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Dinner Plans? (10 Viewers)
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detroitdad
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will you ship over seas?
I couldn’t guarantee it would be fresh
Steamtrain
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Did it have much maple flavor?
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Pro tip: Par-cook the bacon. Then chop it small and mix it with the burger meat. Season and cook it as normal. I stole it from Chef Kerry Simon (RIP)
I'm making this afternoon for a lunch/gaming party. I'll post pics tomorrow if I remember.
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detroitdad
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I'm picking up ingredients right now. Tomorrow I'm going to make Jamaican chicken breast with a banana curry sauce. Wish me luck trying something new. Oh and I made my own Curry seasoning powder
Steamtrain
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Beef Stew tonight
Crappy weather up here in New Hampshire
Crappy weather up here in New Hampshire
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Poker Zombie
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KGB burgers (Kerry's Gourmet Burgers)
Par-cook the bacon. This renders some fat out and gets the bacon to the point so it's not chewy or slimy when it's cooked in the patty. This pic shows "done". Note the little scissor snips in the bacon fat. This keeps the bacon from curling up so it gets even heat. You can use a bacon press, but it's going to get cut up anyway, and I don't like bacon presses.
Let the bacon cool. You can cut it while it's hot, but why would you hate your fingers so much? Chop the bacon up. You can go smaller, but I had guests in and they needed to use the kitchen as well (luncheon party), so I left them a little more chunky than I usually would.
Next, taste the bacon. This is the only way of knowing how much salt and pepper to season your burger with. Bacon can be really salty. This bacon was also peppered bacon, so this step should not be skipped.
Cooking is a tough job.
Add the bacon to the meat. Here's the Bacon to beef ratio:
We used 90% lean angus. Angus probably isn't necessary, but Angus was on sale, so it was cheaper than "regular" beef. We call regular beef Malcolm beef, so it can feel like it's cool too. If you get the joke, you are both old and cool.
I made them into sliders, but didn't take photos of the mixing or rolling them flat. Raw meat and phones is an unsavory combo. I usually do full size KGB burgers at the firehouse, but for a lunch party, smaller is better. The first wave got hit pretty hard...
I'd put these in the top 5 list of best burgers ever.
Par-cook the bacon. This renders some fat out and gets the bacon to the point so it's not chewy or slimy when it's cooked in the patty. This pic shows "done". Note the little scissor snips in the bacon fat. This keeps the bacon from curling up so it gets even heat. You can use a bacon press, but it's going to get cut up anyway, and I don't like bacon presses.
Let the bacon cool. You can cut it while it's hot, but why would you hate your fingers so much? Chop the bacon up. You can go smaller, but I had guests in and they needed to use the kitchen as well (luncheon party), so I left them a little more chunky than I usually would.
Next, taste the bacon. This is the only way of knowing how much salt and pepper to season your burger with. Bacon can be really salty. This bacon was also peppered bacon, so this step should not be skipped.
Cooking is a tough job.
Add the bacon to the meat. Here's the Bacon to beef ratio:
We used 90% lean angus. Angus probably isn't necessary, but Angus was on sale, so it was cheaper than "regular" beef. We call regular beef Malcolm beef, so it can feel like it's cool too. If you get the joke, you are both old and cool.
I made them into sliders, but didn't take photos of the mixing or rolling them flat. Raw meat and phones is an unsavory combo. I usually do full size KGB burgers at the firehouse, but for a lunch party, smaller is better. The first wave got hit pretty hard...
I'd put these in the top 5 list of best burgers ever.
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detroitdad
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Those look AWESOME. I am a huge fan of mixing 2/3 ground beef with 1/3 ground pork when making burgers. You have to cook them through (no medium rare) but the level of juicy ness is incredible.
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I've done sausage before, but went back to the bacon. The ease of par-cooking the bacon allows cooking the beef "properly" (I usually cook burgers medium, because ground beef carries higher risk of playing gastrointestinal roulette.
Gastrointestinal roulette is my fourth favorite kind of routtle.
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detroitdad
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Dinner is prepped. Chicken with a banana curry sauce.
Steamtrain
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How was it?
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I forgot to update, sorry.
It was fantastic. Colleen said it was her favorite dish that I've made in awhile. It had a unique flavor. I balanced the sweet and heat really well.
If your interested in the recipe i'l post it.
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detroitdad
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Can't go wrong with brinner
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Poker Zombie
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Nice job plating that wedge salad! (y) :thumbsup:
Sorry, didn’t see this. It was fairly subtle, but you could taste it.
I’m going to leave the next batch overnight and see if it tastes stronger next time.
Well, you can par-cook ground pork as well. And I always grind my own, beef, pork, whatever -- never buy ground anything, for just that reason. An inexpensive grinder from pleasanthillgrain.com (I use the Maverick, ~$80) or cabela's is an excellent investment in your health.
Meddler2
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detroitdad
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Looks really hot!
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About to start cooking the main course for the Zombie Poker Classic. Only 28 hours to go...
Jonesey07
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So excited!!!!
Also, What game are you doing the burgers? I'm all in for that day!!
Poker Zombie
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Burger request has been noted. It will have to wait for a thaw though - I'm not grilling too many meals for 20 when it's sub-50 degrees.
Jonesey07
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Burger request has been noted. It will have to wait for a thaw though - I'm not grilling too many meals for 20 when it's sub-50 degrees.
I don’t blame you one bit!!
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