Beef is pretty damn fatty

French fries aren't very low in fat. Who knew?

A good burger with french fries had not been had since February, and we decided that we were going to remedy this situation. The easiest way to remedy such a predicament is to eat a good burger with french fries, but we here like to avoid masochistic eating.

Beef tends to be very high in fat content, so an actual burger is out of the question. Turkey, it turns out, can be much lighter on the stomach, since it is possible to obtain 99% fat free ground turkey. And french fries can essentially be approximated in a way that doesn't completely massacre the scale.

Turkey Burger

99% fat free ground turkey
Healthy Life 98% fat free wheat sandwich buns (no need to skimp on the nutrients here)
Lettuce
Tomato
Shiitake mushrooms
Soy sauce/sweet soy sauce
PAM Olive Oil cooking spray
Spices

The glorious thing about this burger is you make it like a typical burger. Fill the meat with any combination of spices you prefer (we used Chipotle Chili pepper and garlic salt) and shape it as you would a standard patty of ground meat (not a bad idea to aim for a quarter pound, but, hey, low fat). You can either grill these creatures or throw them on one o' those Lean Mean whatevers like we did, with a healthy spray of the PAM. Cook for maybe 6 to 8 minutes.

We are fans of flavor, so we also sauteed the shiitake mushrooms (cut into ribbons) in the soy sauces. Eat that burger with any combination of lettuce, tomato, mushrooms, and the various condiments, but avoid mayonnaise. Mayo is basically lard and you know it.

Fries

Potato (and plenty of salt)
Sweet potato (and plenty of sugar and cinnamon)

Fries are pretty basic when fried, and are even more basic when not. Slice these things at your desired estimate and distribute on a cooking pan coated with the PAM mentioned above. And spray with PAM again. PAM is glorious. Cook at 450 degrees until crunchy. Or you may prefer soft and floppy. Really, either way works.

Remove, and cover the potato wedges with the salt and the sweet potato with the sugar and cinnamon. They can be enjoyed with any combination of ketchup, mustard, or honey mustard.


And that's basically the premise. Very basic, but a low fat alternative to a usually higher fat meal. Modify by adding onions or other vegetables and such.



We're sure you'll enjoy it.

Next on the list of corruptions:
Falafel
Lasagna
Black Bean Burgers
Tiramisu