Two different burger recipes

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Two different burger recipes

Postby KamadoSimon » 16 Jul 2012, 08:25

I posted about our standard burger recipe here: viewtopic.php?f=32&t=1840&hilit=+burger#p14992

Really like these, but decided to try a couple of variations yesterday.

First of all, I added Fish Sauce to the meat mix to give a little more umami as per this blog post: http://whiteonricecouple.com/recipes/vi ... er-recipe/

Variation 1 (Umami burger):
Original mix but with the addition of 1 tablespoon of fish sauce into 0.25Kg of beef. A little more than the post above recommends, but I think it'll work.

Variation 2 (Moink Burger?!):
Substitute 100% beef for a 70/30 beef & bacon mix. Most things taste better with bacon right?!

Variation 3 (Brisket mix burger):
As per 1 but with some of the Wicked Good brisket mix added to the beef.


We cooked & ate variations 2 & 3 last night, with variation 1 into the freezer for use another day.

Have to say, both of them were a really great change on the basic formula. Variation 3 came out tasting quite Moroccan. Variation 2 didn't have the distinct bacon flavour you would have expected - but it definitely changed the taste & I think for the better - so will try this again. Next time I will grind the bacon rather than simply chop - just got to buy that grinder now...

And next time, I'll take some photographs.... opps.
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Re: Two different burger recipes

Postby aris » 16 Jul 2012, 08:35

Call me a purist - but the best burgers are made with the best quality beef - and a bit of salt - nothing else :-)
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Re: Two different burger recipes

Postby KamadoSimon » 16 Jul 2012, 08:46

aris wrote:Call me a purist - but the best burgers are made with the best quality beef - and a bit of salt - nothing else :-)


Variety is the spice of life an all that! ;-)

100% beef is what we started with. As you'll see in the original post I linked to, we then added pre-cooked onion & garlic - that's a really nice addition. But you have to pre-cook it.

But I am going to have to disagree with you having tried the ones with the bacon mixed in. They were seriously good. I normally have two burgers for an evening meal - we don't make 'em huge. But I would have happily had another last night.

I think I'd like to do a side by side comparison of the standard mix & the standard mix plus fish sauce. If it accentuates, rather than changes, the beef flavour, then that would be a great improvement on standard beef mix.
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