This Burger Recipe Is a Michelin-Accepted Tackle the Large Mac

When Bin Lu was the top chef of two-starred Pineapple and Pearls, he spent his days meticulously assembling hundred-layer lasagne or cooking up tiny tartlets made with A5 wagyu, the crème de la crème of Japanese beef. Today, he’s centered that very same consideration to element on considerably heartier fare. To wit: His Blue Rock burger — named for his Rappahonnock eatery — takes every little thing you thought you knew about this American traditional and pushes it as much as 11.

“It’s modeled after the Large Mac,” he says, “which is type of the enduring burger for thus many individuals.”

In fact, the satan’s within the particulars. Lu begins with top-notch beef sourced from Virginia’s personal Clint’s Cattle. Every 3½ ounce patty is griddled and topped with one slice every of American and sharp cheddar for a excessive degree of gooeyness and taste. He even takes particular care to overlap the sides of the cheese in order that they soften and crisp on the griddle.

Whereas the patties are scorching away, he turns his consideration to the buns: Large Marty’s seeded buns are the one ones for him.

“They’re an ideal measurement, however extra importantly have the delicate texture we love for burgers,” he says. 

He can’t resist including his personal particular aptitude, nonetheless, by brushing them with mustard-infused butter.

“We positively wished to toast our bun with butter,” he explains, “however wished so as to add in additional flavors to assist the bun caramelize and develop extra complexity because it toasted.”

Consistent with this ode to the golden arches, the patties are layered round a center bun lower out of white bread in addition to a layer of “shredduce” made by combining traditional iceberg and extra flavorful romaine and seasoning with Lu’s do-it-yourself “1001 Island” dressing.

“We chop every little thing by hand, make our personal mayonnaise, and season all of it rigorously, quite than simply counting on the sturdy flavors to convey it collectively,” he says.

The ensuing burger manages to seize the very best of top-quality elements with out deviating too removed from the traditional everyone knows and love.