6 Minute Meal & Deal: Misconduct Tavern's Mississippi Burger

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Wednesday, January 30, 2019
6 Minute Meal: Misconduct Tavern's Mississippi Burger
In this week's 6 Minute Meal, Alicia Vitarelli has the recipe for Misconduct Tavern's Mississippi Burger.

The Meal: Misconduct Tavern Mississippi (aka Slug) Burger from Chef/Partner Nick Mezzina



Chef Tidbit: The burgers came about down south post WWII when meat was in short supply so cooks cut their meat with bread to get more burgers for the buck.



At slug festivals in Mississippi, most of the burgers are fried.



Mississippi Burger Mix


2 pounds ground pork


2 pounds ground beef


8 ounces cubed bread


1 teaspoon onion powder


1 teaspoon black pepper


pinch of salt


2 cups Au Jus blend


Chef Tip: You can use beef broth


American Cheese


Buns



Method



In a very large bowl add Au Jus and the spices to the bread and blend thoroughly until it is an even and smooth consistency


Add bread mix to your ground pork and beef and mix together so the mix is spread throughout evenly


Form 2 thin patties for each burger


Chef Tip: This is a double decker burger and the thinner your patties, the quicker they cook



Cook patties stovetop and place a cast iron press on the burgers


Chef Tip: cook in beef fat for added flavor and that cast iron press is key it will cut your burger cooking time to 4-5 minutes


Chef Tip: when you see the outside of the burgers start to turn a whitish color, that's your cue to flip


When burgers are nearly finished cooking on the second side, add a slice of American cheese to each patty


Put buns open faced on stove top to toast


Assemble your burger. You can get creative here and use what you like.


The chef spreads mustard in between the two patties then tops the upper patty with ranch dressing and pickles



Break out the bib and enjoy!



The Deal: Dine at either of the Misconduct Tavern locations through Wednesday, February 6, 2019 and you'll get a complimentary order of beer battered pickle chips with your entrée purchase if you tell your server you saw this feature on 6abc.



Misconduct Tavern


1511 Locust Street


Philadelphia, PA 19102


215.732.5797



1801 JFK Blvd


Philadelphia, PA 19103


267.928.4297


http://www.misconducttavern.com/


https://www.facebook.com/misconductphl



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