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25 Tuesday Feb 2014
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12 Tuesday Nov 2013
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in06 Sunday Oct 2013
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The jar of homemade refrigerator dill pickles has been getting happy in the fridge over the last few days. I tasted a couple pickles this morning (purely for quality control, mind you) and decided they were ready to be used.
I made a batch of homemade mayonnaise this morning and noticed a red onion sitting in the basket and fresh beef mince and vintage cheddar cheese in the fridge…
A perfectly good excuse to practice cooking a cheeseburger.
The pickles were great on the burger and balanced the richness of the cheese and burger juices. Delicious.
08 Saturday Jun 2013
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Fried in a cast iron pan until medium rare, then removed to rest and topped with sliced Colby cheese. Whilst the meat rested, the bun was toasted in butter and sliced onions were grilled in the pan juices in the cast iron pan. The meat was slipped under the broiler to melt the cheese, then placed on top of the grilled onions on the bun.
That is all.
No tomato chutney, no plum sauce, no beetroot, no salad. Why must hamburgers be so defiled in New Zealand?
Just a plain cheeseburger. Delicious.
26 Friday Apr 2013
Posted Beef, Hamburgers
in09 Thursday Aug 2012
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auckland, baking, beef, brioche hamburger buns, chile jalapeños, hamburger bun, hamburgers, one tree hill, red onion, vintage cheddar cheese, volcano
Morgan and I walked around the volcano the other day and we passed a paddock with cows and their newborn calves.
I got to thinking about beef and was inspired to bake another batch of light brioche hamburger buns.
Last year we had a pretty good crop of jalapeños. We ate our fill and there were still plenty left, so I picked the remainder, fire roasted them, and stuck them in the freezer. They freeze well and it’s very easy to pull a few out of the freezer when you want them and pop them in a hot oven for a few minutes to defrost. I sliced a couple and topped the burgers with them.
I like to keep my burgers simple. This burger had mayonnaise, red onions, cheddar cheese, jalapeños.
I like my burgers coarse ground and medium rare – warm enough to melt the fat in the grind and create a juicy burger.
Not too bad. I would prefer the cheese to be a bit more melted, so next time I’ll leave them under the broiler for a longer time. I chose an aged cheddar (Vintage), which is a good sharp cheese, but it ended up overpowering the jalapeños. I may try a more mild flavoured cheese with good melting qualities next time. Havarti, perhaps? The light brioche buns are good and can handle the burger juice just fine without being chewy.
03 Friday Aug 2012
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beef, brioche hamburger buns, california burger, chiles jalapeños, fire roasted chiles, hamburger, light brioche hamburger buns, vintage cheddar cheese
The other day I baked a batch of light brioche hamburger buns.
There is only one thing to be done with burger buns: make a cheeseburger.
California Burger: Medium Rare Pan Seared Hamburger with Aged Cheddar, Fire Roasted Jalapeño, and Roasted Pepper Mayonnaise on a Home-Made Light Brioche Hamburger Bun.