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Tammy McAfee


Culinary Resource Coordinator at Central Market Poulsbo

Tammy, named Culinary Coordinator in January 2013, started dinner party clubs in the late 1980s with other couples where the goal was to cook new types of food, enjoy an evening with friends and get some feedback. Tammy is passionate about finding new ingredients and products experiment with – guilt free! Her favorite aspect of the Resource Center is introducing customers to simple concepts – “It’s empowering for those who didn’t grow up cooking to learn some techniques,” she said. With two teens, Tammy has a lot of opportunities to cook for the swim and track teams and, she said, “they’ll eat anything!”  

Wonderful on brioche buns with a side of seasoned fries.
Or, try our Crunchy Sweet Coleslaw or Champion Potato Salad.  You can add a local beer or brewed root beer to round out the deal!

If you add the bacon raw to the ground beef, it infuses the entire burger with flavor as it cooks. When picking blue cheese use some large crumbles/chunks that will add pockets of flavor in the burger.

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Blue Cheese and Bacon Burger

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Ingredients

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  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese
  • 1/4 cup crisp crumbled bacon (optional - see note below)
  • 1/2 teaspoon granulated garlic
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper

Directions

Combine the ground beef, garlic, salt and pepper in a bowl (and the bacon, if you're using it).
Mix with your hand to just combine.
Fold in the blue cheese into the meat mixture to combine, being careful not to over-mix, or the burgers with be tough.
Divide meat into four equal patties. Grill over medium-high heat for about 6-8 minutes per side or until internal temperature reaches 155°F.
Serve on toasted buns with your favorite toppings.
Alternately, broil for 6-8 minutes per side.

Note: Rather than cooking and crumbling the bacon before mixing with the beef, which adds crunch, you can combine it raw so the fat infuses the beef with flavor as it cooks.
Recipe from Central Market Poulsbo - Culinary Resource Center
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