Posted by Adam Kuban, August 9, 2008 at 12:00 PM
While we have strong feelings on the proper way to cook a burger, there are so many variations out there that we'd like to share with you. Here, a variation on the Alice Waters way, adapted from her recent cookbook The Art of Simple Food. You're totally grilling this tonight, aren't you?
- makes 4 -
Ingredients
1 3/4 pounds ground grass-fed chuck
Salt
Fresh-ground black pepper
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
8 slices of bread (Waters recommends levain or focaccia)
Condiments and toppings of your choice
Procedure
1. Mix together the beef, salt, pepper, and garlic. Shape the beef into 4 patties. For even thickness upon cooking, smooth the edges of the patties and make an indentation in the center of each. (This will compensate for the swelling that will happen as the patties cook.)
2. Grill burgers 9 minutes total for medium-rare, over medium-hot coals, turning once halfway through cooking.
3. Lightly toast bread just before burgers come off the grill. Top with the fixin's and condiments of your choice.
Posted by Jenn Sit, July 14, 2008 at 6:00 PM
On Hilton Head Island in South Carolina, tucked away along a strip of golf resorts, hotels, and overpriced seafood restaurants is Harold's, an old-school diner car that serves up a big, mean burger to locals and in-the-know tourists.
If you blink, you'll miss it—and we did. The first time we cruised down the parkway looking for this joint, we were stumped, grumpy, and ended up at a pizza place that helped lift our spirits. The second time around, the burger gods must have been taken pity on us. We pulled into a random gas station, and, lo and behold, there was Harold's on the other side, our burger beacon of hope that momentarily distracted us from our pricey gas woes.
I shouted with glee and ran to the diner, never suspecting that I'd be meeting my biggest burger adversary to date: The Big H, the monster of all burgers.
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Posted by Lauren Krueger, January 29, 2008 at 10:30 AM
Dear Readers,
The world is raining on my burger parade today. On Sunday night I watched Year of the Dog, in which Molly Shannon's character becomes a vegan. She is completely consumed with rescuing animals from food production, to the point where everything else in her life crumbles. The movie struck a chord in my brain, and I woke up feeling less than grade A. I'm not sure why this movie stuck with me so, but it did. Now the only thing which will make me happier is an adorable beagle puppy I can name Pencil.
Then, yesterday morning, Serious Eats greeted me with Ed's post asking, "If we eat less meat, can we save the planet and ourselves?" The facts about factory faming conditions, and CO2 emissions are not new to me, but they are weighing heavily. How can I be a passionate burger blogger and still consider myself a good global citizen? Being a vegetarian is something kids brag about on MySpace. Is it still cool to be seen eating meat?
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