Goodbye, My Coney Island Burger
You can make your own Coney burgers at home, if you’re willing to put beef in the blender and puree it “until it is the consistency of cement mortar.”
You can make your own Coney burgers at home, if you’re willing to put beef in the blender and puree it “until it is the consistency of cement mortar.”
From The Art of Mixing Mortar: Hand mixing involves mixing small amounts of mortar by hand in a mortar box or wheelbarrow. Take care to mix all ingredients thoroughly to obtain a uniform mixture. As in machine mixing, mix all dry materials together first before adding water. Keep a steel drum of water close at hand to use as the water supply. When the mixture is about the consistency of pureed Coney Burger beef, it’s time to start laying block. You should also keep all your masonry tools free of hardened mortar mix and dirt by immersing them in water when not in use.
posted by HD on May 5th, 2006 at 11:42 amAnd people wonder why I’m a vegetarian….
posted by Chris on May 5th, 2006 at 12:01 pmJust the named menu item “Loose Burger” on any Coney Island bill of fare is enough to turn one into a vegetarian.
posted by OFWinsurgent on May 5th, 2006 at 12:06 pmKeep oppressing the veggies then, leaves more meat for the rest of us:
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posted by Thomas Cook on May 5th, 2006 at 12:29 pmI love meat. The looser the better.
posted by nrvstorm on May 5th, 2006 at 1:03 pmDude, have at it. I don’t care what you eat.
posted by Chris on May 5th, 2006 at 2:50 pmAnother reason it’s hard to stomach The News…
posted by anno on May 6th, 2006 at 7:46 amThat is one disgusting-sounding recipe, even for an omnivore.
posted by Heidi on May 6th, 2006 at 11:51 amYou know, I love chopped liver, and I’ve always wanted to make my own in the food processor. So why is this more disgusting? I don’t know, it just is.
posted by ann arbor is overrated on May 6th, 2006 at 4:17 pma friend’s daughter loves chopped liver so much she wants to serve a chopped liver torah at her upcoming bat mitzvah.
but where do to find a torah-shaped mold?!?
posted by peter honeyman on May 6th, 2006 at 9:02 pmRoll it up in some saran wrap like a sausage with a stick jammed though it (like a rolling pin) and chill. I guess people might actually mistake it for a rolling pin instead of a torah, but what the hell.
posted by OFWinsurgent on May 6th, 2006 at 9:49 pmAnybody who tells me to saute hamburger for an hour isn’t worth listening to.
posted by Michael McC. on May 8th, 2006 at 1:40 pmI bought a fun book at the library sale that is called Mary Meade’s Magic Recipes for the Electric Blender, published in 1952. The most alarming recipe? Macaroni and Cheese Mousse.
posted by Jenny on May 8th, 2006 at 9:30 pmA friend of mine has a Jimmy Dean recipe book that has a concoction called “Sausage Fudge.”
Another 60s cocktail party standby: The Treasure Hunt…which is essentially a big bowl of mayo studded with “treasure” (chicken livers, pineapple cubes, etc.) that guests are to “hunt” out of the bowl with toothpicks.
yetch.
posted by OFWinsurgent on May 9th, 2006 at 4:12 pmAny food item that is described as ‘loose’ automatically makes me think it’s going to make your bowels become friendly with that same adjective. Therefore, aughdeargodno.
posted by Boston Fan in Michigan on May 10th, 2006 at 11:49 pmThanks for spelling that out
posted by OFWinsurgent on May 11th, 2006 at 10:44 amSorry folks, I look forward to my weekly Saturday dinner at the local “Coney” to get my TWO loose burgers. Its my treat of the week.
posted by Dave on February 12th, 2007 at 9:03 am“Loose” is probably better than a regular fried burger because the very small pieces of meat have a better chance of being fully cooked.
If you haven’t tried it, don’t knock it on what it “sounds” like. One should’t be so closed minded about what they don’t know. Sounds like my parents in the 60s + 70s.
Can anyone tell me howto make Coney Island Loose Hamburger Recipes. It is fsor a large group of Seniors and a party. Thanks.
posted by George on March 4th, 2007 at 2:10 pmA loose burger in a hot dog bun topped with chili,onions and mustard!
I have grown up with the loose burger and have eaten them at different restaurants. The best in my opinion, is when the ground beef is somewhat dry.
I have tied to find the recipe. It seems to be a well kept secret. For thr seasoned burger and the chili sauce.
posted by Anonymous on November 21st, 2007 at 3:31 pmMost coney “chili” is made with fine ground bologna.
posted by Insider on November 21st, 2007 at 5:50 pmHappy Turkeys!
David Boyle
posted by Thanksgiving Is Under Rated on November 22nd, 2007 at 1:12 pmThe only way to get a Coney Island burger is to be in Coney Island!
posted by Vinny From Brooklyn on December 2nd, 2007 at 6:49 pm