All the old pheasant hunting pictures in the other thread got me thinking about Bierocks. I’ve mentioned them before here — an Eastern European dish that’s fairly common in western Kansas. Ground beef, cabbage, onion and a few seasonings wrapped in a dough pocket and baked. I first had them in school where our cook was a Mennonite lady from out there. Then, as I got into pheasant hunting there would be community dinners on opening weekend in the little towns and often there would be bierocks.
They’re a bit involved to make, so a while back I thought - why not just do the meat etc. and serve it on a bun? I googled, and I wasn’t the first one to have the idea. Found a recipe, and have tweaked it to my liking. So... ground beef, shredded cabbage, onion, beef bouillon, Worcestershire sauce, and garlic powder go in a pot. Brown a little then add water and simmer until everything is soft and cooked and dried out completely.
It ain’t pretty, and it ain’t gourmet, but it scratches a couple itches for me, namely beef and cabbage. I give you bierock burgers: