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So I had this inspiration right. I wanted a burger for dinner. But I didn't want to drive all the way to Carl's or Habit to get some burgers and bring them back. So why not make one right. So I went to the store to get a burger. Or makings thereof.
I stared at this package of burger. 1.13 lbs. I could make two half pounders, or a full-on one pounder. Logistically, I'd need a head of lettuce if I chose to do a lettuce wrap, but then, I'd be stuck with the rest of the head of lettuce unless it got used for something else later. So why not just eat it with cole slaw?
Mustard cole slaw. Like that cole slaw I got at the BBQ place in San Francisco that one time when I BBQ'd with @Everskyward. Yes, mustard cole slaw.
On to the burger.
Here's the thing. I realized that I screwed up at the store. I thought I had an onion, but I didn't. I didn't want to go back to the store and get an onion. But, there was some dried onion flakes available. And some 'Montreal Steak' seasoning. Sounds good. Really, the burger changed form very little from how it sat in the package. Funny thing is, the 10% lean stuff was a full dollar per pound less expensive than the 20% stuff. Bizarre.
The thing about 10% lean is that it has very little fat in it, so it doesn't BBQ well, plus I'm not firing up the BBQ for just one burger. That is a waste of charcoal. So it's back to pan frying. With olive oil.
Oh yeah, it needs to be a cheeseburger. Monterey, Jack. The burger was so thick I couldn't put all of it on the top and still replace the cover to melt it.
Here we go. And even some caramelized onions on top to boot. What a nice touch.
And the finished product, with cole slaw. It was pretty good.
But, the cost comparison. Admittedly, the ground beef wasn't exactly a smoking deal at $4.99 a pound, but the total package, with the $1.99 cole slaw mix plus an estimated $1 worth of cheese, was eight bucks and some change. Challenge? Would two half-pound 'Thickburgers' at Carl's come in at that price? No. They would come in more like fourteen bucks. There is a reason Carl's doesn't call it the 'Six Dollar Burger" anymore. They used to call it a 'Six Dollar Burger' when it cost $3.99 and competed with a $6 restaurant burger. Now it is even more expensive than $6.
I stared at this package of burger. 1.13 lbs. I could make two half pounders, or a full-on one pounder. Logistically, I'd need a head of lettuce if I chose to do a lettuce wrap, but then, I'd be stuck with the rest of the head of lettuce unless it got used for something else later. So why not just eat it with cole slaw?
Mustard cole slaw. Like that cole slaw I got at the BBQ place in San Francisco that one time when I BBQ'd with @Everskyward. Yes, mustard cole slaw.
On to the burger.
Here's the thing. I realized that I screwed up at the store. I thought I had an onion, but I didn't. I didn't want to go back to the store and get an onion. But, there was some dried onion flakes available. And some 'Montreal Steak' seasoning. Sounds good. Really, the burger changed form very little from how it sat in the package. Funny thing is, the 10% lean stuff was a full dollar per pound less expensive than the 20% stuff. Bizarre.
The thing about 10% lean is that it has very little fat in it, so it doesn't BBQ well, plus I'm not firing up the BBQ for just one burger. That is a waste of charcoal. So it's back to pan frying. With olive oil.
Oh yeah, it needs to be a cheeseburger. Monterey, Jack. The burger was so thick I couldn't put all of it on the top and still replace the cover to melt it.
Here we go. And even some caramelized onions on top to boot. What a nice touch.
And the finished product, with cole slaw. It was pretty good.
But, the cost comparison. Admittedly, the ground beef wasn't exactly a smoking deal at $4.99 a pound, but the total package, with the $1.99 cole slaw mix plus an estimated $1 worth of cheese, was eight bucks and some change. Challenge? Would two half-pound 'Thickburgers' at Carl's come in at that price? No. They would come in more like fourteen bucks. There is a reason Carl's doesn't call it the 'Six Dollar Burger" anymore. They used to call it a 'Six Dollar Burger' when it cost $3.99 and competed with a $6 restaurant burger. Now it is even more expensive than $6.
