Grill the Perfect Burger

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Big Mike

I'm assuming everyone saw the article this morning from the World Health Org saying processed meats cause cancer.

World Health Organization: Processed Meats Cause Cancer

If bacon is wrong, I don't want to be right.

Mike

Seriously.

I wouldn't take the World's Heath whatever as gospel on anything.

Itchymoku · (login for full post details)

Big Mike

I'm assuming everyone saw the article this morning from the World Health Org saying processed meats cause cancer.

World Health Organization: Processed Meats Cause Cancer

If bacon is wrong, I don't want to be right.

Mike

Apparently it's only 1/20th to 1/10th the probability of getting cancer compared to smoking and alcohol, respectively.

If I cut out red meat, will I really live longer? Or will it just seem longer?

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Itchymoku

Or will it just seem longer?

Exactly.

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Itchymoku · (login for full post details)

41 percent of Americans will be diagnosed with cancer during their lifetime and about 21 percent will die from cancer

BEING ALIVE CAUSES CANCER

tturner86 · (login for full post details)

World Health is commie... Go 'Merika.

**Side note chips or fries on a burger is awesome.

And this is my favorite burger by far:

emini2000 · (login for full post details)

Itchymoku

Apparently it's only 1/20th to 1/10th the probability of getting cancer compared to smoking and alcohol, respectively.

If I cut out red meat, will I really live longer? Or will it just seem longer?

Bingo!!!

tturner86 · (login for full post details)

Itchymoku

41 percent of Americans will be diagnosed with cancer during their lifetime and about 21 percent will die from cancer

BEING ALIVE CAUSES CANCER

montanajtt · (login for full post details)

I've even read that processed meat should be put in the same dangerous class of plutonium!!
I don't eat much processed meat but I still eat a lot of meat and I'm not going to quit, not going even to reduce.
While I'm writing I hope my wife will not read about it, she can be a real pain when we discuss about meat consumption!

tturner86 · (login for full post details)

montanajtt

I've even read that processed meat should be put in the same dangerous class of plutonium!!
I don't eat much processed meat but I still eat a lot of meat and I'm not going to quit, not going even to reduce.
While I'm writing I hope my wife will not read about it, she can be a real pain when we discuss about meat consumption!

You cannot not eat meat in Italy... if you do you are wasting life.

montanajtt · (login for full post details)

tturner86

You cannot not eat meat in Italy... if you do you are wasting life.

Well I believe it is nothing compared to what I could eat in TX but I don't complain, as long I can continue doing

tturner86 · (login for full post details)

montanajtt

Well I believe it is nothing compared to what I could eat in TX but I don't complain, as long I can continue doing

I'll trade you some Texas BBQ for some Italian cold cuts...

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tturner86

World Health is commie... Go 'Merika.

**Side note chips or fries on a burger is awesome.

And this is my favorite burger by far:

ohhh wish to taste texas beef ... and compare it with our's Polish (one of the best in Europe ).Dream couse we cant get your's one ;/

Itchymoku · (login for full post details)

"My homossexual vegan liberal Christian neighbor non smoker no drinks died 6 months ago with cancer." one of the most liked comments on the cnn article

tturner86 · (login for full post details)

https://mashable.com/2015/10/27/reeses-peanut-butter-cup-burger/?utm_cid=mash-com-fb-main-link

A Canadian burger chain is selling a burger stuffed with Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. They done out America'd us!

Itchymoku · (login for full post details)

tturner86

A burger stuffed with Reese's cups makes us question who we are

A Canadian burger chain is selling a burger stuffed with Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. They done out America'd us!

I want to try that, chocolate bbq sauce is good too

Big Mike · (login for full post details)

I'm on a diet again. This thread is the devil.

Mike

Itchymoku · (login for full post details)

Big Mike

I'm on a diet again. This thread is the devil.

Mike

what's your new diet generally consist of? No meat?

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Itchymoku

what's your new diet generally consist of? No meat?

No that's not realistic. No chocolate, no chips. More soups.

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Itchymoku · (login for full post details)

Big Mike

No that's not realistic. No chocolate, no chips. More soups.

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I heard dark chocolate is healthy, I used to get a dark chocolate chili bar from the farmers market that came from south america.

What might be a fun snack is dark chocolate, granola, and walnuts in a mix. Then take the mix and grind it into a fine powder that is then added to some barbecue sauce and smothered all over a big fat juicy burger patty with crispy bacon and cheddar on a toasted bun. how's that sound?

Big Mike · (login for full post details)

Devil, devil I say!

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tturner86 · (login for full post details)

Bar-b-q Sundae anyone? @Itchymoku

Itchymoku · (login for full post details)

tturner86

Bar-b-q Sundae anyone? @Itchymoku

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Big Mike

Devil, devil I say!

Sent from my phone

Nope, the devil eats well to exist for so many years. I think he is on an all organic diet.

Matt

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MMMM!! meat and cheese RReally hard to go wrong with this combination! Gotta love the dead animals,MMMMMMMMMMMM

Splash of owner discern Ketchup,mustard,mayo whatever your pleasure!! Dippin Sauce, MMMMMMMMM

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Big Mike · (login for full post details)

tturner86

But if you don't eat bacon, were you really ever alive?

Mike

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Big Mike

But if you don't eat bacon, were you really ever alive?

Mike

Sounds like a question for the Philosoraptor...

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Itchymoku · (login for full post details)

For some reason i like this

tturner86 · (login for full post details)

Itchymoku

For some reason i like this

Itchy found his perfect girl...

I love Aussie's accents...

xiaosi · (login for full post details)

I like cheeseburgers......

Those are homemade fries, kind of sac religious for a guy that ran China's largest French Fry plant for several years....

montanajtt · (login for full post details)

Itchymoku

For some reason i like this

I've always wondered why some people do such stupid and potential letal things. For not talking about the unethical reasons behind wasting food this way. The only tv show that get close to it and I watch is "man vs food", but risking your health to eat 24 big mac is plain stupid!!

tturner86 · (login for full post details)

Red robin... @Itchymoku @TheShrike

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xiaosi

I like cheeseburgers......

Those are homemade fries, kind of sac religious for a guy that ran China's largest French Fry plant for several years....

those are some nice looking fries to go with those tasty burgers!

TheShrike · (login for full post details)

Did you get the spicy one?

tturner86 · (login for full post details)

TheShrike

Did you get the spicy one?

Yeah ghost pepper tavern... It was awesome. Wife got whiskey BBQ which was awesome... We all got free refill of fries and a Togo box... Getting my money worth...

montanajtt · (login for full post details)

I'm in my chalet in Switzerland for some maintenance work. The altitude here is 1800 mts and today there have been the first snow, I attach pictures of the outside and, more related with the thread, my dinner

Itchymoku · (login for full post details)

montanajtt

I'm in my chalet in Switzerland for some maintenance work. The altitude here is 1800 mts and today there have been the first snow, I attach pictures of the outside and, more related with the thread, my dinner

this is the post of the year

tturner86 · (login for full post details)

Itchymoku

this is the post of the year

@Big Mike, are we going to do a Best of 2015?

Itchymoku · (login for full post details)

montanajtt

My imagination tells me there's a little street somewhere in there that looks like this

montanajtt · (login for full post details)

Itchymoku

My imagination tells me there's a little street somewhere in there that looks like this

Actually is a very little town, there is only a grocery store and a sport store that is opened only during the winter.

Itchymoku · (login for full post details)

montanajtt

Actually is a very little town, there is only a grocery store and a sport store that is opened only during the winter.

Yeah, I figured. But it's always good to fantasize.

montanajtt · (login for full post details)

Itchymoku

Yeah, I figured. But it's always good to fantasize.

well that house and that place has been our dream for a while. We worked a lot on it, building an house at 1800mts is not an easy task and we have found us in situations like... friday is going to snow and we still have not the roof or we have to bring kitchen in the house(we used a tractor). People who worked there were very skeptikals we would have finished for christmas and I have been there pulling woods under the snow to speed up. At the end we did it and against all odds.

This is a picture of the town I found on google:

and these are the pictures of the house
https://goo.gl/photos/7o6nMzS9YhXiecpy6

Anyway this is a derail of a thread I like so much and I thank you for contributing the way you do and keeping me hungry about meat!!

tturner86 · (login for full post details)

@Itchymoku I am afraid @Big Mike won't approve...

Rory · (login for full post details)

Can't get a lamb burger in Medellin which is almost a deal-breaker.. This short story may be from Zondor's people?

"They're made out of meat."

"Meat?"

"Meat. They're made out of meat."

"Meat?"

"There's no doubt about it. We picked up several from different parts of the planet, took them aboard our recon vessels, and probed them all the way through. They're completely meat."

"That's impossible. What about the radio signals? The messages to the stars?"

"They use the radio waves to talk, but the signals don't come from them. The signals come from machines."
Continued on author's site... Meat

montanajtt · (login for full post details)

ok guys, in December there will be my birthday, I don't say the day because I don't like greetings and defenitely I don't like my birthday as I've to answer people calls and be nice with people I barely talk during the year.
Anyway this year I asked for a special gift, I just want to eat a good sausage sandwich. You have to know that in Italy sausages are very differents as you move, so in the sud are very spicy, and the more you move to the nord they are less spicy till they are sweet!!
I'm originally form Umbria and for who don't know where it is, here are some pictures :

So I'm used to Umbria sausages that are not too spicy and not too sweet. Here in Como in the north of Italy the only that have them is Rodhouse grill :

So I asked to be taken there!!

To explain why that is a gift for me, I've to say that my wife is veg

Itchymoku · (login for full post details)

tturner86

@Itchymoku I am afraid @Big Mike won't approve...

cheetos?

tturner86 · (login for full post details)

Itchymoku

cheetos?

Looks like fire hot cheetos...

Itchymoku · (login for full post details)

Big Mike · (login for full post details)

tturner86

Looks like fire hot cheetos...

That burger looked good, until they added that. I like cheetos, but don't you dare put it under a bun on my burger!

Mike

tturner86 · (login for full post details)

Big Mike

That burger looked good, until they added that. I like cheetos, but don't you dare put it under a bun on my burger!

Mike

I have put chips/fries on my burger, reminds me of grade school...

cory · (login for full post details)

problem is the melt cheese makes cheeto soggy instead of crunchy

Rory · (login for full post details)

If you happen to be passing through Bogota (I know there are many traders south of the canal) check out The Ugly American Bar & Grill in the Zona Rosa. Its owned by a US guy and it is authentic.

I know my burgers, from ~30-40 countries over the years. Outside of the US where there are just too many to count (and my kitchen sometimes), I can think of only just few places that do a near perfect job.

Chuck steak flavour, meat ground correctly to grain so weighty but fluffy (I hope that was not an accident) and of course the bun.. I enjoyed these and I like that they don't go crazy with a score of combinations (or Cheetos)..

Ugly American Bar & Grill / Bogotá
"THE UGLY AMERICAN BURGER- Made with our blend of imported Angus beef
(250 grs), provolone cheese and caramelized onions. Served with romaine lettuce,
avocado and french fries – $35,000
FAT KID CHEESEBURGER- National Angus Beef served with cheddar cheese and
potato bun. Served with romaine lettuce, tomato, pickles and french fries – $27,000"

Big Mike · (login for full post details)

Rory

If you happen to be passing through Bogota (I know there are many traders south of the canal) check out The Ugly American Bar & Grill in the Zona Rosa. Its owned by a US guy and it is authentic.

I know my burgers, from ~30-40 countries over the years. Outside of the US where there are just too many to count (and my kitchen sometimes), I can think of only just few places that do a near perfect job.

Chuck steak flavour, meat ground correctly to grain so weighty but fluffy (I hope that was not an accident) and of course the bun.. I enjoyed these and I like that they don't go crazy with a score of combinations (or Cheetos)..

Ugly American Bar & Grill / Bogotá
"THE UGLY AMERICAN BURGER- Made with our blend of imported Angus beef
(250 grs), provolone cheese and caramelized onions. Served with romaine lettuce,
avocado and french fries – $35,000
FAT KID CHEESEBURGER- National Angus Beef served with cheddar cheese and
potato bun. Served with romaine lettuce, tomato, pickles and french fries – $27,000"

$10 USD btw for those who are freaking out

Mike

Itchymoku · (login for full post details)

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmMmmmmmmmmMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

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@Big Mike @Itchymoku

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I present to you the Buttery Jack. @TheShrike @Itchymoku @srgtroy

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tturner86

I present to you the Buttery Jack. @TheShrike @Itchymoku @srgtroy

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srgtroy

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tturner86

I present to you the Buttery Jack. @TheShrike @Itchymoku @srgtroy

You are evil.

Day 3 of water fast for me and I see this picture.

Mike

tturner86 · (login for full post details)

Big Mike

You are evil.

Day 3 of water fast for me and I see this picture.

Mike

It is the standard diet for Boys of Company 2.

Luckily for you, you are strong willed.

JohnS · (login for full post details)

all the essential food groups are represented here: pork shoulder, potato dumplings, and beer. The crispy pork skin is good for the soul!

montanajtt · (login for full post details)

JohnS

all the essential food groups are represented here: pork shoulder, potato dumplings, and beer. The crispy pork skin is good for the soul!

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After watching this picture, If I now go home and find out, as it is very likely, my wife has cooked some fish or some vegetables I will be very sorry! But hey...that's what the ham I have in the office fridge is for

montanajtt · (login for full post details)

and she just called to know when I would have been home.....so the menu is: chicken breast with salad

she also said....you are happy right? Chicken is meat!! ...Who does explain her chicken is not meat and chicken breast is not chicken?
my answer was just.....sure, thank you!!

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montanajtt

and she just called to know when I would have been home.....so the menu is: chicken breast with salad

she also said....you are happy right? Chicken is meat!! ...Who does explain her chicken is not meat and chicken breast is not chicken?
my answer was just.....sure, thank you!!

I feel for you my friend..my wife is vegetarian, which makes me a vegetarian most of the week, but she accepts my meat side ...here are some images to tide you over the chicken breast and veggies.

Itchymoku · (login for full post details)

steak onion and pepper Stromboli, chicken parm pizza

old school italian place I've been going to since i was a kid, same people have been working there too

TheShrike · (login for full post details)

what kinda pizza is that? it looks good

tturner86 · (login for full post details)

Tonight's dinner celebration...

emini2000 · (login for full post details)

TheShrike

what kinda pizza is that? it looks good

"chicken parm pizza"

Big Mike · (login for full post details)

It the best possible way, I want to just say fuck all y'all. Day 9 of water fast here...

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tturner86 · (login for full post details)

Big Mike

It the best possible way, I want to just say fuck all y'all. Day 9 of water fast here...

Sent from my phone

What will be tougher... avoiding food photos or Star Wars spoilers next week...

Itchymoku · (login for full post details)

Big Mike

It the best possible way, I want to just say fuck all y'all. Day 9 of water fast here...

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Anytime I don't eat for a day or more, I get sores in the roof of my mouth which are very painful when i start to eat something again. Do you experience this Mike?

This has happened to me many times for whatever reason I don't eat for more than like 18-24 hours. I've never figured out why they occur when I break the fast and start eating, maybe it has something to do with salivation glands. I couldn't imagine how painful they'd be if i fasted for a week and then ate.

Big Mike · (login for full post details)

tturner86

What were be tougher... avoiding food photos or Star Wars spoilers next week...

Well there is a chrome extension to prevent spoilers. No such luck for food

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TheShrike · (login for full post details)

Big Mike

It the best possible way, I want to just say fuck all y'all. Day 9 of water fast here...

Sent from my phone

Mike, when will you go off your water fast? Have you gotten any signs of true hunger yet?

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tturner86

What were be tougher... avoiding food photos or Star Wars spoilers next week...

Well there is a chrome extension to prevent spoilers. No such luck for food

Sent from my phone

Big Mike · (login for full post details)

tturner86

What were be tougher... avoiding food photos or Star Wars spoilers next week...

Well there is a chrome extension to prevent spoilers. No such luck for food

Sent from my phone

Big Mike · (login for full post details)

Itchymoku

Anytime I don't eat for a day or more, I get sores in the roof of my mouth which are very painful when i start to eat something again. Do you experience this Mike?

This has happened to me many times for whatever reason I don't eat for more than like 18-24 hours. I've never figured out why they occur when I break the fast and start eating, maybe it has something to do with salivation glands. I couldn't imagine how painful they'd be if i fasted for a week and then ate.

Never had anything like that

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Big Mike · (login for full post details)

TheShrike

Mike, when will you go off your water fast? Have you gotten any signs of true hunger yet?

Let's keep fast questions to my main life thread please

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Rory · (login for full post details)

Anyone tried this? I have made the same with oyster and truffle sauce years ago after first tasting it in a Michelin restaurant.. I remember the agar was an interesting texture and definitely preserved the flavor very well. I mixed it in a very large syringe in hot water rather than boil in pan as they show but just not to damage the truffle

Scratching my head if worth trying for good old ketchup and mustard. Could be sacrilege... maybe garlic spheres in ordinary sauce or mayo and dill globules?

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Itchymoku

Anytime I don't eat for a day or more, I get sores in the roof of my mouth which are very painful when i start to eat something again. Do you experience this Mike?

This has happened to me many times for whatever reason I don't eat for more than like 18-24 hours. I've never figured out why they occur when I break the fast and start eating, maybe it has something to do with salivation glands. I couldn't imagine how painful they'd be if i fasted for a week and then ate.

Dude, that's just from all the Doritos you ate the night before fasting. Munchies can be painful

Rory · (login for full post details)

@Itchymoku what you described is classic for canker sores (caused by vitamin deficiency). I used to volunteer at a cancer (not to be confused with canker

hospice in Asia seen this several times. Don't worry, cancer is not required for them though be wary of excessive Doritos dust, "the orange lung"

Try taking Centrum or other good multivitamins for a week before fasting and continue taking them during the fast. Worst that will happen is the multi-vitamins will suppress your appetite, assisting the diet.

emini2000 · (login for full post details)

Big Mike

Let's keep fast questions to my main life thread please

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Have a link for that thread? Unless it is Elite, then I won't be able to read it.

I'm an experienced faster and love to discuss it and physiological/spiritual effects. Longest 32 days with just water, then 8 days with juice to complete a 40 day fast. Been 28 days just water; 3 weeks a few times; many few days up to two week water only fasts.

emini2000 · (login for full post details)

Itchymoku

Anytime I don't eat for a day or more, I get sores in the roof of my mouth which are very painful when i start to eat something again. Do you experience this Mike?

This has happened to me many times for whatever reason I don't eat for more than like 18-24 hours. I've never figured out why they occur when I break the fast and start eating, maybe it has something to do with salivation glands. I couldn't imagine how painful they'd be if i fasted for a week and then ate.

I've fasted a lot over the years and I've never had anything like that happen that I can remember. Not sure what would cause that, unless when you go that long without eating you start to detox and that's how it manifests in your body. In that case going maybe several days could cleanse that out of you.

Devil Man · (login for full post details)

Itchymoku

Anytime I don't eat for a day or more, I get sores in the roof of my mouth which are very painful when i start to eat something again. Do you experience this Mike?

This has happened to me many times for whatever reason I don't eat for more than like 18-24 hours. I've never figured out why they occur when I break the fast and start eating, maybe it has something to do with salivation glands. I couldn't imagine how painful they'd be if i fasted for a week and then ate.

Dude! WTF you eating???

Itchymoku · (login for full post details)

Rory

@Itchymoku what you described is classic for canker sores (caused by vitamin deficiency). I used to volunteer at a cancer (not to be confused with canker

hospice in Asia seen this several times. Don't worry, cancer is not required for them though be wary of excessive Doritos dust, "the orange lung"

Try taking Centrum or other good multivitamins for a week before fasting and continue taking them during the fast. Worst that will happen is the multi-vitamins will suppress your appetite, assisting the diet.

nah, i've had canker sores when i was younger, the sores im talking about are directly during when i eat for the first couple times after a fast and typically they go away within 10-20 minutes after I eat. I have a pretty strange body. For instance I've never gotten the flu or cold that I can ever remember and only gotten strep throat about a half dozen times in my life.

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Itchymoku

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steak onion and pepper Stromboli, chicken parm pizza

old school italian place I've been going to since i was a kid, same people have been working there too

@Itchymoku, cheesesteak Stromboli makes me home sick & hungry! Old school italian places are the best, have you ever been to Dalessandro's Steaks and Hoagies for cheesesteaks? The philly area is the only place you can find a real cheesesteak.

tturner86 · (login for full post details)

Devil Man

Dude! WTF you eating???

Ladyboys.

tturner86 · (login for full post details)

Rory

Anyone tried this? I have made the same with oyster and truffle sauce years ago after first tasting it in a Michelin restaurant.. I remember the agar was an interesting texture and definitely preserved the flavor very well. I mixed it in a very large syringe in hot water rather than boil in pan as they show but just not to damage the truffle

Scratching my head if worth trying for good old ketchup and mustard. Could be sacrilege... maybe garlic spheres in ordinary sauce or mayo and dill globules?

That looks very interesting...

Rory · (login for full post details)

tturner86

That looks very interesting...

Yes

My girlfriend saw one of their other videos and is hunting agar to make "fruit spaghetti". She is getting enthusiastic to try new stuff as I have been giving her cooking lessons. Colombians are very primitive cooks (or at least in this region), its arepa, more arepa and when you can't take it any more.. arepa. They also burn meat with no seasoning and don't know what gravy is...

I'll make ketchup & mint Christmas trees for my friend's kids if she find the stuff in Medellin. I've promised them my famous lamb burgers as lamb is rare in this part of the country.

JohnS · (login for full post details)

Rory

Yes

My girlfriend saw one of their other videos and is hunting agar to make "fruit spaghetti". She is getting enthusiastic to try new stuff as I have been giving her cooking lessons. Colombians are very primitive cooks (or at least in this region), its arepa, more arepa and when you can't take it any more.. arepa. They also burn meat with no seasoning and don't know what gravy is...

I'll make ketchup & mint Christmas trees for my friend's kids if she find the stuff in Medellin. I've promised them my famous lamb burgers as lamb is rare in this part of the country.

@Rory,

Lamb burgers & home made Ketchup sound good. Care to share the recipes?

Rory · (login for full post details)

JohnS

@Rory,

Lamb burgers & home made Ketchup sound good. Care to share the recipes?

For my "famous lamb burgers"

1. I use scraps of very fatty lamb (as most of the flavour comes from the fat) and slow roast for 4-5 hours sealed in foil. I used to do this with a cast iron pot on a gas ring set on bare minimum (as its a lot of wasted energy in an oven for a small thing). The sealed parcel of lamb and foil raised on a tray inside the pot so it does not burn.

Basically your making the caramelised burnt super-lamby bits on the end of a lamb roast. Yum.. It may be possible/easier to slow fry instead like making crunchy bacon - low and slow..

Smash it all together in a mortar and pestle until you have a blackish brown near paste of fat and burnt meat. Taste of course, if its badly burned its junk.

2. Get LEAN lamb steak filet and using a small sharp knife open it like a pork steak so its as wide & thin as possible. A sheet of meat. Alternatively put lean mince on a greased baking parchment sheet & roll it flat.

3. Spread the crunchy lamb / part paste as evenly as possible (quite thin) and carefully roll it. I have mixed it with breadcrumbs a couple of times if it was too liquid.

Put crosses of thin metal skewers or cocktail sticks (if you don't burn them), through each slice to hold it together. Cut the roll so its like a strudel or cinnamon roll? each slice about an inch thick with a spiral of super flavor in the middle.

See this for the general idea: Rolled Breast of Lamb Recipe - Great British Chefs (or just cook this instead haha)

Pan fry each 'burger' carefully in sunflower oil, real butter or other, not veg oil as it has a strong flavor. If the lamb filet is good, medium-rare is ideal.

After that overly elaborate stage its down to dressing.
Rosemary yogurt, maybe fresh mint, fresh ketchup (another recipe) or super thinly sliced mature cheddar etc?

As a variation I did not use the lamb meat paste and used some fat with garlic. Its all about the texture when you bite in.

Really good with cider

Rory

Devil Man · (login for full post details)

Rory

For my "famous lamb burgers"

1. I use scraps of very fatty lamb (as most of the flavour comes from the fat) and slow roast for 4-5 hours sealed in foil. I used to do this with a cast iron pot on a gas ring set on bare minimum (as its a lot of wasted energy in an oven for a small thing). The sealed parcel of lamb and foil raised on a tray inside the pot so it does not burn.

Basically your making the caramelised burnt super-lamby bits on the end of a lamb roast. Yum.. It may be possible/easier to slow fry instead like making crunchy bacon - low and slow..

Smash it all together in a mortar and pestle until you have a blackish brown near paste of fat and burnt meat. Taste of course, if its badly burned its junk.

2. Get LEAN lamb steak filet and using a small sharp knife open it like a pork steak so its as wide & thin as possible. A sheet of meat. Alternatively put lean mince on a greased baking parchment sheet & roll it flat.

3. Spread the crunchy lamb / part paste as evenly as possible (quite thin) and carefully roll it. I have mixed it with breadcrumbs a couple of times if it was too liquid.

Put crosses of thin metal skewers or cocktail sticks (if you don't burn them), through each slice to hold it together. Cut the roll so its like a strudel or cinnamon roll? each slice about an inch thick with a spiral of super flavor in the middle.

See this for the general idea: Rolled Breast of Lamb Recipe - Great British Chefs (or just cook this instead haha)

Pan fry each 'burger' carefully in sunflower oil, real butter or other, not veg oil as it has a strong flavor. If the lamb filet is good, medium-rare is ideal.

After that overly elaborate stage its down to dressing.
Rosemary yogurt, maybe fresh mint, fresh ketchup (another recipe) or super thinly sliced mature cheddar etc?

As a variation I did not use the lamb meat paste and used some fat with garlic. Its all about the texture when you bite in.

Really good with cider

Rory

the deliciousness factor is off the charts!

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Rory

For my "famous lamb burgers"

1. I use scraps of very fatty lamb (as most of the flavour comes from the fat) and slow roast for 4-5 hours sealed in foil. I used to do this with a cast iron pot on a gas ring set on bare minimum (as its a lot of wasted energy in an oven for a small thing). The sealed parcel of lamb and foil raised on a tray inside the pot so it does not burn.

Basically your making the caramelised burnt super-lamby bits on the end of a lamb roast. Yum.. It may be possible/easier to slow fry instead like making crunchy bacon - low and slow..

Smash it all together in a mortar and pestle until you have a blackish brown near paste of fat and burnt meat. Taste of course, if its badly burned its junk.

2. Get LEAN lamb steak filet and using a small sharp knife open it like a pork steak so its as wide & thin as possible. A sheet of meat. Alternatively put lean mince on a greased baking parchment sheet & roll it flat.

3. Spread the crunchy lamb / part paste as evenly as possible (quite thin) and carefully roll it. I have mixed it with breadcrumbs a couple of times if it was too liquid.

Put crosses of thin metal skewers or cocktail sticks (if you don't burn them), through each slice to hold it together. Cut the roll so its like a strudel or cinnamon roll? each slice about an inch thick with a spiral of super flavor in the middle.

See this for the general idea: Rolled Breast of Lamb Recipe - Great British Chefs (or just cook this instead haha)

Pan fry each 'burger' carefully in sunflower oil, real butter or other, not veg oil as it has a strong flavor. If the lamb filet is good, medium-rare is ideal.

After that overly elaborate stage its down to dressing.
Rosemary yogurt, maybe fresh mint, fresh ketchup (another recipe) or super thinly sliced mature cheddar etc?

As a variation I did not use the lamb meat paste and used some fat with garlic. Its all about the texture when you bite in.

Really good with cider

Rory

Thanks for the recipe! It sounds even more delicious!

tturner86 · (login for full post details)

Rory

For my "famous lamb burgers"

1. I use scraps of very fatty lamb (as most of the flavour comes from the fat) and slow roast for 4-5 hours sealed in foil. I used to do this with a cast iron pot on a gas ring set on bare minimum (as its a lot of wasted energy in an oven for a small thing). The sealed parcel of lamb and foil raised on a tray inside the pot so it does not burn.

Basically your making the caramelised burnt super-lamby bits on the end of a lamb roast. Yum.. It may be possible/easier to slow fry instead like making crunchy bacon - low and slow..

Smash it all together in a mortar and pestle until you have a blackish brown near paste of fat and burnt meat. Taste of course, if its badly burned its junk.

2. Get LEAN lamb steak filet and using a small sharp knife open it like a pork steak so its as wide & thin as possible. A sheet of meat. Alternatively put lean mince on a greased baking parchment sheet & roll it flat.

3. Spread the crunchy lamb / part paste as evenly as possible (quite thin) and carefully roll it. I have mixed it with breadcrumbs a couple of times if it was too liquid.

Put crosses of thin metal skewers or cocktail sticks (if you don't burn them), through each slice to hold it together. Cut the roll so its like a strudel or cinnamon roll? each slice about an inch thick with a spiral of super flavor in the middle.

See this for the general idea: Rolled Breast of Lamb Recipe - Great British Chefs (or just cook this instead haha)

Pan fry each 'burger' carefully in sunflower oil, real butter or other, not veg oil as it has a strong flavor. If the lamb filet is good, medium-rare is ideal.

After that overly elaborate stage its down to dressing.
Rosemary yogurt, maybe fresh mint, fresh ketchup (another recipe) or super thinly sliced mature cheddar etc?

As a variation I did not use the lamb meat paste and used some fat with garlic. Its all about the texture when you bite in.

Really good with cider

Rory

:tearsineyes: I knew this thread would yield good stuff!

Rory · (login for full post details)

Devil Man

the deliciousness factor is off the charts!

tturner86

:tearsineyes: I knew this thread would yield good stuff!

Thanks guys, once you start to roll burgers the possibilities are nearly endless though a very non-stick pan is needed or individual foil under them the grill as they are delicate. Works with beef, pulled pork/crunchy bacon in pork steak, Turdurken burger etc

or just leave spaces for nice cheese, shiitake mushrooms, pickle, sauces etc. in the spiral. Mixing fresh chopped dill in mayo is great for kids as it gives a refined but somewhat familiar McD/BK sauce flavor for them.

I find a digital meat thermometer with a long heat proof cable (and good temperature range) indispensable as you can just put it in without having to keep checking. For me about 130-140C is ideal for slow roasting or slow frying for crunchy bits.

Lamb is my favorite though

tturner86 · (login for full post details)

I love moussaka and burgers... so this should be amazing.

TheShrike · (login for full post details)

Foodwishes is awesome, I've made a lot of recipes off that channel.

Make sure you get a good eggplant when you go shopping. Look and the bottom and look for a dot instead of a slit, those supposedly have less seeds and taste better.

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