Recently I was talking to my students about the sanitation concerns of cooking and consuming feedlot raised & factory ground beef versus meat freshly ground from pasture raised steers. I told them how I love a good rare burger once in awhile but would only order one in a place where I could trust the sourcing and the safe handling of the meat. The conversation got me thinking about The Farm burger that I’ve been craving and complaining about on this blog. Should I go ahead and give it another chance?
Last night, hungry and not wanting to cook despite a fridge full of food, I realized that yes, I wanted to give that juicy, delicious, grass-fed burger with those oh-so-excellent fries another chance. So, I went to The Farm sat at the bar and ordered a beer. As usual, even though I knew what I wanted, I perused the menu. Behind me was a large table of adults and kids. I overheard someone complain to their server that “ALL the burgers are well-done!” Uh oh. Now what? Should I get the pork chop special? The grilled char? Nope, I wanted a burger and those fries. So I ordered one…RARE. I was hoping that after the other table’s complaints that maybe, just maybe, they’d get it right.
I waited and worked on my beer. Not too long afterwards, my burger and those fries arrived garnished with a gorgeous slice of summer tomato and a homemade pickle. I poked at it…hmmm…it felt rare-ish! Good sign! I stacked the tomato, the sliced red onion and the lettuce leaf on top and waited...I wanted to allow the meat to rest and for the juices to redistribute. I began noshing on those fries dipped into the curry mayo. Divine. I waited another minute or two…and then carefully sliced the burger in half. Hey, not bad! Maybe not quite as rare as RARE should be, but a perfect medium-rare nonetheless. It was as juicy and delicious as I remembered it to be. I ate all of the fries and half the burger, took the rest home and devoured it a half hour later.
My burger fix has been satisfied…for now.
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