the reserved onions, salt, and pepper.
Roasted Garlic Aioli
Use the rest of the roasted garlic to make aioli by mixing it with ½ cup of Kewpie mayo.
Quickly warm ¼ cup of pre-made crispy onions in a pan.