Phobos on the Plate
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TypeMain course
Serves4 people
DateOctober 20, 2026
A burger as Mars moon Phobos, complete with sample mound and red orbit, solemnly presented on the plate.
A round beef burger as Mars moon Phobos, resting on a mirror of mashed potatoes. A small mound of mushroom crumble represents the collected sample. The burger is encircled by a red bell pepper ring as the Mars orbit. The dish solemnly refers to the space mission.
Ingredients
- 4 beef burgers (about 125 g each)
- 800 g floury potatoes
- 100 ml milk
- 40 g butter
- 250 g chestnut mushrooms
- 1 red bell pepper
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- salt and pepper to taste
Method
- Peel the potatoes, cut into pieces, and boil for 20 minutes until tender.
- Fry the beef burgers in 1 tbsp olive oil for 5-6 minutes per side until done.
- Finely chop the mushrooms and sauté in 1 tbsp olive oil until golden, season with salt and pepper.
- Drain the potatoes, mash with milk and butter until smooth, season with salt and pepper.
- Cut the bell pepper into wide rings.
- Spread the mashed potatoes as a flat mirror on each plate.
- Place the burger in the center as a domed moon.
- Form a small mound of sautéed mushrooms next to the burger as the sample.
- Lay a bell pepper ring around the burger as the Mars orbit.
Serving notes
- Serve precisely: burger exactly in the center, pepper ring neatly around.
- Optionally garnish with a few flat-leaf parsley leaves as a 'landing zone'.