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A Burger to Believe In: Recipes and Fundamentals [A Cookbook]

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A deep-dive into the art and philosophy of making the perfect hamburger, with recipes for game-changing burgers and all the accoutrements.

Chris Kronner has dedicated his creative energy, professional skills, and a lifetime of burger experiences to understanding America's favorite sandwich. In his debut cookbook, this trusted chef reveals the secrets behind his art and obsession, and teaches you how to create all of the elements of a perfect burger at home. Including tips for sourcing and grinding high-quality meat, musings on what makes a good bun, creative ideas for toppings (spoiler alert: there are more bad ideas out there than good, and restraint is the name of the game), and more than forty burger accompaniments and alternatives—from superior onion rings to seasonal salads to Filet-O-Fish-inspired Crab Burgers—this book is not only a burger bible, but also a meditation on creating perfection in simplicity.

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ISBN-13:	9780399579264
Publisher:	Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed
Publication date:	05/22/2018
Pages:	240
Sales rank:	353,782
Product dimensions:	7.40(w) x 10.10(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

CHRIS KRONNER took over the kitchen at Slow Club at the age of 24. He has worked at Serpentine and Bar Tartine, where he continued to hone his burger chops, and after a run of pop-ups he opened KronnerBurger in 2015. He and the restaurant have been praised by writers from Vice, Eater, Food & Wine, and Bon Appetit.

PAOLO LUCCHESI is the editor of the award-winning food and wine section at the San Francisco Chronicle and was a founding editor of Eater. He is the co-author of Flour + Water: Pasta and The Humphrey Slocombe Ice Cream Book.

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Foreword 6

Preamble 10

1 Cows and Beef and Burgers 23

2 The Kronnerburger 57

Pain de Mie Bun (aka Official Kronnerburger Bun) 62

Dill Pickles 64

Charred Onion 65

Cheddar Mayonnaise 65

Roasted Bone Marrow 66

Tomato 66

Lettuce 66

Kronnerburger: A Burger to Believe In 71

3 Other Burgers 73

Patty Melt 74

Otherburger (Served Not Rare) 77

Earth Burger 82

Breakfast Burger 87

Crab Burger 88

Fried Crab Burger 90

Slow Club Burger 94

Bar Tartine Burger 99

Pickle-Brined Fried Chicken 100

Pork Burger 102

Lamb Burger 104

Shrimp Burger 106

Hand-Cut Burger 108

Rawburger (Served Raw) 111

4 Burger Sides 113

Onion Rings 114

French Fries 118

Steak Fries 124

Potato Chips 125

Sweet Potato Tots 126

French Fry Pavé 127

Gluten Freedom Fries with Freedom Gravy (aka Poutine) 128

Vegan Chili-Cheese Fries 130

Tartare 132

Crab Dip 133

Pimento Cheese 135

Mushroom Dip 136

Chicken Wings Salad 137

A Cool Recipe for Hot Chicken 140

Grilled Chicken Wings 143

Grilled Vegetables 144

Padróns 146

5 Salads 149

Wedge Salad 150

Grilled Cabbage with Grapefruit 153

Tomato and Oyster Salad 154

A Perfectly Simple Chicory Salad 157

Vegan Chopped Salad 158

Okra and Mushroom Salad 164

Radish and Stone Fruit Caesar Salad 167

Tuna Salad 168

Louie Salad (aka Sea Salad) 170

Perfect Eggs 173

Avocado and Crispy Rice 174

Winter Vegetable Salad 176

Kale Salads Are Over 179

Smoky Potato Salad 180

Bean Salad 183

Cauliflower and Fava Salad 184

6 Drinks 187

Alcoholic Drinks

KB Carbonated Margarita 190

Dandy 190

KB Martini 191

Sunshine Sour 191

Falling and Laughing 192

Wanderlust 192

Black Sun 193

Cloud 29 193

Non-Alcoholic Drinks

Lemonade 198

Cucumber Cilantro Cooler 198

Orange Cream Soda 198

Ginger Turmeric Soda 199

Strawberry Mint Lime Soda 199

7 Desserts 201

Honey Pie 202

Devil's Food Cake 205

Doughnut Muffins 208

Passion Fruit Bars 210

Fruit Salad 210

Bacon-Fat Blondies 212

Vegan Coconut Sorbet 213

8 Condiments and Burge Pantry 215

Basic Mayo 216

Calabrian Chile Mayonnaise 216

Vegan "Cheddar" Mayonnaise 217

Quick Mushroom Dip 218

Tofu Mayo 218

Aioli 219

Ranch Dressing 219

Tartar Sauce 220

Yuba Bacon 220

American Cheese 221

Chile Oil 221

Quick Pickled Chiles 223

Bread and Butter Pickles 223

Lacto-Fermented Pickles 224

Chad's Sourdough Leaven 225

Brioche Bun 226

Vegan Bun 227

Gluten-Free Bun 229

Biscuits 230

Pullman Loaf Levain 231

Acknowledgments 234

Index 236

From the B&N Reads Blog

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Editorial Reviews

★ 03/05/2018
Once readers have made it through Kronner’s lengthy introduction to this excellent collection of burger-and-sides recipes, they’ll understand why the author’s signature Kronnerburger (also the name of his popular Oakland restaurant) is a force to be reckoned with. Although Kronner offers up perfectly fine recipes for patty melts, pork, lamb, and veggie burgers, the showcase of the book is the Kronnerburger. A DIY labor of love from the ground up (he even makes his own buns), the umami-packed marriage of beef, charred onions, pickles, cheddar, mayonnaise, and roasted bone marrow is outstanding. Readers who take their burgers seriously would do well to note the sometimes time-consuming entries on cooking the perfect fries (“Kennebec potatoes that are fried at low temperature, frozen, and then fried at high temperature”), DIY dry-aging beef, and assembling a breakfast burger that is topped with bacon, pimiento cheese, and an egg custard patty (the recipe suggests making biscuits, pimiento cheese, and pickled cucumbers from scratch). Rounding out the collection are recipes for pickle-brined fried chicken, and two of his restaurant’s other famous items, the rich and salty honey pie and a carbonated margarita. Backyard grillmasters eager to amp up their burger game will find that Kronner’s debut lives up to its title. (May)

Publishers Weekly

"Backyard grillmasters eager to amp up their burger game will find that Kronner’s debut lives up to its title."
– Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

"In sum, Kronner not only gives us a perfect burger, but plenty of things to nosh on before, during, and après burger.
– Atlanta Journal-Constitution

"The Burger King, Hamburglar, and Wimpy excepted, few people—real or imagined—have obsessed over burgers like Chris Kronner has. And it shows. One juicy bite of his meticulously constructed signature Kronnerburger (or a flip through the pages of the meaty manifesto you are now holding) proves that burger brilliance is about more than just patty, bun, and toppings. It’s architecture, curiosity, heritage, and old-school passion that elevates the tasty to the transcendent."
– Andrew Knowlton, Bon Appétit

"Funny how hamburgers and caviar are alike: if you’re going to indulge, indulge in the best. Chris Kronner’s burgers have always been beluga-level. With A Burger to Believe In, Chris brings it all home, from every kind of succulent meatiness to salads that will tempt even the most dedicated carnivore. Whether your party is for two or twenty, a celebration or a simple meal, if crunch, savor, comfort, and flavor stoke your appetite—that is, if you are a living human—then this cookbook is for you."
– Cal Peternell, author of Twelve Recipes and A Recipe for Cooking

"The first time I ate at Kronnerburger, Chris served me the Platonic ideal of a burger—it was simple and exceptional all at once, without a single unnecessary accoutrement (if you like foie gras on your burger, keep moving). For us salad/burger acolytes, a perfect meal speaks its own name. A perfect burger is a parade of excellent ingredients brought together with a confident hand. It was quite literally, the burger of my dreams."
– Julia Sherman, author of Salad for President

"Making a really perfect version of a simple food—a burger, a brioche bun, a country loaf—is more complicated than people realize. Chris Kronner has been obsessing with the singular idea of a burger for more than a decade, painstakingly dissecting its components and techniques, and then elevating them. At the end of the day, the burger is an epic sum of its parts, a utilitarian vision. The Kronnerburger is not a super-fancy gilded burger; it is the classic American sandwich—in the best possible version of itself."
– Chad Robertson, Tartine Bakery

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