Sauced

at around evening time on Monday, the 9th of May 2005 by Chad

A pretzel is nothing more than a mustard delivery system.

And I’m talking real mustard, not the "stone ground with truffle" stuff. Growing up a treat for me would be just a packet of the yellow stuff. I prefer Plochman’s, because it is in that great yellow barrel, and it just tastes better.

For dinner, I made Eddie Murphy/Alton Brown burgers. Half pound blobs of 80/20 ground beef. Cooked on a grill. Medium rare.

The AB part comes from his show on cooking burgers. He taught burger zen. Whatever you do, you must coat both sides of the bun with a thin coat of mayo. I like to mix in a bit of mustard with it, and it is almost sublime. Though the past dozen or so times I’ve felt something was missing.
Pickles, check.
Tomato, check.
Cheese, check.

Oh yeah, I kept forgetting to buy some onions. The other week I picked up a small bag of red onions.

Today, I *almost* forgot to slice some up. I am so glad I didn’t, because that made the burger a model of perfection.

So go make something delicious. Doesn’t have to be complicated, or make a mess. Just something you enjoy to eat.