A few weeks ago I came across this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03h5T_tiyx0
while wasting time on facebook. Look to the 11 minute mark for his take on burgers. I did his method using some blade roast and it was great. It being Easter prime rib is on sale so that is my base today. There is gonna be a whack of you that read this and think it a crime to butcher a piece of meat like this but having done it before and being a burger man going way back.....I know this will be good and then some. After factoring in the bone and excess fat weight this is more expensive than blade or chuck but not by much.
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One third of the meat seasoned with salt at a rate of 1gm per 50gm's of meat. Meat goes in the fridge for 4 hours:
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I chilled the remaining two-thirds of the meat in the freezer for twenty minutes before grinding with my fine attachment:
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After 4 hours I setup a baking pan with sheets of plastic wrap covering it. Putting the meat through the grinder is when the salted cubes and fine grind is combined. I have the coarse attachment on the grinder this time:
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Heston had a free hand to catch the meat in strands....I held the tray underneath the grinder and moved it as the meat came out:
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Gently roll the plastic up, tuck the ends in, then pop a few holes with a toothpick and easily let some of the air out:
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The burgers come off as rounds...I use a serrated bread knife. The idea is to keep the fluffy beef grind as intact as possible to provide a juicy tender product. I have it in the fridge sitting in a meatloaf pan for a couple hours. I am gonna smoke these at about 170f for a while then grill. I'll update later.
Yes Please!! That's going to be some heavenly eats my friend 8)
Can't wait to see these burgers on the grill!
The burgers took the shape of the meatloaf pan I had the roll in so they became rectangular. Hitting the Kettle for some smoke:
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After about 40 minutes at 180f:
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Onto the grill they go.....I had a 18 OTG sitting beside my smoking Kettle primed and ready to receive these. The child in the house does not like smoked anything so she got the end piece of the roll for her burger just grilled:
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Served with dijon mustard, fried onions/red peppers and romaine lettuce:
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Damn good boys.
Wow, looks great!
"Damn good boys."
~~~spoken Here !!!!
Took this today:
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WOW!!
These are truly great burgers!!
Looks like a bit of work, also looks worth it. Good looking burgers!
Sauce
That looks amazing. Thanks for sharing. Now I gotta get a grinder...
Oh Man!!! those look fantastic!
Can you mail me one of those? Looks sooo good.
Those look awesome! I have burgers on the brain and have a fun cook planned pretty soon. Love the loose formed patty, I bet it melts like butter!
Well played sir! I would eat 4 of those and die a happy man ;D