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Smash Burger

October 30, 2023 robiulo Leave a comment

The very best smash burgers that I’ve ever had were at the famous Dyer’s Burgers on Beale Street in Memphis, Tennessee. Their unconventional method of deep-frying burgers in beef fat that hasn’t been changed for years and makes a very tasty burger. You can substitute bacon for beef fat as I did or, in a pinch, use cooking oil.

Ingredients:

Bacon fat (or cooking oil)
Ground beef
Salt and black pepper
Red onion, sliced thin in half moons
Cheddar cheese
Sliced whole grain bread (or hamburger rolls)

Fry the onions over medium heat in a frying pan with some bacon fat until they begin to wilt and brown and remove from the pan.

Turn the heat up and add some more fat to the same pan. Take about 4 ounces of ground beef and roll it into a ball. Place it in the pan and flatten it with a spatula, using a wooden spoon to help push down if necessary.

Sprinkle salt and pepper and some of the cooked onions on the flattened burger and flip it. Flatten your smash burger a bit more, add the cheese and cover until the cheese melts.

Place one or two of these burgers on whole wheat toast or a bun and add mustard, ketchup, mayo or whatever you like.

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Black Pepper and Beef Stir Fry

December 18, 2020 robiulo Leave a comment

Black Pepper and Beef Stir Fry

It’s the pepper that really makes a Black Pepper and Beef Stir Fry. If your pepper mill can’t grind it coarse enough, put the pepper corns on a dish towel and whack them a few times with the bottom of a frying pan.

Ingredients:

3 minced garlic cloves
2 tsp. brown sugar
1 tsp. corn starch
1 tbsp. black pepper (very coarsely ground)
1 lb. sirloin steak, cut into ¼ in crosswise slices
3 tbsp. soy sauce
3 tbsp. peanut or canola oil
½ head green cabbage thinly sliced
2 tbsp. white vinegar
1 tbsp. toasted sesame seeds (optional)
1 cup sliced scallion (optional)

Black Pepper and Beef Stir Fry — Stir fry goes fast so lay out all of the measured ingredients in advance.

Combine the garlic, brown sugar, corn starch, and coarsely ground black pepper in a bowl. Add the sliced steak, mix, and let sit 30 minutes.

Heat the oil in a large pan or wok and cook the steak until it starts to brown (4 or 5 minutes). Add the soy sauce, toss with the steak, and remove it leaving the juices in the pan.

Add the cabbage to the pan and cook until it wills and begins to brown. Add the vinegar and return the steak to the pan. Add 3 tbsp. water, toss for a few minutes and remove to a serving dish and serve with rice.

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Beef and Ginger

October 10, 2020 robiulo Leave a comment

Beef and Ginger

Once all the slicing and chopping is done this is a quick meal. If you’ve got a wok, use it. If not, a large frying pan will work. If you can’t find ‘toasted’ sesame oil for the marinade, use olive oil.

Ingredients:

1 lb. skirt steak, trimmed, sliced against grain into 1/4 inch strips
1 tsp. sugar
1 tsp. toasted sesame oil
1 tsp. plus 1 tbsp. soy sauce
1 tsp. kosher salt
2 tbsp. vegetable oil
1 medium Vidalia onion sliced into 1/2 inch rounds
3 inch piece of ginger, peeled and thinly sliced
Black pepper to taste
3 tbsp. room temperature butter
1 tbsp. lemon juice

In a bowl, toss ingredients 1 to 5 and let sit at least 20 minutes. Place the vegetable oil in a large skillet over high heat. Add the steak in a single lawyer, cook about 2 minutes until the edges a lightly browned.

Turn the steak over and add the onions, ginger, black pepper, and 1/3 cup of water. Cook, tossing until the onion wilts.

Turn off the heat and add the butter, lemon juice, and the remaining 1 tbsp of soy sauce. Stir until everything is coated with the sauce. Serve with rice.

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Smash Burger

Fry the onions over medium heat in a frying pan with some bacon fat until they begin to wilt and brown and remove from the pan.

Turn the heat up and add some more fat to the same pan. Take about 4 ounces of ground beef and roll it into a ball. Place it in the pan and flatten it with a spatula, using a wooden spoon to help push down if necessary.

Sprinkle salt and pepper and some of the cooked onions on the flattened burger and flip it. Flatten your smash burger a bit more, add the cheese and cover until the cheese melts.

Place one or two of these burgers on whole wheat toast or a bun and add mustard, ketchup, mayo or whatever you like.

Black Pepper and Beef Stir Fry

Black Pepper and Beef Stir Fry

It’s the pepper that really makes a Black Pepper and Beef Stir Fry. If your pepper mill can’t grind it coarse enough, put the pepper corns on a dish towel and whack them a few times with the bottom of a frying pan.

Ingredients:

Combine the garlic, brown sugar, corn starch, and coarsely ground black pepper in a bowl. Add the sliced steak, mix, and let sit 30 minutes.

Heat the oil in a large pan or wok and cook the steak until it starts to brown (4 or 5 minutes). Add the soy sauce, toss with the steak, and remove it leaving the juices in the pan.

Add the cabbage to the pan and cook until it wills and begins to brown. Add the vinegar and return the steak to the pan. Add 3 tbsp. water, toss for a few minutes and remove to a serving dish and serve with rice.

Beef and Ginger

Beef and Ginger

Once all the slicing and chopping is done this is a quick meal. If you’ve got a wok, use it. If not, a large frying pan will work. If you can’t find ‘toasted’ sesame oil for the marinade, use olive oil.

Ingredients:

In a bowl, toss ingredients 1 to 5 and let sit at least 20 minutes. Place the vegetable oil in a large skillet over high heat. Add the steak in a single lawyer, cook about 2 minutes until the edges a lightly browned.

Turn the steak over and add the onions, ginger, black pepper, and 1/3 cup of water. Cook, tossing until the onion wilts.

Turn off the heat and add the butter, lemon juice, and the remaining 1 tbsp of soy sauce. Stir until everything is coated with the sauce. Serve with rice.

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