Posted by Erin Zimmer, September 25, 2009 at 11:30 AM
"Deep-fried burgers are nothing new...but schnitz burger just has a certain ring to it, no?"
[Photographs: Robyn Lee]
The "Schnitz Burger" (the street name for the schnitzel burger) includes: a half-pound Angus beef patty, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, and ginger-scallion-garlic relish on a puffy ciabatta roll for $7. The Schnitzel & Things truck, which scoots around New York City, already offers the predictable chicken, pork, and veal cutlets, but they thought, hey, it's about time we slap some Panko bread crumbs onto ground beef and sizzle that sucker up.
You know those weddings where the bride and groom are both really attractive and lovable, and you just hope they don't birth ugly demon children? Well, in this case, they didn't! Oozing with meat juice, the monster of a burger patty (which is cooked to medium rare by default) is blanketed with crunchy fat pockets, so every time you bite into it, more moisture is released. The ciabatta, in turn, soaks all this up, reaching an almost Chinese steam bun caliber of sponginess. The whole experience is a little intense, but it's quite possibly the juiciest burger of all time.Innards shot, after the jump.
You may not be able to tell from the photos, but this burger is humassive (that is, it straddles both worlds of "huge" and "massive" and maybe another one). A normal half-pound patty might be manageable for one, but we'd advise splitting the Schnitz Burger with at least one other person of high digestive fortitude.
So, when you deep fry a hamburger like that, is it so juicy because of the oil, or does the crust somehow prevent the juices from spilling out? Or is it a combination of the 2?
@pastry262: crusts do not prevent juices from spilling out. Neither does searing stuff. So it's probably the frying and if whatever you are frying starts out juicy enough that it doesn't all cook away.
@Adam and capndesign (aka the Donald Downers): Geez! Was it really that bad? Maybe I was hallucinating or just incredibly starving, but it was BREADED and DEEP-FRIED MEAT. How bad can those things be. Though I will honor the burger purist argument (that it was anatomically not an actual burger) this assessment seems a smidge harsh. And for the record, Robyn is on my side.
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16 Comments:
The smell of schnitz burger lingered on my hands all day.
...That sounds sort of gross, but the burger was enjoyable at the time. A bomb of beef juice and fat. HOOYEAH.
Robyn Lee at 11:41AM on 09/25/09
So, when you deep fry a hamburger like that, is it so juicy because of the oil, or does the crust somehow prevent the juices from spilling out? Or is it a combination of the 2?
pastry262 at 11:43AM on 09/25/09
That sounds INTENSE!
Burger365 at 11:48AM on 09/25/09
Whoa that actually does look really good, and it's not the kind of thing I'd be inclined to go for either. Just... got.. hungry...
Celeriac at 11:48AM on 09/25/09
OF ALL TIME?!??!
foodinmouth at 12:09PM on 09/25/09
Wow. That sounds and looks delicious.
@pastry262: crusts do not prevent juices from spilling out. Neither does searing stuff. So it's probably the frying and if whatever you are frying starts out juicy enough that it doesn't all cook away.
wunami at 12:54PM on 09/25/09
Possible life-changing post.
browngravy at 1:17PM on 09/25/09
I need this.
mylastbite at 8:52PM on 09/25/09
Dude, I need to try this.
capndesign at 5:04PM on 09/26/09
This thing was ass. WTF.
Adam Kuban at 4:24PM on 09/29/09
Dude, I don't need to try this anymore.
capndesign at 4:49PM on 09/29/09
@Adam and capndesign (aka the Donald Downers): Geez! Was it really that bad? Maybe I was hallucinating or just incredibly starving, but it was BREADED and DEEP-FRIED MEAT. How bad can those things be. Though I will honor the burger purist argument (that it was anatomically not an actual burger) this assessment seems a smidge harsh. And for the record, Robyn is on my side.
Erin Zimmer at 5:04PM on 09/29/09
WOW. this internal disagreement is making me MORE interested in the Schnitz burger.
Ultrateg at 10:05PM on 09/29/09
Was this thing pre-cooked before being breaded & fried or was the entirety of cooking done in the fryer?
kwijibo at 12:24PM on 09/30/09
@kwijibo: "The entire thing is breaded and cooked all at once.. No pre cooking :)" says Schnitzelator-in-chief Oleg.
Erin Zimmer at 8:41AM on 10/01/09
just got it. it was well done and dry. seriously disappointed.
redliner925 at 1:37PM on 10/07/09