contest BEGIN! The Dual Burger Duel

[CheriLBW]

Question? Egg, count as a protein or a filler/ Binding agent in this situation?

 

[tctenten]

KRABBY PATTIES DONE TWO WAYS
 
CRAB CAKES
 

• 1/4 to 1/3 cup fine, dry breadcrumbs
• 1 pound fresh jumbo lump crabmeat, drained
• 1/3 cup mayonnaise
• 2 tablespoons sour cream
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
• 1 1/2 teaspoons Blackening spice
• 1/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

 
 
BLACKENING SPICE
 

• 3 tablespoon paprika
• 2 tablespoon garlc powder
• 2 tablespoon onion powder
• 1 tablespoon dried thyme
• 2 teaspoon ground pepper
• 2 teaspoon JHP Thai blend
• 2 teaspoon dries basil
• 2 teaspon dried oregano

 
 
Sprinkle breadcrumbs over crabmeat in a medium bowl.
 
Stir together mayonnaise and next 6 ingredients in a small bowl; pour over crabmeat mixture, and toss gently. Shape mixture into 5 (3-inch) patties. (Mixture will be very soft.) Cover and chill at least 1 1/2 hours.
 
Brush crab cakes with 2 tablespoons clarified butter. Sprinkle evenly with Blackening Spice. Cook crab cakes in 1/4 cup clarified butter in a hot cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat 2 to 3 minutes on each side. 
 
 
 
PEACH MANGO SALSA
 

• 1-1/2 cups chopped fresh tomatoes
• 3/4 cup chopped peeled fresh peaches
• 1/2 cup chopped red onion
• 1/2 cup chopped sweet yellow pepper
• 1/2 cup chopped peeled mango
• 2 orange habanero peppers
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1-1/2 teaspoons lime juice
• 1/2 teaspoon minced fresh cilantro

Combine all ingredients and stir well.
 
 
 
Chimichurri

• 1 cup firmly packed fresh flat leaf parsley
• 4 garlic gloves
• 1 Tbsp. fresh oregano leaves
• 1/2 cup. olive oil
• 2 Tbsp. red wine vinegar
• 1 tsp. sea salt
• 1/4 tsp. black pepper (freshly ground)
• 1/2 tsp. JHP Pecan smoked 15 pepper blend

 
Finely chop parsely, garlic and oregano.  Combine the rest of the ingredients and stir well.
 
 
I used the same crab cake recipe for both patties, the only differences are what I coated them with before frying and the toppings.  The first one was coated with bread crumbs.  The second was coated with blackening spices.  The build with toppings will be explained with the pictures.
 
 
blackening spice

 
fry time

 
breaded on left, blackened on right

 
breaded

 
blackened

 
breaded build….guacamole spread on bottom bun, romaine, patty, chime, top bun
blackened build….peach mango salsa on top of blackened patty

 
bite shot breaded

 
bite shot blackened

 
 
This was a fun one.  We always make crab cakes for Christmas Eve dinner and this was a nice way to enjoy them.  The chimi, guacamole one was to die for.  It really just worked well.  The blackened patty was very good too, just not topped as well as the breaded patty.
 
​PS…The buns are homemade…I just didn't feel like typing up that whole process.  
 
 
 

 

[Grass Snake]

Looks like you nailed it TC, good job!

 

[The Hot Pepper]

DOPE!

 

[JoynersHotPeppers]

Nice work Terry!

 

[grantmichaels]

Nice ...

Nice light, too. Rainy/cloudy day? ...

 

[The Hot Pepper]

The shadow below the buns means full sun

 

[tctenten]

Pics were at about 1ish. Full sun.

Thank you. I was a bit unsure about the chimi with crab, but it was killer. Danielle really liked that one until the 15 pepper blend kicked in.

 

[JoynersHotPeppers]

That 15 blend is a punch in the face, my wife smoked out our kids with it at her moms one night doing a pan seared ribeye few weeks back  

 

[grantmichaels]

Interesting ... the color washed out with overhead sunshine down here earlier ...
 
I took a photo of a container of salsa on a plate earlier to see how stuff looks right now.
 
I imagine proximity to the equator is a thing, in this case ...

 

[grantmichaels]

I especially like the black sesame seeds, FWIW
 

 

[JoynersHotPeppers]

I am just going to copy and paste his entry with my pics

 

[grantmichaels]

Who would do that?

 

[Ozzy2001]

Nice TC! Beautiful.

 

[D3monic]

Brown ale BBQ sauce
 
All i've made today was some bbq sauce. 
 
1 slice of thick cut boars head bacon
1/2 spanish onion diced
1 clove minced garlic
1tsp butter
1.5 cups puffing billy brown ale with cocoa nibs 
1 cup ketchup
1/4 cup homemade worcestershire sauce (apple cider vinegar, garlic, onion, brown sugar, ginger,ground mustard, black pepper, cinnamon)
1/3 cup brown sugar
2 T bliss blast hot sauce
1 tsp wright mesquite liquid smoke
Pinch of Kosher salt
Pinch of black pepper. 
1/2 cup water
 
Melt butter, add bacon, onion and garlic, cook until golden brown. 
 

 
Add beer and boil until reduced by half,
 

 

 
 
add remaining ingredients and let simmer until thickened. 
I hit it with a stick blender for a few seconds just to chop up a few the larger bits. 
 

 

 

 

 

[tctenten]

Yum…That looks and sounds great.   

 

[D3monic]

Yum…That looks and sounds great.   

 
Thanks, you're crab cakes look freaking phenomenal as well. 
 
 
I'm hoping the bbq sauce thickens once it cools. If not it will still work fine though. 
 
now for some cole slaw, will tweak this a bit, wife wants creamy., I prefer vinegar base 

 

[Ashen]

Operation Freezer Free Dive this morning netted this beefy pearl ...

You know Kenji says too much fat on the grill to start ruins a good diner smash burger right?

 

[The Hot Pepper]

​PS…The buns are homemade…I just didn't feel like typing up that whole process. 

 
Could help w/votes and at first I missed it, best to add it as a header like the rest...
 
BUNS
homemade "everything" buns
 
or whatever...

 

[grantmichaels]

You know Kenji says too much fat on the grill to start ruins a good diner smash burger right?

 
Here's a hint: it's frozen!