1 pound ground beef

1 package mini buns (16)

2 tablespoons butter

4 ounces thinly sliced button mushrooms

2 large scallions, sliced

1 shallot, minced

1 cup merlot wine

Green leaf lettuce

Salt and pepper to taste

Shape 3 tablespoons of ground beef into a 1-inch thick pattie. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Repeat with remaining mixture. Cover and refrigerate until ready to cook. Melt butter in a skillet and add mushrooms, scallions, and shallot. Cook 3 minutes, stirring occasionally; add Merlot and simmer. Grill burgers to 160 degrees. Place each burger on miniature bun and top with lettuce and mushroom mixture and top with bun.

Yield: 16 mini burgers.

Source: Carlo Rossi Merlot

First Published June 30, 2008, 6:43 p.m.