Reply With QuoteJesus. Is that a meal for three? Looks great but it would choke a horse.Originally Posted by pitbull666
Hmm Shake Shack.. This was JFK before the flight home, though it would be my last until I found out about the UK locations
Hmm Shake Shack.. This was JFK before the flight home, though it would be my last until I found out about the UK locations
Jesus. Is that a meal for three? Looks great but it would choke a horse.Hmm Shake Shack.. This was JFK before the flight home, though it would be my last until I found out about the UK locations
I did get one burger for my wife :)
add bone marrow......
Mine:
beef - as suggested not too lean
finely diced shallots
a little bit of finely diced garlic
Some chilli flakes
Pepper
Season just before cooking
and my key ingredient to add (and I don't think it's been mentioned) is finely chopped parsley. Works an absolute treat.
Cooking wise a few ways to go about it - if on a BBQ seal the meat then cover for a few mins to cook it through properly.
In a pan - seal the meat on a high heat, put it in the oven for a few mins before letting it rest.
When you do, let us know, please, if you can source Beau Monde Seasoning in the UK. I found it on Amazon.com, but not over here. What I did find was this recipe (link):
Mix in a jar (with about 6-10 grains of rice if you live in a humid environment), shake well and that's pretty much it:
- 2 tablespoons onion powder
- 2 tablespoons celery salt
- 1 tablespoon caster sugar (or 1 tablespoon icing sugar)
Next I hunted for Heinz India Relish. Again, it's on Amazon.com, but with plenty of people bemoaning it absence elsewhere in the USA. I couldn't find it on any of Heinz's own sites and then I found it on Amazon.co.uk: link, supplied by South African Foods!
1) Take taxicab to Heathrow.
2) Board the next flight to Los Angeles.
3) Take taxicab to Santa Monica.
4) Find nearest IN-N-OUT Burger.
5) Order a Double-Double with Cheese, or a "special order" burger like the fellow below.
6) Garnish your burger with an order of "Animal Fries."
7) Wash it down with a chocolate shake.
8) Go back to 5) and repeat.
Dude!
Put my local one to shame..
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My very accomplished chef friend uses this:
Confit fine chopped white onions in veg oil. no colour until soft,
Add dijon & wholegrain mustard or garlic, rosemary or thyme and chilli if needed.
Mix with pork or beef mince & tablespoon of cider vinegar.
Take small amount of the mix and fry in the confit oil to make sure it hold its shape.
Shape burger and cover, put in fridge. If cooking in a pan cook in the onion oil straight from fridge as this makes sure they hold their shape when cooking. You can do this as well if BBQing, start in a pan and finish on the BBQ
Have you tried making your own?
I find the supermarket one's a lot different to homemade, they are very dense, not a nice texture at all.
Beau Monde... Amazon.co.uk
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Eder-Spices...051_TE_3p_dp_1
India Relish... Amazon.co.uk
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Heinz-India...051_TE_3p_dp_1
Thanks for that...I think?
It's just that I can't see myself needing a whole kilogram of spice mix, cost £32, when it's easy enough to make it for myself. And your second link is the same as the one in my post.
tbh you can get it in smaller qty... takes some searching I agree. What you could do is contact the seller and asking for a smaller qty. ISTR they used to also sell in 250/500g lots. I started with a 250g lot but used it up in 6 months so I then went for a larger qty. It's also very nice with other meats like steak (cheaper cuts like rump).Thanks for that...I think?
It's just that I can't see myself needing a whole kilogram of spice mix, cost £32, when it's easy enough to make it for myself. And your second link is the same as the one in my post.
Looking at the ingredients, I'm tempted to use Old Bay instead...Thanks for that...I think?
It's just that I can't see myself needing a whole kilogram of spice mix, cost £32, when it's easy enough to make it for myself. And your second link is the same as the one in my post.
Exactly.
Use two Grilled Cheese as the "bun", double Animal-style patties, and you have a winner...
1) Take taxicab to Heathrow.
2) Board the next flight to Los Angeles.
3) Take taxicab to Santa Monica.
4) Find nearest IN-N-OUT Burger.
5) Order a Double-Double with Cheese, or a "special order" burger like the fellow below.
6) Garnish your burger with an order of "Animal Fries."
7) Wash it down with a chocolate shake.
8) Go back to 5) and repeat.
Presumably the name comes from "You'll be going IN to hospital in an ambulance and OUT in a box"?
Looks delicious in all the wrong ways though!
So clever my foot fell off.
Ask your butcher for proper beef (not too lean) and GRIND yourself (don't use a food processor or it will get squishy) using a meat grinder (Porkert is a famous, not too expensive brand). It is hell to clean up, but you will get to determine what goes in your burgers (and you can stack up in the freezer) And trust me, having visited meat processors a lot, you will want to do that yourself.
Okay I just asked the seller if he can supply in smaller qty and he's come straight back to say he'll put options for 100/250/500g on Amazon today :-)
Result! I'll grab some and do a side-by-side Old Bay taste test.
Reminds me, I need to buy some crabs...
EDIT: I see that Beau Monde spice mix varies widely in ingredients. I *thought* it was celery salt / onion powder driven, but there's a German Amazon seller with a very different list...
Last edited by Broussard; 8th June 2016 at 11:43.
I've always got it from the German guy and always been very happy.
Thanks for that...those are more reasonable quantities. I'll wait and see what the postage costs (from Austria, see below) are before deciding not to make my own.
I think you'll find that German seller is Austrian: Eder Gewürze KG...note the logo.
In light of the difference in ingredients between the two online versions and the recipe mix; plus the fact that the Hemingway burger recipe calls for more salt and sugar in the Mei Yen Powder, it should be possible to produce a blend of pepper, spices, salt, dried onion etc to suit your own taste.
Last edited by PickleB; 8th June 2016 at 13:27.
Normally I keep it simple. 80/20 minced braising steak from the butcher, slat and pepper.
But the world is your oyster so by all means mix it up. I often like adding a generous spoonful of Dijon mustard to the mix. Or even get minced lamb and some mint sauce. Chilli is always a winner too.
You put slat in? Sign me in
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