contest BEGIN! The Dual Burger Duel

[t0mato]

Very nice! Can honestly say i've never had duck burgers... bet they moist as my grandma on bingo night

Lulz

 

[muskymojo]

Some killer burgers so far!
 
I should really start thinking about what I'm going to make...
 

 
 

 

[Guatemalan Insanity Pepper]

...
 

In the Pan on the sideburner of the grill
 

Blacken some Jalapeno slices  with the Burgers 
 

Bacon-Blankets, and Jalapeno slices on the grill
 

Brainstrain Aioli (Mayo, minced Garlic, and a generous amount of Cappy's Brainstrain Ferment  )

Buns prepped
(Texas Creek chipotle BBQ sauce and grilled Jalapenos for the Cheddar Juicy Lucy, and Brainstrain Aioli, lettuce, and tomato on the montery jack pepper blend Juicy Lucy)
 

Burgers and their Bacon Blankets 
 

all stacked up 
 

  

Cut pic #1                                                                                 Cut pic #2    
 
 
 
Soooo Full
everything was Fantastic 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

[JoynersHotPeppers]

How many crabs did you pick?

Still picking, saving rest for tomorrow. Got a 1/2 bushel 

 

[JoynersHotPeppers]

Drinking and picking
 

 

[tctenten]

Still picking, saving rest for tomorrow. Got a 1/2 bushel 

Kudos to you. I do not have the patience for that.

 

[Ozzy2001]

Hell yeah GIP! Nice cheese pull too.

 

[JoynersHotPeppers]

Kudos to you. I do not have the patience for that.

I learned the art as a kid, grew up on the Chesapeake and thanks!

 

[D3monic]

 

 
 

Now that's a tower!

 
 
exactly what I pictured 
 

 
I want to watch you try and eat that monstrosity! 

 

[muskymojo]

Kudos to you. I do not have the patience for that.

 
I don't have the willpower for that.
 
I'd be eating faster than I could pick, and there wouldn't be anything left for the burgers.

 

[CheriLBW]

Off to a slow start, but it will get finished lol.

 

[D3monic]

My biggest qualm about pablano fries is they aren't sturdy enough to dredge through bacon aoli. Tasty as phuck though. 

 

[JoynersHotPeppers]

 
I don't have the willpower for that.
 
I'd be eating faster than I could pick, and there wouldn't be anything left for the burgers.

Yeah, that is the real struggle! Worst case I can still buy a pound of jumbo lump hahahahaha

 

[hot stuff]

 
 
 
 
exactly what I pictured 
 

 
I want to watch you try and eat that monstrosity! 

Well I got through half of it. I'm saving the rest for breakfast. LOL.

 

[grantmichaels]

I was thinking about some shoestring onions, originally, because a number of folks said they dug them recently and I've never made them ...

I have a favorite batter, so hell yeah ...

But then, we had Indian Friday night and it occurred to me that the onion bhaji could be great on a burger ...

With a twist, in theme ...

So I sliced a shallot and tossed it in beignet mix ...

And then lightly battered a round of them on my solid spattie and slide them into the oil ...

Works great ...

beignet bhaji ...

 

[grantmichaels]

Some killer burgers so far!
 
I should really start thinking about what I'm going to make...
 

 
 

I'm slowly getting there myself ...

 

[grantmichaels]

My biggest qualm about pablano fries is they aren't sturdy enough to dredge through bacon aoli. Tasty as phuck though. 

I'm going to try to 'relleno-ize' those el scorponero ...

 

[t0mato]

Those will be hot.

 

[D3monic]

I'm going to try to 'relleno-ize' those el scorponero ...

 
taste test, could be devils prick maybe by the shape. Hard to say. Devils prick would be good stuffed, el scorp might be a scorcher

 

[grantmichaels]

So, I'm happy with the beignet bhaji, but I had some batter and I thought I'd give a bun a try ...

It's almost impossible to work with the dough for shaping with it at the hydration needed to try to steam something tall enough to be a reliable meat-handle for a double cheeseburger with toppings ...

I've been playing with this for a few days on and off, and even emailed the dude from the Budweiser contest from Esquire about it ...

Here's one that was close ...

But ...

There's a relatively short window after racking them where they're delicious ... and then they become sort of like cake donut ...

I'll stick to my fav ...

Thought I'd share though ...

I thought this blogger was nuts to bake beignet:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVeAhQ2gOsA

https://www.biggerbolderbaking.com/homemade-beignets/

Now I get it!