I had this craving for mini-burgers, sliders, whatever. I couldn’t stop thinking about them. I went over to a buddy’s place and he had just received a burger book called Burger Bar by Hubert Keller, for Christmas or whatever. We flipped through, pulled out a few delicious-sounding combos and headed off to Berkeley Bowl.
We returned with all kinds of ingredients including:
- Pears
- Red & White Onions
- Small Sweet Buns
- Fresh Ground Sirloin
- Arugula
- Soft Truffle Brie
- Provolone
- Red Potatoes
- Goat Cheese
- Tomatoes
- Bacon
Wow, okay. We sauteed some of the white onions and mixed them in with the ground beef along with some pepper and made little patties by hand. Then we cooked bacon in a griddle pan on the stove and then removed it. Next we salted the burger patties just before placing them into the griddle pan with the left over bacon fat. MMM mmm right?
Meanwhile, we made thin red potato fries by slicing them into thin triangular slices, seasoning them with oil, salt, pepper and rosemary and baking them at 450 for about 25 or 30 minutes. We also sauteed sliced pears mixed with sugar.
When the burgers were almost done we topped them with our cheeses of choice: the truffle brie, goat cheese or white cheddar.
Then we added the rest of the toppings. I made one with bacon, truffle cheese, tomato and red onion. Wow. My next one consisted of pear, goat cheese and bacon. Also wow.
Check out Keller’s, Burger Bar. It is definitely worth getting – I just ordered it. Wow.