It wasn't until I tried the Shake Shack's 'Shroom Burger that I realized veggie burgers needn't be sensible. Why coax vegetables (and, for most recipes, grains and binders and starches, too) into the shape of a patty? Vegetarian burgers can be entirely nonsensical and untraditional and just as messily delicious as any meat burger on the menu.
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<br />The 'Shroom Burger forgoes the constraints of the patty form to present a mushroom in its most dignified state—breaded, fried, full of cheese. It's insanity! When you eat the sandwich, you work your way through the roasted mushroom barrier to hit the cheese geyser at its center.
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<br />And you needn't purchase a specialty cheese syringe (oh yes, these exist) to make them. Simply roast the mushrooms, slice them in half through their bellies, then hide a ball of the filling—a mixture of grated cheese, onion, garlic, flour, egg yolk, and cayenne—in between the top and bottom. Coat the reconfigured mushrooms in flour, beaten eggs, and panko, then get them into the hot oil.
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<br />Reprinted from <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Shake-Shack-Recipes-Randy-Garutti/dp/0553459813">Shake Shack</a href>. Copyright © 2017 by Shake Shack Enterprises, LLC. Published by Clarkson Potter/Publishers, an imprint of Penguin Random House, LLC.

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