Thanksgiving Day Finisher - Dry Aged A5 Wagyu burger

smokingal

I did not pig out during an early Thanksgiving Day meal while dining at a friend's house.  I'm not too big on turkey and I've been planning the cook below for two days and needed to save room.  I previously meticulously trimmed the 108 day dry aged A5 Wagyu packer brisket, saving every edible bit of beef and fat from those trimmings that I could.  Upon viewing the frozen remains, it seems I could have added a little less fat to this blend, but I digress.






Check out the crust these smashburgers formed.  Wicked.  There was a lot of fat splattering about and pooling on the cast iron griddle, which was expected.  They were done in the blink of an eye.







Fries were cooked in rendered dry aged A5 Wagyu fat and "Thanksgiving Day dessert" was served.










This did not suck.  Not one bit.  Still have a pound of ground meat left.  Maybe I'll conquer my childhood culinary trauma issue with meatloaf?  A5 Wagyu gyros?  Anywho, I hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving.

wardo

That is a glorious looking burger!

gonepostal

Have eaten smoked, fried, and roasted turkey these last few days. I'm done with it for a year. Your "dessert" looks amazing.

TrippleRipple

That crust is amazing! Now, if you'll excuse me, I need go make a sandwich.

lousubcap

Always a treat to open your threads.  Great cook and turkey purge banquet right there.  Congrats on another impressive meal. 

JohnInCarolina

Awesome.  And my vote would be for the meatloaf 😎

thetrim

Wow!  Amazing!

fiber_induced_deuce

Big Metamucil user?

caliking

Not sure whether the burger looks better or the fries. Very nicely done.