That's called the Batman's Wagyu Beef Jaw Burger, and the first thing I have to say is, it's big. The sides are well done, the chips nice and crispy and the coleslaw like thing, good. I don't like coleslaw generally. Hell, even the burger was good, though it did leave me with one very large gripe. The pointlessness of using Waguy beef for it. Here's a quick review of this place before I go out ranting.
Overpriced, if good food, with the premium prices being there mostly because of the entire superhero theme and the fact that most geeks would pay money for the stuff, just look at all the anime DVDs sold, or the prices of comics. I do admit they go all out with the comic book theme and are all the better for it. Go if you want good food and are willing to pay a premium for the gimmick.
Now that that's over with lets go on my rant over the burger. Main thing that strikes me, is the sheer decadent pointlessness of it all. Wagyu beef is GOOD STUFF. Everyone who knows beef knows that. The thing about this good stuff is, that its because of the Marbling. The thin layers of fat between the actual meat that gives flavor to the entire thing.
Thing is, with a burger, the meat is grounded up, That fat is all mixed up anyway, and you just get good beef, not great, just good. The entire point of using Wagyu is gone, mashed up in the meat grinder. This renders using Wagyu beef for this, an exercise in pointlessness, decadent, 'We're doing this because we can and it's expensive', pointlessness. It feels like one of those Epic Meal Time episodes, where they cook expensive for the sake of being expensive, but at least they have an excuse, they're Epic Meal Time, an exercise in decadent pointlessness for our entertainment. This place doesn't.
And now, in honor of burgers, lets do a burger recipe.
What do you need?
-400 ish grams of ground beef, pre ground is easier for most.
-Mixed Herbs, I use them, I love them.
-Beef stock, Now, sometimes I use cubes, sometimes I use the actual stock which I tend to use less of due to the actual stock being a lot harder to use so stick to cubes.
-Salt and Pepper to taste, yes you can taste the thing, just spit it out afterwards.
-Onions, 5-6 smaller ones, you can get away with 2 of those humongous ones, cut them into smaller pieces.
-Grated Cheese, one of those softer ones that melt, like cheddar.
-knob of butter, yum yum,
Toss all these into a food processor, and MIX IT UP, also if you use actual stock, use bread to hold it and then blend. Soak the bread in the stock.
Blend until you're happy and then form the burgers, you can shape them however you want. Dump them into the freezer and leave them there for 2-3 hours. Check to make sure they don't stick, or be a lazy arse like me and keep them from sticking with cling wrap.
When the burgers have their form stuck, heat up a pan, preferably nonstick and put a knob of butter and melt it. when the butter starts sizzling, drop your burgers on it. Now, I can't tell you how long your burgers will cook for because it depends on the thickness. For me, it takes about half and hour for the burgers to be done. For you, I honestly can't tell.
