Current Events > I think I make pretty good burgers, for a British guy. (pics)

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And with mustard/ketchup:


Basically just a burger but
- toasted brioche buns
- melted mature cheddar
- thinly sliced tomatoes and pickles
- fried shiitake mushrooms and onions
- shredded lettuce mix
- ketchup and mustard

Sorry for the shitty pics, I was sort of shaking at this point.
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This cooking is very 'British' to say the least
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How many ways can we spell shiitake
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Oh yeah the burger patty is just aberdeen angus mince, with salt and pepper.
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they look yummy send me 1 pls
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Wowee those look delish
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Makes juicy burgers.

Puts them on paper towels.

Do they have plates in Britain or not?
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I'm starting to wonder... is it just OUR vegetables that look like they came pre-chewed?
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Replace ketchup and mustard with bbq sauce and hot sauce
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DrizztLink posted...

How many ways can we spell shiitake

heh, edited so now your comment looks dum

chrono625 posted...

Makes juicy burgers.

Puts them on paper towels.

Do they have plates in Britain or not?

I just wanted to put them on the cutting board to build the burger, but I realised the board had been used before to cut up raw mushrooms so I put down the paper towel to improvise. I did serve on plates.
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Whoa!!
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pinky0926 posted...

heh, edited so now your comment looks dum

oh yeah all of my comments already look dum so what now smart guy
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Guy_Fieri posted...

Whoa!!

flavatown

DrizztLink posted...

pinky0926 posted...

heh, edited so now your comment looks dum

oh yeah all of my comments already look dum so what now smart guy

well now i have a burger and you dont thats what
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...no one ever answers DK9292.
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Sorry sorry I missed your post

DK9292 posted...

I'm starting to wonder... is it just OUR vegetables that look like they came pre-chewed?

Probably. But my knife needs sharpening and I'm not the most consistent cutter so that will be part of the reason.
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Me upon receiving burger: "I didn't order a salad!"
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das it mane
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Doesnt matter.
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You gonna eat all 3?

Looks good and seems like a great flavor profile, I love shiitake with its nice nutty flavor, I think I wouldve had arugula instead of lettuce and bit thinner patties.
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FF_Redux posted...

I think I wouldve had arugula instead of lettuce and bit thinner patties

@electricbugs2
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Will you marry me TC

those look damn good, except for the mushrooms which aren't my cup of tea.
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Do brits always put ketchup on salads?
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Understand TC I know your cooking 3 burgurs in a home, so ill cut you some slack.

Looks like a greasy mess, I'd eat it, but itd be a mess, buns are burnt as well. you've got talent TC, I think your going to refine and make killer burgurs, just keep practicing, for example, you needed to brown the onions more, you only brought about half the flavor those onions can put out, not sure about those mushrooms, but you also want to cook them till a mid brown color. The cheese looks perfect.

The meat is the biggest issue. Just tons of grease, which does add a lot of flavor, but I can see your burgur are dripping pretty hard in that picture, that tells me those burgurs are going to get real sloppy, unless maybe a tooth pick holds them together. Also go smaller with a burger, people obsesse over the size of their patties, but then again I hardly ever see them cook burgers. I've found that around 3.5 ounces is the perfect size for a Pattie, any bigger and your going for some form of a speciality.

3/5 would eat.
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Kazi1212 posted...

Do brits always put ketchup on salads?

Interestingly if it was just me I would have left it at the fresh slices, but I got this idea from a canadian youtube chef/personality called Matty Matheson. His content is fucking great by the way, check him out.
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CountDog posted...

Understand TC I know your cooking 3 burgurs in a home, so ill cut you some slack.

Looks like a greasy mess, I'd eat it, but itd be a mess, buns are burnt as well. you've got talent TC, I think your going to refine and make killer burgurs, just keep practicing, for example, you needed to brown the onions more, you only brought about half the flavor those onions can put out, not sure about those mushrooms, but you also want to cook them till a mid brown color. The cheese looks perfect.

The meat is the biggest issue. Just tons of grease, which does add a lot of flavor, but I can see your burgur are dripping pretty hard in that picture, that tells me those burgurs are going to get real sloppy, unless maybe a tooth pick holds them together. Also go smaller with a burger, people obsesse over the size of their patties, but then again I hardly ever see them cook burgers. I've found that around 3.5 ounces is the perfect size for a Pattie, any bigger and your going for some form of a speciality.

3/5 would eat.

Thanks for the advice. Just on my methods here -

1. I toasted the buns in the pan which had leftover patty fat in it, which might be why they burnt a little much on the edges
2. You're right about the onions, although this was a timing problem, I had to evacuate in time for the burgers. I often struggle with guessing how long onions take to fry up properly.
3. Mushroom were basically just a "shit, we have shiitake mushrooms in the fridge that are nearly passed their best, better use them". In the end they were pretty lost in the mix, but the nutty quality was kinda nice.
4. I sliced the cheese very thin and then placed on top of the flipped pattie (in the pan) before covering with a lid and steaming for around 30 seconds to melt it. This worked really well tbh, I used to stick them in the oven but they'd sometimes dry out too much.
5. I honestly didn't feel much of a grease issue. Maybe it's because I toasted the buns, or because I rested the patties before putting them on the buns, or maybe I just like greasy burgers. How would you do them to be less greasy? I brushed them with olive oil and seasoned with salt and pepper just before putting them on a griddle pan.
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Seriously bbq sauce and hot sauce is better

I wasn't joking

It wasn't a shit post

Why don't you care

It's good to have a flavored hot sauce like habernero

Then you just mix it with the bbq sauce.

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GODTIER posted...

Seriously bbq sauce and hot sauce is better

I wasn't joking

It wasn't a shit post

Why don't you care

It's good to have a flavored hot sauce like habernero

Then you just mix it with the bbq sauce.

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I'm not above it but sometimes I feel like bbq and hot sauce overwhelms a dish and really here I was wanting to see how the patty and shiitake would turn out.

I have a whole lot of hot sauce in my cupboard though. Chipotle, el yucateco, frank's, and some goddamn carolina reaper death sauce I never use except to scare people.
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I'd eat those, minus the lettuce.
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What did you use to season the meat?
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ZombiePelican posted...

What did you use to season the meat?

Just salt and pepper, kept it simple.
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pinky0926 posted...

ZombiePelican posted...

What did you use to season the meat?

Just salt and pepper, kept it simple.

That's more than most people will do, good on you
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Thanks.The burgers were pretty robust so they didn't need anything like flour etc. to bind them.
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Zurkon posted...

Those look really good. Toasted buns are always appreciated too. Most people don't do that extra step.

It makes such a difference! Helps it not go all soggy too.
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damn pinky you're such a great cook. if I ever considered going to your dump of a country I would like to eat your cooking (id pay don't worry)
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those look really good

the only thing I would actually do differently is use spinach instead of lettuce.
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GODTIER posted...

Replace ketchup and mustard with bbq sauce and hot sauce

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foreveraIone posted...

damn pinky you're such a great cook. if I ever considered going to your dump of a country I would like to eat your cooking (id pay don't worry)

Buy me a beer instead
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