Land, Sea, & Air Burger
OK... This actually started off as a "challenge" from a friend to create this monster. A Land, Sea, & Air Burger with sweet potato fries and a Mojito. A bunch of googling yielded a secret McDonald's concoction and that was about it.
My plan was this:
Land - Beef Burger
Sea - Crab Cake
Air - Turkey Burger
I need to use similar ingredients in the patties to tie them all together. Truth be told, I figured this was gonna look great, but taste like a little overkill and mismatch of flavors. But I had to proceed.
First up was the Beef Burger:
- 80/20 Ground Chuck (1 pound total)
- Grated Onion (moisture strained out)
- Diced Jalapeno
- Salt and Pepper
- Wooster Sauce
Next up was the Turkey Burger:
- 80/20 Ground Turkey (Would swap to a leaner mix next time but all they had)
- 1 Egg
- Grated Onion
- Diced Jalapeno
- Italian Parsley
- Panko
- Salt & Pepper
- Garlic
- Oregeno
And the Crab Cake (I normally would do less binder but wanted to make sure it really held together for the burger):
- Lump Crab
- 1 Egg
- Italian Parsley
- Grey Poupon
- Saltine Crackers
- Mayo
- Wooster Sauce
- Tony C's Seasoning
I got the ol 26" Weber fired up and preheating the grill grates
The Crab Cakes I did in the CI with some butter
Can't forget to toast the bun! Bought some "Texas Sized" buns for this one as well!
All the Patties ready
I made up some quick "Remoulade" for the dressing (in quotes cause I don't do horseradish) :
- Mayo
- Grey Poupon
- Paprika
- Tony C's Seasoning
- Pickle Juice
- Tobasco
- Garlic
Assembly time! From the Bottom up:
- Toasted Bun
- Remoulade
- Butter Lettuce
- Crab Cake
- Turkey Burger
- Beef Burger
- Sweet Onion
- Tomato
- Butter Lettuce
- Remoulade
- Toasted Bun
Final Thoughts:
This was a beast of a burger. Each patty weighed in at 9-10 ounces. It took some squishing and unhinging of the jaw to eat! Most surprising of all was the taste... It actually kind of worked. There was still a lot going on but I was expecting the worst. I was actually pretty happy with it. Each patty was juicy and packed with flavor. Using some overlap on ingredients helped to blend it together a bit more. The Fries were a good pairing too. The sweetness went well with the mojito and made for a really good feast! I had to search for some will power to finish it all but I wasn't gonna waste anything haha. Follow up days I did each patty by itself though. And in all honesty, the turkey burger was the biggest winner. I will be making those again with a leaner mix.
TL;DR
Three if....
Side note... This was apparently my last cook on this grill as Weber released a limited edition 26" Kettle in Glen Blue... and I may have bought that one and sold the old one to recoup some cost... Here's to future cooks on this one!
Cheers Y'all!
