The Southern Sass Surf And Turf Burger
Ingredients
- Two Pounds of ground sirloin.
- Two large green tomatoes.
- One pound of large white tiger shrimp.
- One pound of gouda cheese.
- One lemon.
- One tablespoon each of butter and vegtable oil
- 1/2 Cup of combined horseradish and mayo
- 6 brioche buns
- Two large eggs, 1/2 Cup cornmeal, 1 Cup of flour, 1/2 teaspoon each of salt and pepper, 1/2 quart of vegtable oil, 1/2 Cup breadcrumbs, 1 Cup of buttermilk
- One Cup of good mayo, best foods, 1/2 Cup of fresh chives, 1/4 Cup lemon juice, one tablspoon of ketchup
Instructions
- Build your charcoal fire first
- Starting with the shrimp,
- remove tail and shell from each, then lightly steam shrimp on medium heat in a double boiler for up to 4 minutes or until pink and curled. Rinse with cold water and set aside.
- In a medium bowl, combine the mayo, chives, lemon juice and ketchup. Lightly toss the aoli mixture with the shrimp and keep cool in the fridge until needed.
- Place all of the fried green tomato ingredients out..on paper plates or bowls, place separately the flour with the salk and pepper , cornmeal and then the
- egg and buttermilk mixture in three separate
- bowls.
- In a medium size fry pan, heat up the vegtable oil on medium flame for about one minute.
- Slice the green tomatoes in 1/2 inch thick slices. Salt each one and let them drain their moisture on a paper towel for about five minutes.
- Pat dry.
- Whisk the eggs and buttermilk in a small bowl. First dredge the tomatoes in the flour, then the buttermilk then the cornmeal.
- Lay carefully into the oil three of the slices…cook for one minute on medium flame/heat then gently turn. When lightly brown drain on paper towels.
- Mix the sirloin burger meat with 1/2 teaspoon of horseradish mayo and one tablespoon of seasoned salt. Form into 6, 1/3 Poundburgers.
- Cut the gouda cheese into 6 1/2 inch pieces.Place them aside.
- Place the beef patties directly on the grate over red hot charcoal grill. After two minutes carefully turn the patties.
- After two
- more minutes add the gouda slices.
- Remove from the fire and cover with tin foil. Lightly butter and or oil the brioche buns and place on the grill for 20 seconds or until very lightly browned.
- To assemble: Lay the gouda burger on the bottom half of the brioche bun, top with shrimp mixture and then the fried green tomatoes.
- And, there you have it.