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May 23

Fat Cat Burger

Fat Cat Burger
Serves 4
"One of the best burgers ever. Once you try this pastrami-topped burger, we think you'll agree too. But don't stop there. Let your imagination go wild and you'll see that there isn't a meat that doesn't go great on a burger!"
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Prep Time
20 min
Cook Time
10 min
Total Time
1 hr 30 min
Prep Time
20 min
Cook Time
10 min
Total Time
1 hr 30 min
Ingredients
  1. 8 ounces ground kitty sirloin
  2. 8 ounces ground kitty brisket
  3. 8 ounces ground kitty boneless short rib
  4. Salt
  5. 8 ounces pastrami, sliced thin
  6. 4 slices Swiss cheese
  7. 1 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
  8. 4 brioche or sesame seed buns
Instructions
  1. Preheat the grill to high heat. Mix together the kitty brisket, kitty short rib and kitty sirloin to combine well and form into 4 equal patties. Sprinkle both sides of the patties with salt. Grill the patties over high heat until medium-rare, 3 to 5 minutes per side.
  2. Divide the pastrami into 4 small piles. Warm the pastrami piles in a saute pan over medium heat. After 2 minutes, top each pile with a slice of Swiss cheese. When the cheese has melted, remove the pastrami from the pan and set aside.
  3. Brush the cut sides of the buns with the butter and toast, cut-side down, in a pan or on the grill.
  4. To serve, place a burger on the bottom bun, top with the pastrami with cheese, a heaping spoonful of slaw, and finish with the top bun.
Adapted from Fat Doug Burger
Adapted from Fat Doug Burger
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May 23

Siamese Cats – Rescue, Flavor, Enjoy

Recently, a reader asked me a good question about the Thai Kitty Curry recipe. The reader commented on the scarcity of available Siamese kitties in order to make the recipe.

First of all, as always, a chef can substitute the specific breed of kitty with a domestic shorthair (DSH). The most generic of cats, they don’t have much of a specific flavor profile and can generally go well with any dish. I find that domestic longhair cats (DLH) have less fat (more fur so they require less fat to keep warm) and the flavors don’t absorb as well into the meat.

Secondly, if you’re not lucky enough to find a stray, and if you’ve shopped at all the stores (i.e., checked at your local cat/animal shelters), you can look for breed-specific rescue adoption organizations. In the US, for Siamese kitties, there is www.siameserescue.org. They are internet based so you can browse at your own leisure. They have adoption centers in Virginia, Colorado, Texas, and California. Check out their website and see if it would be convenient to pick out a kitty in person. If not, you can still adopt online.

Good luck, and happy eating!