As well as being massively impressed with Quentin Tarantino's writing
and directing you probably also left Pulp Fiction with a
desperate hankering for a burger.
Samuel L. Jackson extolling the virtues of the Big Kahuna burger is one
of cinema's most mouth-watering food moments. Since it's not an actual
fast food restaurant, we sadly can't try one for ourselves but we've
done the second best thing. We chatted with Dave Watts, head chef at The
Cotswold House Hotel, who gave us his spin on the Big Kahuna burger
so you can try it at home.
Hopefully there'll be less bloodshed straight after...
Makes 12 patties at 160 gm (5.64383 oz) each
Preparation time: 20–30 minutes
Cooking time: 5-8 minutes
3 large onions (peeled and finely diced)
75 gm (2.64555 oz) Cotswold gold rapeseed oil
1 pinch salt
2 kg (70.54792 oz, or 4.409245 lbs)minced Chuck steak from 21 day dry
aged beef
3 large pinches salt. (I know, it already said one pinch above)
Good grind of fresh black pepper
20g (0.705479 oz) Worcestershire sauce
5g or 0.17637 oz or 5 shakes of fish sauce (adds a great salty flavor,
don’t let the name put you off)
3 heaped dessert spoons of Dijon mustard
5g or 0.17637 oz or 3 large sprigs Tarragon picked and finely chopped
70g (2.46918 oz) curly parsley (30g (1.05822 oz) picked weight) finely
chopped
To finish/garnish
4 gherkins/pickles (thinly sliced lengthways)
Spicy tomato relish
12 large white burger buns (we make our own but you can buy great
quality buns from your local baker)
Suitable melting cheese to your taste. I use Ogle Shield which is a
fantastic unpasteurised Somerset jersey milk cheese, perfect for that
melting, glossy, gooey burger cheese.
Method:
Place the oil, diced onion and a pinch of salt into a heavy bottomed
pan, place onto a medium heat and cook, stirring occasionally until
golden brown. This will take 20-25 minutes. Be careful not to burn the
onions; as they start to color they release more sugars and will stick
to the pan and burn more easily.
While the onions are sweating prepare the herbs and the other
ingredients to add to the mince. Place this all into a large bowl and
add the mince. When the onions are golden brown remove them from the
heat and allow them to cool to room temperature. When the onions are
cool add them to the bowl of mince and mix well with clean hands, as if
you were making bread, incorporating all of the ingredients. Cover and
allow to cool in the fridge for 1-2 hrs. This allows the mix to rest and
helps to gel it all together. Weight the mix into 160gm (5.64383 oz)
balls and flatten to your desired thickness.
To finish the burgers I char grill for that "tasty burger" flame grilled
richness. Cook for 2 and a half to 3 minutes on each side. Half the buns
and grill for a minute or two under a pre-heated grill. Once the burgers
are cooked, remove and place onto the toasted buns add the slices of
cheese, gherkins and relish. Finally add the top of the bun and serve
with an ice cold Sprite... altogether now (and in your best Samuel L.
Jackson voice)... "Mmm…this IS a tasty burger."
Dave Watts is head chef at the Cotswold House Hotel. Rooms start from
just £120 per person, with main courses at The Cotswold Grill ranging
from £9.50 to £23.00. The Dining Room (fine dining restaurant) reopened
in May. For further information, hotel and restaurant reservations,
visit www.cotswoldhouse.com or call 01386 840330.
From The
Shortlist.
(Metric to English conversions by Google. Blame them, not me.)
Categories:
Big Kahuna Burger,
Pulp Fiction,
Quentin Tarantino,
Samuel L. Jackson
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