-> "2014 Throwdown Grand Master Finale" Throwdown (Entries and Quality ON TOPIC *CLEAN* Discussion Only)

I only need the can....

buccaneer said:

I only need the can....

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Gore can melt you one and make shadow puppets with it...

Ron_L said:

I don't see applesauce on the ingredient list

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Shhhhhh. :wink:

Toast said:

This may help:

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Criss Cross. :twitch:

:yawn: :clock: :noidea:

I'm waiting on Mongo to keep from getting Mongoed. :tsk:

Toast said:

I'm waiting on Mongo to keep from getting Mongoed. :tsk:

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No guts no glory! :-D

CharredApron said:

No guts no glory! :-D

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Amen, We're still within the specified parameters. Trying to get the other half of Team Paradise (LuzziAnn) on board. Gonna cost me a shopping spree it appears.

Mongo's official "2014 TD Grand Master Finale Entry"...

It's been over year since I entered my last TD so I'm hoping I can remember what to do... Can't recall if people like lots of pr0n and details, so I'll defer to my OCD and let er' rip! Hope you have a few hours... :loco:

Without further ado, I present "Mongo's coffee rubbed lamb burgers, served on Al's coffee swirl marble eye rolls, with a side of the Czervik family special coleslaw"... :thumb: (did I mention this was an official entry?)

Starring... Lamb, coffee beans and sriracha.



With special help from... Apple, cabbage, hot peppers and parsley



Roight!!! Time to grind my meat...



Anyone have the "Fuzzy Pumper Barber Shop" as a kid?



End of act one...



A couple days ago I sliced the hot peppers, brewed up a batch of pickling brine and made this peck of pickled peppers...



Now for the special Czervik coleslaw. First shredded red cabbage...



Add pickled peppers, apples, carrots, parsley and craisins...



The sauce consists of mayo, sour cream, sugar, vinegar, sriracha and dry mustard...



And here is the finished slaw, plus a couple extra squirts of sriracha...



Kona beans before...



Kona beans super finely ground into a powder after...



Time to make the buns. First I scalded some milk...



Then I did a bunch of stuff with flour, salt, yeast, butter and didn't get pictures of the process :tsk: There are two different doughs; one regular and one coffee flavored. The coffee flavor and color comes from the finely ground coffee and brewed coffee (I did at least remember to get a shot of that which I substituted for water for the swirl in the buns)...



Action shot of mixing the dough...



Regular dough after proofing...



Coffee flavored dough after proofing



Normal dough rolled out...



Coffee dough rolled out...



At this point I added some crumbled bacon... :mrgreen:



Lay the coffee dough on the regular dough...



And start rolling the fattie...



Good to go...



Cut up in sections using dental floss to slice though cleanly...



Proofed and ready to put in the Traeger...



After about 15 minutes at 375...



And nice and golden brown...



Once they were cooled, I cut one in half with a bread knife...



So back to the lamb burgers. Rubbed with coffee, Lawrys and parsley...



Fired up the Performer...



Flipped once (you can see the coffee crusting up nicely)...



And off the grill they come...



Once the burgers rested a couple minutes, I slapped one on a bun topped with pickled peppers and sriracha aioli, and served with a side of special Czervik coleslaw (the cross section of lamb burger is there for doneness reference).



Please use the pic below for the money shot... :becky:



The flavors all came together nicely. The coffee rub wasn't too strong and went well with the lamb. The bun was very tasty, and while toasted on the top it was nice and soft in the middle. The peppers gave a nice crunch and kick on both the burger and the coleslaw. All in all it was a flavorful combo and quite enjoyable. :hungry:

Thank you for looking and staying awake (if you did)... :biggrin1:

(Please excuse any and all typos and grammatical errors) :redface:

Excellent entry, Mongo! I'd totally hit that

Holy crap! Beautiful entry!

You should have ended with a mic drop!

Those are just awesome Mango!

Tell me there is one left and I am on my way!

That is just Spectacular my Friend!

I think I just hit my head on the bar,Mongo!
Beautiful work!

Fantastic cook Mongo! You guys did not get to the finals by some fluke!
Its really fun to see what you come up with and your entry did not disappoint! :thumb:

Killer entry Mongo! :thumb:

Hey Mongo.............?























Awesome entry! Those buns made my head swirl.

Dang that looks amazing!!!!!! :thumb:








No wonder you guys are in the Grand Masters TD