Friday, September 4, 2020

How to Cook The Perfect Burger Recipe

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The Perfect BURGER by The DUDE





HOW to COOK The PERFECT BURGER - Dude's Way



The DUDE BURGER Dude says this is Thee Classic Burger. His rendition of an In-N-Out Double-Double that he and Donny developed follows this one (The Dude Burger). As for taste and what not, Dude likes them both. When he’s experimenting a little; throwing on some Green Chili, Bacon, or Cowboy Chili, Dude uses this one. Dude says, try em both. You’ll like.

INGREDIENTS for 4 DUDE BURGERS: 

1 ¼ pound Fresh Good Quality Ground Beef (15-20% fat)
Salt and Black Pepper
4 or 8 slices good quality American or Cheddar Cheese
4 Hamburger Buns (toasted)
2 tablespoons vegetable oil Ketchup (Heinz is the Best)


Divide the Ground Beef into 4 equal parts. 
Shape Beef into Patties about ½ inch thick.

Heat a frying pan (Skillet) over medium heat for 3 minutes. 
Add oil, and heat 15 seconds. 

Turn flame up to high. Add raw beef patties. 

Cook 2 minutes. Season burgers with Salt and Pepper, turn the heat down to medium, cook for two minutes more.

Turn heat back up to high. Turn burgers over to other side. 

Season the cooked side of the burger with a little salt and pepper and add a piece of cheese to each burger.

Cook for two minutes until Burgers are just below medium well.

For MEDIUM RARE BURGERS, cook 1 minute less on each side.

Once the Burgers are finished cooking, place each burger in a toasted bun and serve.

Serve condiments on the side for each person to put on their Burger as they like it.
Have on the side : Heinz Ketchup, Mustard, Salt, and Black Pepper.

Enjoy !




BURGER NOTES: To cook your Burgers on the back-yard grill, it usually takes about 6 minutes to cook a Half-Inch Thick Burger depending on the heat of the grill, about 4 minutes on the first side and then you turn the burger over and cook it two three minutes on the second side. Also, make sure not to make the common era of flipping your burger several time. You need to flip it once to get the best results. Yes, just once. That’s it, 1 Tim, and as Roberto Duran would say, “No Mas!”

A good trick for you to know, which most home cooks do not know is that you can use a knife to poke into the center of the burger to see how much it is cooked in the center. If you look into the center and see it is rarer than you would like it to be cooked, then you will know that you have a few more minutes to cook it. This is a great trick to know for all cooking, so get in the habit of doing it as it is one of the greatest pieces of cooking knowledge you’ll ever get. This is particularly good method to use when cooking chicken or turkey to look inside to see if the bird is cooked through or if it is still a little raw and you’ll need to cook it more.

As we have laid out instructions to cook a Burger on an outdoor grill as many like to cook them this way. We will reiterate that personally, we feel cooking a Burger cooked in a pan or a Flat-Top-Grill where the Burger can cook in its own fat is the Best way. It gives the burger more flavor, and the burger gets evenly browned, but if you want to cook the burgers on an outdoor grill, that’s your choice and your prerogative as the Stranger would say.

Note: The above recipe is for 4 Dude Burgers. If you want just one then just use a ¼ of the amount of ground beef, Hamburger Buns, and Cheese. To make 2 Burgers, cut the ingredient amounts in-half.





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Tuesday, September 1, 2020

2 BEST CLASSIC NEW YORK BURGERS - Cheeseburgers





The LUGER BURGER

PETER LUGER'S

BROOKLYN, NEW YORK






CLASSIC NEW YORK BURGERS

JG MELON and PETER LUGER





JG MELON

3rd Avenue at 74th Street

NEW YORK NY

Classic New York Bar, with one of The Best Most Famous Burgers in Town

"LOVE IT" !!!





JG MELON BURGER

CHEESEBURGER




The GIRLS

Longtime Waitresses at JG MELON





JG MELON BURGER with FAMOUS COTTAGE FRIES






The BAR at JG MELON

Classic Stainless-Steel NCR CASH REGISTER

"OLD SCHOOL"





PETER LUGER STEAK HOUSE

BROOKLYN

NEW YORK





Their STEAK

with HASH BROWN POTATOES and CREAMED SPINACH






LUGER BURGER





INTERIOR VIEW

CHEESEBURGER at PETER LUGER STEAK HOUSE


Adam Richmond and the guy with him (?) did a real nice job with this review of two of New York's most classic Burgers, at two classic New York Joints, JG Melon is an Old School New York Bar that just so happens to have one of, if not The Best Burger in Town, which I rated it # 1 way back in 2007 . Number 2 on the bill, is famed New York Steak House, Peter Luger's which many consider the World's Top Steak House, "I wouldn't disagree." What most people are not aware of is that Peter Luger serves a great Burger, but only during Lunch Service, so if you want one, you gotta go during the day. The Burger which is by far one of the Best in Town is a bargain at just $14.95, especially when you compare it others of lesser quality, yet priced higher than at Luger's. It's $1.50 more with Cheese (a must), and a few more dollars for a side of Peter Luger;s famous smoked bacon, "It's dam good."

Anyway, these guys did a dam good job with their video. No nonsense, they talked with great enthusiasm and love of each place and the burgers served within. Yeah, I really loved their enthusiastic responses to everything, and I Loved the way the other guy was practically salivating as he talked and especially when the burger came to the table and they dug in. Yeah they did a great job, and I have to give these two a 9.9 for both the review itself and the video, I thoroughly enjoyed it. Thanks.








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Wednesday, August 26, 2020

The Hemingway Burger Hamburger Recipe

 
"PAPA HEMINGWAY"
Hemingway with Marlene Dietrich
 
 
 
Ernest Hemingway was a man, larger than life. He was the original foodie, eloquently writing about his 1920's Parisian culinary experiences in "A Movable Feast,"  He wrote of Brasserie Lipp, Cafe Select, and various Parisian Bistros and Cafes, and of eating Oyters, Cervalas, Bresse Chicken, and other culinary delights. When at home in Key West or at his home the
Finca Vigia, Havana, Cuba, besides eating plenty of fish that he caught with his fishing boat "Pilar, " always deep down the American Boy, Hemingway loved a good old fashion American Hamburger, every now and then. Yes Ernest Hemingway loved Burgers, and in a very specific way, with his own recipe he developed, and wanted it made just this way. Luckily he documented it, wrote down the recipes with his very precise instructions for all the world to see. So, if you are a fan of one of America's greatest writers, Nobel Prize Winner, "A Man's Man,"  besides trying a Hemingway Daiquiri and Cuban Mojito, you just gotta make yourself Hemingway's Hamburger. The recipe follows.
 
 
 
The HEMINGWAY HAMBURGER RECIPE
 
Ingredients :
 
1 pound fresh Ground Beef
2 cloves Garlic, peeled and minced fine
2 Scallions, chopped 
1 heaping teaspoon India Relish (Heinz's Sweet Relish)
2 tablespoons Capers, chopped
1 teaspoon Spice Islands Ground Sage
1/2 teaspoon Spice Islands Beau Monde Seasoning
1/2 teaspoon Mei Yen Powder, or 1/2 teaspoon of ground Black Pepper
1 large Egg, beaten
1/4 cup dry White Wine
 
 
Break up the meat with a fork and scatter the garlic, onion and dry seasonings over it, then mix them into the meat with a fork or your fingers. Let the bowl of meat sit out of the icebox for ten or fifteen minutes while you set the table and make the salad. Add the relish, capers, everything else including wine and let the meat sit, quietly marinating, for another ten minutes if possible. 
 
Now make four fat, juicy patties with your hands. The patties should be an inch thick, and soft in texture but not runny. 
 
Have the oil in your frying-pan hot but not smoking when you drop in the patties and then turn the heat down and fry the burgers about four minutes. 
 
Take the pan off the burner and turn the heat high again. 
 
Flip the burgers over, put the pan back on the hot fire, then after one minute, turn the heat down again and cook another three minutes. 
 
Both sides of the burgers should be crispy brown and the middle pink and juicy.
 
Place Burgers on your favorite Hamburger Bun, and serve with mustard, salt, pepper, and ketchup on the side.
 
Enjoy !
 
 
 
 
 
 
A HEMINGWAY HAMBURGER
 
 
 
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NOTE : If you can't find Beau Monde Spice, you will need to add a Pinch Each of all these ingredients : Salt, Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Nutmeg, and Allspice, and a 1/4 teaspoon of Old Bay Spice.
 
In French Beau Monde means "Beautiful World, " and normally when used in a sentence in English, it refers to The Beautiful People. 
Mei Yen Powder consists of Salt, Sugar, and MSG.
As many people don't like to use MSG as it causes headaches for many people, the MSG can be omitted. It really doesn't matter if you sue Mei Yen powder, just make sure you put a 1/ teaspoon or a bit more of ground Black Pepper into your ground beef.
 
 
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Sunday, August 23, 2020

Sunday Sauce and Sinatra




FRANK SINATRA

COME FLY WITH ME



SUNDAY SAUCE and SINATRA





It's an old tradition in my family, that most Sunday the Bellino Family gathers together and we eat Sunday Sauce Italian Gravy. The whole family gets together and Grandma House, or Aunt Helen's, but mostly at Aunt Fran's House in Lodi, New Jersey. It's a wonderful all day affair, starting with a little antipasto, followed by the star of the show, Sunday Sauce. Aunt Fran or Aunt Helen usually make the Sauce (Gravy), which is the most supreme dish of all. It's a long simmered tomato sauce laden with special meat treats, that include: Sausages, Meatballs, and Braciole. We eat it with short maccheroni, usually rigatoni. "It's the Best Thing ever," we all just love it, and who wouldn't, it's so damn tasty, it is.

After the Sunday Sauce, it's on to dessert and coffee, which is a 3 or 4 hour affair, as the grownups sit around the table drinking Espresso (with Anisette) and eating all the tasty desserts that's made of a whole array of sweet treats, like: Aunt Fran's Ricotta Cookies, Cannoli, Sfogliatelle, and whatever sweets that other visitors might bring. And there's a whole lot of talking about this that and every other thing: sports, politics, gossip and what not, all as Frank Sinatra records play softly in the background. Always. Aunt Wanda loves Jerry Vale, and Dino has his turn too. Those were warm and wonderful days spent with loved ones, and sadly all of the older generation is gone, and we miss them dearly. But me, I think of them often, and especially when it comes to Sundays, eating all day long, cahtting and having fun, eating maccheroni, sausage, Meatballs, and Braciole, listening to Sinatra, and loving it all. My cousins Joe, Tony, and I keep it going. We try to organize as many get-together s as we can, always centered around food, whatever it may be: fresh fish, pasta, Steak, and our all-time favorite Sunday Sauce. And don't forget Sinatra, Francis Albert that is. Or just simply Frank. 

Basta !






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Saturday, August 15, 2020

Frank Sinatra s Favorite Restaurant





Patsy's

West 56th Street

New York, NY

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Tuesday, August 11, 2020

The WINNER # 1 BEST CHEAP EATS in NEW YORK





PORK DUMPLINGS

C and L DUMPLINGS

5 DUMPLINGS for $1.75 


The Dumplings at C and L Dumplings is without a doubt, probably the cheapest eats in all of New York. Even a Hot Dog cost more than that these days. Gone are the days of the .99 Cent Hot Dog at all the various Gray's & Papaya King Hot Dog Stands.

Vanessa Dumplings a few blocks away is the most popular of the cheap dumpling joints, and it used to be great when it was the little skinny shop with just 4 space to eat at the counter, 5 Dumplings for $1.00, and not that many people knew about the place (I did). Yes, Vanessa Dumplings was great back then, but now that everybody and their grandmother knows about the place and it has expanded, the place has gone way way down, the cool factor is gone from when I first discovered it back in 2002, and it simply isn't that good any more. And oh, bu-the-way, many thick it was Vanessa Dumpling that First Started the Cheap Pork Dumpling Craze of 5 Dumplings for Just 1 Dollar. "Not!" It was 99 Allen Dumplings way back when. Unfortunately, they closed down a few years ago. Prosperity Dumpling was a great Dumpling Joint for a few years. They opened a 2nd location after doing so well for a few years, but sadly, they have closed down as well (closed both locations).

I discovered C&L Dumplings about 8 Years ago (2011) after getting my $5 Chinese Haircut on Rivington Street one Sunday. I spotted the place, and bopped in for some Dumplings. They were great, and I've been going there ever since. C&L Dumplings? "New York's Cheapest Eats!"

Basta!





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NEW YORK NY
 

 
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