Mike Coffman
TVWBB Olympian
The ingredients for tonight’s dinner following a recipe that my wife Bev found:

Recipe:
(Actually this recipe is for Spicy Mexican Meatballs and called for ½ pound ground
pork and ½ pound sausage.) We like this version with ground beef so went with it.
1 pound of lean ground beef
1 egg
1 or 2 chipotle chilies in adobo sauce, minced (include the sauce that sticks to the chilies) we used 2.
½ cup grated pepper jack cheese
¼ cup plain or seasoned bread crumbs
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon kosher salt
½ teaspoon garlic powder
½ teaspoon onion powder
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
A pinch of red pepper flakes
To this mixture we added a cup of chopped brisket from the other day’s brisket cook. Mix all
together and form 4 ½ pound patties. We saw an episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives the other
night that featured a chop house burger. The ingredients for the burger were entirely different
but one of the ingredients we saw that my wife wanted to add to her burger recipe was the brisket.
The Applewood bacon put onto the Performer, using RO lump and a chunk of mesquite.
Bacon is done!
Burgers ready to go onto the Performer.
Burgers put onto the Performer.
Burgers are done, 2 with Jalapeno cheddar and 2 with smoked cheddar.
Plated with my wife’s tater tot casserole.
Recipe for the Tater Tot Casserole:
1 family bag of either hash browns or tater tots (we prefer tater tots)
2 cans of cream of mushroom soup
1 can of milk (just fill one of the empty mushroom soup cans with milk)
Tons of cheese (I guess you can figure out how cheesy you want it )
We have used sharp cheddar and pepper jack, but you can use what you like.
Heat the milk, mushroom soup and cheese until the cheese is melted.
Pour over the hash browns or tater tots.
Bake at 375 for 45 - 60 minutes, until golden brown and slightly crusty.
Let cool, eat and enjoy!!
Burgers were definitely delicious and juicy. The brisket added a different flavor and
texture to the burger. We really enjoyed them as well as the tater
tot casserole. Will do these again!
Thanks for looking and putting up with my long winded post. I really like these
two recipes and wanted to share with all of you.

Recipe:
(Actually this recipe is for Spicy Mexican Meatballs and called for ½ pound ground
pork and ½ pound sausage.) We like this version with ground beef so went with it.
1 pound of lean ground beef
1 egg
1 or 2 chipotle chilies in adobo sauce, minced (include the sauce that sticks to the chilies) we used 2.
½ cup grated pepper jack cheese
¼ cup plain or seasoned bread crumbs
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon kosher salt
½ teaspoon garlic powder
½ teaspoon onion powder
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
A pinch of red pepper flakes
To this mixture we added a cup of chopped brisket from the other day’s brisket cook. Mix all
together and form 4 ½ pound patties. We saw an episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives the other
night that featured a chop house burger. The ingredients for the burger were entirely different
but one of the ingredients we saw that my wife wanted to add to her burger recipe was the brisket.
The Applewood bacon put onto the Performer, using RO lump and a chunk of mesquite.

Bacon is done!

Burgers ready to go onto the Performer.

Burgers put onto the Performer.

Burgers are done, 2 with Jalapeno cheddar and 2 with smoked cheddar.

Plated with my wife’s tater tot casserole.

Recipe for the Tater Tot Casserole:
1 family bag of either hash browns or tater tots (we prefer tater tots)
2 cans of cream of mushroom soup
1 can of milk (just fill one of the empty mushroom soup cans with milk)
Tons of cheese (I guess you can figure out how cheesy you want it )
We have used sharp cheddar and pepper jack, but you can use what you like.
Heat the milk, mushroom soup and cheese until the cheese is melted.
Pour over the hash browns or tater tots.
Bake at 375 for 45 - 60 minutes, until golden brown and slightly crusty.
Let cool, eat and enjoy!!
Burgers were definitely delicious and juicy. The brisket added a different flavor and
texture to the burger. We really enjoyed them as well as the tater
tot casserole. Will do these again!
Thanks for looking and putting up with my long winded post. I really like these
two recipes and wanted to share with all of you.