Photo of your dinner (Vol 3)

[C70R]

21TonyK said:

C70R said:

21TonyK said:

C70R said:

21TonyK said:

C70R said:

21TonyK said:

C70R said:

That meat is looking quite lean for making burgers. How were they?

They were fine, just not the depth of flavour I am looking for. Fat content was about right, juicy but not greasy.

Now have a known base to work from I can tweak.

Mince from an unknown origin?

So last year.

If you're feeling adventurous, try adding a handful of bone marrow. Will increase the fat levels (those just look too low) and create that depth of flavour you're looking for. And pretty cost effective too.

Done that, not to my taste. Don't mind well roasted marrow on toast but not in a burger.

Fair enough - it does make a very rich tasting burger.

What about chopping through some tallow?

Again, tried it. Minced beef dripping into burgers, just melted out with no flavour benefit. I suspect I may have to go "full Heston" and start seaming out joints to get what I want but then that's part of the fun.

I could solve the whole issue in a second by just adding a pile of salt or beef stock base but that would be cheating.

Hmm. I have tried the tallow thing, and thought it really made a big difference to the flavour.

What about just starting with fattier cuts of meat in the first place? I know you disagreed, but those steaks you posted look so much leaner than burger beef I've seen in the past.

I know where you are coming from. I need to rethink what I am aiming for. I used to do 400+ burgers a week which were just trim from rib and onglet. Tasted like steak.

I'm going to dig out my old spec sheets and try again.

I worked with one of the mid-sized burger chains during their start-up phase, and had the pleasure of a jolly to Scotland with the meat supplier to develop the burger blend (I'm not a chef). I'm digging to the depths of my memory, but can only remember we ended up using an 80/20 blend of 4x cuts that included skirt and some sirloin.

[Richieboy3008]

[Armchair_Expert]

Richieboy came round for dinner.

Showed me his latest dish.

[MrOnTheRopes]

Armchair_Expert said:

Richieboy came round for dinner.

Showed me his latest dish.

[KloppsBarmyArmy]

seyre1972 said:

Not going to win any prizes/praise - but sometimes you just want what you fancy ..... (had no sliced bread so had to make do with Sourdough Pave cut on the diagonal to maximise surface area ....

Branston beans with mini sausages

Bean sauce and runny egg yolk .... food of the gods (say that on Breakfast forum and likely it'll get you lynched)

Damn good plateful, good eggs, plenty of pepper and beans+sausage tins are an essential in the food cupboard. Just needs a bit of Chef brown sauce.

[48k]

Mrs 48K spent the day at Chatsworth doing "horse stuff" today so I got the chance to indulge myself in the kitchen cooking dinner knowing she would not want a dinner tonight after a day of burger van nonsense.

Starter: scallops on black pudding with minted pea puree and parsley oil



Main: roasted duck breast with confit duck leg bon-bon, mascerated cherries, cherry sauce and toasted almonds

[CharlesdeGaulle]

Looks great 48. I rarely bother going to that much trouble just for myself but it's nicely self-indulgent when one does.

[NWTony]

48k said:

Mrs 48K spent the day at Chatsworth doing "horse stuff" today so I got the chance to indulge myself in the kitchen cooking dinner knowing she would not want a dinner tonight after a day of burger van nonsense.

Starter: scallops on black pudding with minted pea puree and parsley oil



Main: roasted duck breast with confit duck leg bon-bon, mascerated cherries, cherry sauce and toasted almonds

Gorgeous food but either those cherries are huge or those duck breasts are tiny

[Digger]

NWTony said:

Gorgeous food but either those cherries are huge or those duck breasts are tiny

I'm also wondering whether the scallops are huuuge or the black pudding tiny -

I would wolf down both of those - top work

[Tickle]

48k that looks lovely!

[thebraketester]

48k said:

Mrs 48K spent the day at Chatsworth doing "horse stuff" today so I got the chance to indulge myself in the kitchen cooking dinner knowing she would not want a dinner tonight after a day of burger van nonsense.

Starter: scallops on black pudding with minted pea puree and parsley oil



Main: roasted duck breast with confit duck leg bon-bon, mascerated cherries, cherry sauce and toasted almonds

Delicoius. I want to try doing those Bon bons with Guinea fowl.

[digimeistter]

48k said:

Mrs 48K spent the day at Chatsworth doing "horse stuff" today so I got the chance to indulge myself in the kitchen cooking dinner knowing she would not want a dinner tonight after a day of burger van nonsense.

Starter: scallops on black pudding with minted pea puree and parsley oil



Main: roasted duck breast with confit duck leg bon-bon, mascerated cherries, cherry sauce and toasted almonds

You did that for yourself?

As Greg would say, 'Some serious work gone into this'

Looks great

[hairy v]

top marks 48k, that looks fantatstic!

[21TonyK]

digimeistter said:

48k said:

Mrs 48K spent the day at Chatsworth doing "horse stuff" today so I got the chance to indulge myself in the kitchen cooking dinner knowing she would not want a dinner tonight after a day of burger van nonsense.

Starter: scallops on black pudding with minted pea puree and parsley oil



Main: roasted duck breast with confit duck leg bon-bon, mascerated cherries, cherry sauce and toasted almonds

You did that for yourself?

As Greg would say, 'Some serious work gone into this'

Looks great

Yeah, top effort. To do that in a day as an amateur in a domestic kitchen "hats off".

Hope it was appreciated.

[Richieboy3008]

Tasty chicken curry

[illmonkey]

Not sure how I’ll outdo 48k… or richtea

Weather was crap all day ends up buying a small joint

[seyre1972]

illmonkey said:

Not sure how I’ll outdo 48k… or richtea

Weather was crap all day ends up buying a small joint

Needs more peas …. . Other than that (and hopefully gravy and horseradish out of shot ?). Looks too notch !!

[Gluggy]

illmonkey said:

Not sure how I’ll outdo 48k… or richtea

Given up on trying to out do anyone any more - as long as the people I've cooked for enjoy it then I'll consider that a win.

Burger and chips from last night.

[CharlesdeGaulle]

Barbie here. Garlic and cheese mushrooms, then mackerel, finally marinated chicken skewers. The guests seemed to like it.

[illmonkey]

Gluggy said:

illmonkey said:

Not sure how I’ll outdo 48k… or richtea

Given up on trying to out do anyone any more - as long as the people I've cooked for enjoy it then I'll consider that a win.

Burger and chips from last night.

It was a stab at Richies offerings, a badger could do better.

Looks good, although I do like a crispy chip, they look a little… flaccid.

CharlesdeGaulle said:

Barbie here. Garlic and cheese mushrooms, then mackerel, finally marinated chicken skewers. The guests seemed to like it.

The prisoner is released into sunlight but only fed small portions & water and must be naked.