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What I Ate: April 4, 2010 (Burger King, Sous Vide Filet Mignon)

Posted 4 April, 2010 at 10:00pm by Michael Chu
(Filed under: Food, What I Ate)

Lunch: We tried to go to Chick-Fil-A for lunch, but forgot they don't open on Sundays. So, we walked across the parking lot to Burger King where I had a Whopper and Tina had a TenderCrisp Chicken Sandwich (and we shared a small order of fries). While eating, I remembered the last time we ate at Burger King and how we had decided never to eat at Burger King if there were other fast food options (including McDonald's). One look at my meat patty was enough to jar that memory, but it was too late. I wonder if we'll be able to remember next time.
Burger King - Whopper

Dinner: I prepared a meal somewhat similar to my Burger King lunch, but completely different. I cooked a grass fed beef filet mignon (from US Wellness Meats) sous vide at 55°C (125.5°F) for three hours and then seared it until the exterior was a deep brown. The beef was seasoned with applewood smoked sea salt and ground dried porcini. I prepared roast potatoes to go with the steak as well as mushrooms and grilled zucchini.
Sous Vide Filet Mignon with Mushrooms, Roast Potatoes, and Grilled Zucchini

5 comments to What I Ate: April 4, 2010 (Burger King, Sous Vide Filet Mignon)

Scott, April 4th, 2010 at 10:15 pm:

  • I always forget how beaten and abused fast-food hamburgers look… (I eat them rarely, relying on heavily on beef-bowl and noodle-soups for my cheap&fast grubbins.

    But the color of that patty is just NOT ENCOURAGING. However, I tend to think more fondly of Burger King and their synthetic smoke flavors than McDonald's and their salt-soaked flavor. Of course… I haven't eaten at Burger King for a while (they're here or there in Japan, but I never make the effort).

Nate @ House of Annie, April 5th, 2010 at 12:24 am:

  • Um, that BK sandwich makes me wanna upchuck.

    The filet makes me wish I could stab through my monitor!

Pete //, April 5th, 2010 at 8:52 am:

  • had a BK today forgetting that they give me indegestion. wasnt too bad, certainly not as bad as that one. That jus looks rancid.
    Nice looking pice of beef though.

Scott, April 5th, 2010 at 9:49 pm:

  • Blech…I worked at a Burger King for 6 months as my first job and have eaten there many-a-time since then…and I've never seen a burger look like that! It almost looks like it was dropped in the fryer.

Michael Chu, April 6th, 2010 at 9:35 am:

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