Bison Burgers

Last night we dined on bison burgers! Bison is apparently healthier for you than regular ground beef. I wanted to know by how much so I looked it up. It has the fewest amount of calories and fat than beef, pork, chicken or salmon. What the?

NUTRITION

	Fat (grams )	Calories (kcal)	Cholesterol (mg)	Iron (mg)	Vitamin B12 (mcg)
Bison	2.42	143	82	3.42	2.86
Beef (choice)	10.15	219	86	2.99	2.65
Beef (select)	8.09	201	86	2.99	2.64
Pork	9.66	212	86	1.1	0.75
Chicken (skinless)	7.41	190	89	1.21	0.33
Sockeye Salmon	10.97	216	87	0.55	5.80
Source: USDA

Ingredients:

1 pound ground bison meat
1 tsp minced garlic
1/4 c shredded mild cheddar cheese
salt and pepper to taste
lettuce and tomato (optional)
4 buns, split


Directions

1. Preheat a griddle to medium-high. In a bowl combine meat, garlic, cheese, salt and pepper.
2. Make 4 equal-size hamburger patties, taking care not to overwork the patties.
3. Place on griddle. Cover the burgers with a stainless steel bowl or other heat-proof, dome-shape object, and cook for 6 minutes. Turn the burgers over and cover with the dome and continue to cook for 4 to 5 minutes, for medium.
4. Put buns in toaster oven and cook until lightly toasted. Serve each burger on a roll with 1 lettuce leaf and 1 tomato slice per burger.