What does any of this have to do with the burger?
Not much. Only that I made it in April. And there is no meat to be had in this Bacon Cheeseburger. Honest.
Watch. We'll start from the bottom.
One whole wheat English muffin, toasted in the panini press.
One chargrilled Boca burger, fried up in a little bit of oil in a skillet. A piece of pepper jack cheese on top.
Two strips of facon.
English muffin top.
I'm sure you're skeptical. I mean, I was. I'm a fan of the meatless products, but I don't put too much stock in them. They are usually blandish, rubbery, or otherwise just passible as foodstuffs. How-ev-er, this burger was excellent. Frying it up allowed it to brown really well and cook without being tough or soggy. And you all know how I feel about facon. So... as you can see... I started noming on this burger as soon as I assembled it. About 10 minutes later...
the fries were done and made a quick stop on some paper towels before being piled high on my plate. And there is a little April Fools-like twist to the fries too. They aren't potatoes, as you can tell, but they aren't sweet potatoes either. Those are carrot fries. And they are amazingly delicious.
To make them, just cut carrots into fry shapes, toss in olive oil, and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Bake at 425 for about 25 minutes, flipping them once at the midpoint, and then... eat them all. I used three big carrots for this one portion and it was perfect.
Oh em gee. This was a really great meal.
A Note about Vegetarianism: Sunday night when I mentioned this meal to friends, Blair scoffed at it and informed me that our continued friendship hinged on my continued enjoyment of actual meat. Just in case some of you are ready to take your carnivorous ways elsewhere, I'll say that I love animals and I love eating them.
And... as a matter of fact, thanks to Blair, I sucked on my first crawfish head this weekend. And went back for more. So there's that.
6 comments:
carrot fries?? i am a vegetarian, and i've never eaten such a thing. i trust you that they're good though. kind of...
ok the burger scares me a bit. i'll have a real bacon cheeseburger with extra bacon to compensate for your facon. The carrot fries look interesting though. I will definitely give those a shot.
You make me laugh! <3
I have to say, I love the idea of carrot fries! Those look pretty amazing.
Now for the burger.. it doesn't look all that bad. I'd be willing to give it a go... but i would choose the meat option any day.
Carrot fries are amazing!!! A lot like sweet potato fries only better.
And... my friend just told me that I'm bruising like a peach these days because I'm not eating enough red meat. Hm... don't tease me with a good time (burger).
I used to live in Louisiana, and the crawfish head was more prized than the tail by some people. I love it!
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