To carry out an idea that had come quite randomly a few days before, a burger-off was in order upon our return to Dunedin. 3 styles of burgers were to be made by chefs Jessie, Jake, Jennie, Liam, and Robbie, with guest chef Tess on chip duty. Liam and I teamed up, as well as Jessie and Jake, whilst Robbie was a lone chef in this battle. We all went to New World together to purchase the goods. The heat was on in the kitchen as we all cooked, trying to maintain a rocky theme song style playlist. After some work, we gathered around the table and the taste test began. The burgers were split in half for easy consumption and we went burger by burger with a presentation, taste, and then review.
Robbie: Robbie's burger would definitely be most accurately described as the 'dessert burger.' The actual patty was pork mince with apple [and probably other things], and there was grilled apple, warmed turkey, and a veggie array, all on a soy and linseed bun. Quite different, quite delicious, and stood together quite well.
Jessie and Jake: I'd like to call this the 'man burger' as it was a thick, juicy patty, sticking to a very classic feeling. Onions joined the mince, and there was a usual array of vegetable on top, but the kicker was that it was served in an english muffin. Twas quite a new flavor and kept it together well.
Jennie and Liam: We also presented a bit of a sweet burger, putting a twist on our usual mince and blue cheese patty. Onion marmalade coated the homemade wheat buns, bringing in the sweetness, and our patties were filled with minced beef, blue cheese, caramelized onion, portabello mushrooms, feta cheese, and the various spices and sauces we pulled from the pantry. On top was more sauteed mushroom, avocado, tomato, lettuce, some more feta, and a wee bit of mayo. They were quite good as well, but I mustn't toot my own horn. The only flaw was their inability to stay together, a fact we discussed post battle as an art of layering.
Overall, we had no losers, and 3 sets of winners, but the best chef may have been Tess, with her kumara chips that filled us all up, and delicious homemade aoli dipping sauce.
Wish we had thought of this kinda competition bit earlier, because man this was a delicious dinner.
Jake also fucking delivered later by grilling pears with caramel and giving us each plates of it and cream. Dank.
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