Ok, so here is a 'recipe' for what I think makes for an awesome burger
The bun - Kaiser Rolls or Brioche or Challah
The burger - 70/30 ground sirloin
Toppings - Caramelized Onions, Pepper Jack Cheese, Jalapeño Peppers, Sautéed Mushrooms, and the Bacon Guacamole that I posted in another thread
Notes:
Paint the insides of the bun with butter steeped with garlic and toast on a flat griddle.
When cooking the mushrooms, cook them in just veg oil with some salt and pepper, no need to add anything fancy
Season the burger with just salt and pepper, the aim here is to highlight the flavor of the beef, not lose it in spices and herbs
In my opinion you get the best flavor out of the burgers when you cook them in a cast iron pan, rather than on a grill; that way as the fat renders out of the burger you can continue to baste the burger in its own fat. To enhance it a little bit more you can actually cook it in the rendered bacon fat from making the bacon guac for that extra artery-clogging goodness
Quote from: Alexis on May 05, 2012, 07:37:24 AM
Bacon Guac Recipe
Serve it with oven fries:
Oven Fries with Roasted Garlic
2 # Russet Potatoes, cut along the long axis and then sliced into 1/4" wedges
1 ea Garlic Head, broken into cloves but skin left on the cloves
8 ea Thyme Sprigs, whole
2 t Black Pepper
2 fl oz Grapeseed or other neutral, high-heat, oil
Preheat the oven to 450 F
Combine all of the above in a mixing bowl and toss so that the potatoes are evenly coated in oil
Spread evenly on a lined sheet tray
Season with Kosher Salt
Put in oven and bake until golden and blistered, which will be somewhere between 30-45 minutes
Serve Immediately
*The garlic actually imparts a bit of an aroma to the fries while they cook, but the real gem of it is removing them from the skin and getting that sweet roasted garlic to mix up the taste of the fries.
