THE Dish: Richard Blais' Butchers Cut Burger

(CBS News) NEW YORK -- To celebrate Memorial Day, renowned chef Richard Blais prepared his All-American ultimate dish: the burger -- but with a twist!

On "CBS This Morning: Saturday," the winner of winner of Bravo's 2011 Top Chef All-Stars shared the recipes for his Butchers Cut Burger, a well as Vodka-Battered Onion Rings and Homemade Root Beer Floats.

Richard started his career at McDonalds. He's gone a long way since.

He was to open a restaurant in Atlanta on Saturday called The Spence.

Richard's special burger contains, among other ingredients, crumbled bleu cheese, caramelized onions, soy truffle vinaigrette, frisee, pickled shallots and truffle aioli.

He's known for his unique, innovative approach to cooking: Though his dishes might at times resemble a science project, the results are well worth the effort.

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RECIPES

Butchers Cut Burger

Yield 4 burgers

Ingredients yield 4G (64 each 8oz bowls)

• 4 ea 6 oz hamburger patties
• 4 high quality hamburger buns
• Melted butter to brush on buns
• 4 oz red wine jam
• 6 oz caramelized onions
• 4 oz cumbled high quality blue cheese
• 2 oz frisee, pale leaves, washed and dried
• Evoo to dress the frisee
• 4 teaspoons pickled shallots
• 4 teaspoons truffle soy vinaigrette
• Salt and pepper

For the red wine jam:

Ingredients:

• 1 qt red wine
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 onion, large dice
• Pinch salt
• 1 teaspoon Agar-agar

Method:

Reduce the red wine, sugar and onion 80 percent

Strain out the onion

Whisk in the agar agar until the the jam thickens

Cool

Blend - the consistency should be that of jam

For the onions:

Ingredients

• 2 onions, peeled and sliced thin
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• Salt, pepper

Method

Heat the oil in a large pan

Sautee the onions in the pan until golden

Add the butter and continue to sautee until deep brown

Season with salt and pepper

Hold warm

For the pickled shallots:

Ingredients

• 1 shallot, peeled and sliced thin on the mandolin
• 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 pinches salt

Method:

Bring the vinegar, sugar and salt to a full boil

Make sure the sugar has totally dissolved

Cool completely

Cover the sliced shallots with the pickle

Pickle at least 24 hours

For the truffle soy vinaigrette:

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
• 3/4 cup canola oil
• 1/2 oz white truffle oil
• 1/4 teaspoon xantham gum
• Water to adjust
• Salt and pepper

Method:

Combine soy and lemon juice in a bowl

Whisk in neutral oil

Drizzle in truffle oil

Add xantham gum (use an immersion blender if possible)

Season

To assemble the burger:

Season the patties with salt and pepper

Cook to desired temperature

Cut the buns in half and toast them brushed with butter

Spoon the red wine jam on the bottom bun

Layer the cooked patty

Top with warm onions and crumbled blue cheese

Season the frisee with a drop of evoo, salt and pepper

Drain the shallots from the pickle liquid

Split the sliced pickled shallots between the 4 burgers

Drizzle the top with the truffle soy vinaigrette

Blue cheese dressing

Yield: 3 cups

Ingredients

• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 2 tablespoons buttermilk
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1 dash tobacco
• 1/2 cup crumbled sharp blue cheese (maytag) + 2 tablespoons
• 1 lemon, juice
• Water to adjust
• Salt, pepper

Method

Mix everything in a large bowl except the 2 tablespoons blue cheese

Puree in a blender

Adjust with water if necessary

Stir in the remaining 2 Tablespoons blue crumbles

Season with salt and pepper

For more of Richard's recipes, go to Page 2.

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