Christmas gifts

Published by admin on Thu, 01/03/2019 - 4:04pm
By: 
Keith Bryant
Well, life has slowed down for a little bit. Sharon and I had a nice Christmas day and invited over a couple of friends for a good meal. 
 As you can imagine, when I receive gifts a lot of them are food related.  My sister-in-law sent me a variety of spices, someone at the candy shop we do business with brought me a box of vinegars and dip-making dry ingredients, and Sharon bought me the attachment for the mixer to make pasta again (I lost my old one in the fire a few years ago). 
 Then there was the gift from my dad. The last couple of years I haven’t gotten this particular gift that I look forward too. It was a gift that was always sent to my mother at Christmas and it is one of my favorite guilty pleasures. 
 The beautiful 2-pound round of Maytag blue cheese arrived at my door on Christmas eve, and I was that little kid with all the excitement of opening my present.  
 As I have stated before, food or taste memories are one of the strongest sensory memories that we hang on too for our entire life.  Just yesterday I talked to my dad and he was telling me about his New Year’s day plans for black eyed peas and cabbage, which was always a staple for us growing up.  
 My first introduction to this product was a stay in Las Vegas at a hotel and it was on the room service menu – bacon and bleu cheese French fries. 
 From then on, I was hooked. I introduced it to my mom that same year and it became her favorite too. It is by far some of the best I have ever eaten.  I decided to use it on a fun dish so check this out.   
Bourbon and bleu cheeseburger
Ingredients
WHISKEY GLAZE
¼ cup whiskey
¼ cup ketchup
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons honey
1 teaspoon dijon mustard
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper or to taste
¼ teaspoon pepper
BURGERS
1½ pounds ground beef
4 ounces bleu cheese cut into 4 cubes
salt and pepper for sprinkling
4 good quality buns toasted
Directions
 To make the whiskey glaze, add the whiskey, ketchup, soy sauce, honey, mustard, Worcestershire, cayenne and pepper to a small saucepan. Bring to a boil and then reduce the heat to a simmer. Simmer 5 minutes or until the sauce has thickened slightly. Keep warm over low heat until ready to serve (or store in the fridge and warm before serving).
 To make the burgers, divide the meat into four sections. Place a cube of bleu cheese in the center of each and then enclose the cheese in the meat forming four patties. Place the patties on a plate. Preheat the grill or a grill pan to medium high heat, once hot, season the burgers with salt and pepper and then grill until your desired doneness. About 4-5 minutes per side for medium rare. Remove the burgers from the grill and cover with foil to allow the burgers to rest.  Just add all your favorite condiments after that.
 
 

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