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Carlbonade Flamande (Fancy Carl’s Jr.)by Erik of Fancy Fast Food, with support from Chrissy M. and Kelly B., plus Julie L. of Carl’s Jr. (Las Vegas) Ingredients: 2 Six Dollar Burgers 1 order of fried zucchini 1 order of onion rings 1 large root beer organic thyme (for garnish and a touch of irony) First, take the beef patties and onions from the burgers, and add them to rest of the ingredients you’ll be using: the zucchini and the onion rings. Slice the burger into smaller morsels, and take the breading off the fried onion rings. Put the combined onions in a skillet, followed by the Angus beef.The original recipe that has inspired this one is a Flemish stew from Belgium that uses beer as the base. So, add the root beer to the pan. Let it boil, then simmer for a while so the beer really starts to breakdown and infuse with the meat.Meanwhile, steam the fried zucchini so that the fried batter loosens up, then expose the green vegetables inside. Use these zucchini slices as garnish when you do the plating: pile your beef and (root) beer carbonade in the center of the white plate, and garnish it on top with a sprig of ironic thyme. Voila! Wonder what Carl would think of this… Here’s a short, impromptu (and crudely-edited) iPhone video of the ordering process at a Carl’s Jr. in Las Vegas; FFF creator Erik R. Trinidad usually overbuys items when he purchases regional fast food from distant locations, in case he messes up the first time in a fast food “fancification” back home. (Shot on an iPhone 3GS by Chrissy M.) If you are viewing this recipe in an aggregator (like tumblr’s Dashboard), or as a reblogged post, please check out the real website at FancyFastFood.com.
Recipe for the week of November 13, 2009:

Carlbonade Flamande (Fancy Carl’s Jr.)
by Erik of Fancy Fast Food, with support from Chrissy M. and Kelly B., plus Julie L. of Carl’s Jr. (Las Vegas)

Ingredients:

  • 2 Six Dollar Burgers
  • 1 order of fried zucchini
  • 1 order of onion rings
  • 1 large root beer
  • organic thyme (for garnish and a touch of irony)

First, take the beef patties and onions from the burgers, and add them to rest of the ingredients you’ll be using: the zucchini and the onion rings. Slice the burger into smaller morsels, and take the breading off the fried onion rings. Put the combined onions in a skillet, followed by the Angus beef.

The original recipe that has inspired this one is a Flemish stew from Belgium that uses beer as the base. So, add the root beer to the pan. Let it boil, then simmer for a while so the beer really starts to breakdown and infuse with the meat.

Meanwhile, steam the fried zucchini so that the fried batter loosens up, then expose the green vegetables inside. Use these zucchini slices as garnish when you do the plating: pile your beef and (root) beer carbonade in the center of the white plate, and garnish it on top with a sprig of ironic thyme. Voila! Wonder what Carl would think of this…


Here’s a short, impromptu (and crudely-edited) iPhone video of the ordering process at a Carl’s Jr. in Las Vegas; FFF creator Erik R. Trinidad usually overbuys items when he purchases regional fast food from distant locations, in case he messes up the first time in a fast food “fancification” back home. (Shot on an iPhone 3GS by Chrissy M.)





If you are viewing this recipe in an aggregator (like tumblr’s Dashboard), or as a reblogged post, please check out the real website at FancyFastFood.com.

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