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Easily craft epically delicious, beautiful burgers and buns from scratch—whether you know your way around the kitchen or not. Make masterful burgers, from top to bottom: In this cookbook, Gregory Berger not only teaches readers how to create delicious burgers, but also provides recipes for baking buns. From classic sesame to black charcoal hamburger buns, learn how to bake your way into creating an Instagram-worthy burger. Easy-to-follow recipes: Berger understands that not everyone has the resources and skills of a professional chef. He himself is a work-at-home dad who picked up baking as a hobby and went on to create bread recipes for some of Sacramento's top restaurants. That is why all the crowd-pleasing burger and bun recipes in this cookbook are designed to be made by anyone. Tips and tricks for beginner and experienced cooks: We can't devote endless hours to our meal creations—as much as some of us would like to. Cooking often calls for prioritization. Knowing that we're making our buns from scratch, Berger shares with readers a few ideas for cutting corners in other areas―such as mixing Blood Mary spices into store-bought mayo for a delicious aioli sauce. Discover inside: · Over thirty amazing bun recipes, complete with photos · Time-saving shortcuts · Mouth-watering recipes like the cotija and green onion bun with a black bean and sweet potato burger, topped with roasted poblano mayo Perfect for fans of such cookbooks as Bread Baking for Beginners, Flour Water Salt Yeast, The Food Lab, The Best Simple Recipes, and the America's Test Kitchen series.
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本書の白眉は、単なるレシピの羅列を超えた「土台への執着」にあります。著者のグレゴリー・バーガーは、主役のパテを支えるバンズこそがバーガーの魂であると見抜き、その造形美と味わいを極限まで追求しました。一介の父親が趣味からプロへと至った過程が、平易な言葉で語られており、読者は彼の熱狂的な探究心に導かれ、料理という名の芸術の深淵を垣間見ることになります。 そこにあるのは、完璧主義と現実的な効率性の見事な調和です。全てを自作する喜びと、市販品を賢く活用する知恵が共存する彼の哲学は、忙しい現代人にとっての救いとなるでしょう。バンズから立ち上る小麦の香りと、独創的な具材が織りなす重厚なドラマは、単なる食事の準備を超えた、日常を鮮やかに彩る「創作の歓喜」を私たちに教えてくれるのです。
