INGREDIENTS
1 giant brioche bun from LeBus in Philadelphia, PA
1 massive, delicious burger
1 slice American cheese
1 slice pork roll
1 fried egg, sunny-side up
1 healthy slathering of beer mustard, which must have other ingredients in it, too, I reckon.
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1 chef to cook this for you at the Pour House in Westmont, NJ
1 large bib
50 napkins
1 uninterrupted afternoon of lounging and digestion
Most importantly, 1 awesome aunt with whom to enjoy it!
Being an aficionado, I was treated to several burgers over the course of a week this year for my birthday. Aunt Judy took me to the Pour House where we experienced the Jersey Burger. It may sound scary, but trust me, it was totally slammin'! It was by far the best burger of the week, even surpassing the Texas Chili Burger at Propector's and the Caribbean Burger at Copa, which has jerk spices and mango chutney. I mean, come on, you gotta love a burger when you bite into it and it drips all the way down to your elbow. But the best part about the Jersey Burger was that it reminded us of Uncle Chuck, who had a fond dream of one day opening a stand on the boardwalk in Ocean City, NJ, and selling pork roll sandwiches! Something about the tenor of the Jersey Burger also brought to mind the Lava Sandwich--also not for the faint of heart--which was invented by Charlie when he was a kid. (You can read about it in an earlier post by him; just scroll down a bit.) Aunt Judy and I had such a fun afternoon sharing family memories like that and just chillin' together. What a birthday; what a burger.
~Post by Rachel Aline Glover; memory shared by Judy McGloughlin
Uncle Wes learning how to comment.
ReplyDeleteRachel, I am still dubious of that egg.Thanks for the reference to Charles' pork roll stand...that's such a potent memory! Thanks also for the entry itself. It's just what we were hoping for. Thanks also to Uncle Wes for the big try. I am hoping I can publish this without talking to my friends in India who help me a lot.
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