Food

Interesting.

I'm having a burger-off with some friends. Obv, I want to win.
Everything is going to be from scratch, apart from the bun/brioche, which I might try and bake, but will most likely buy. I want your tips.

Plan is:
to incorp marrow in the patty.
Home made ketchup and mayo.
Gem lettuce
White onion, raw, rings
Raw slice of tomato - what are the best eating tomatos, beefsteak??
What cheese?!
Anything else?
Unfort, the audience is generic tasters, so should appeal to the masses, to win.

Use a heavy skillet, add a little clarified butter and then season it like mad with S&P before placing the patty down. Keep the pan relatively dry and keep basting the meat with clarified butter. I also add a little fish sauce to my burger to raise the umamamamamamamamamami levels.

If you really want to get bonkers, make your own b beer-cheese slices - as per http://www.starchefs.com/events/studio/techniques/umami-cheese-ketchup-burger/html/index.shtml