COOKING CONTAMINATED EPISODE 2, FEAT. ATHON AND JAMES FROM BLACK TUSK

Welcome to the second installment of Cooking Contaminated, the brand new heavy metal cooking show brought to you by MetalSucks and your host, Eli Shaika! This episode’s guests are Athon and James from Savannah metallers Black Tusk, who bring their road-tested stuffed blue cheese burger recipe to Eli’s kitchen, along with their own home-made barbecue sauce.

After the jump you’ll find a list of ingredients so you can follow along at home. Also be sure to check out Episode 1 with vocalist Mike Hrubovcak of Monstrosity and his brother, bassist JJ Hrubovcak of Hate Eternal.

Vinegar Red Onions:

1 medium red onion sliced fine (do not slice like James from Black Tusk!)
1 tspn granulated sugar
2 cups vinegar

Dark-Ass Beer BBQ Sauce

2 cups apple cider vinegar
1 cup dark brown sugar
4 oz tomato paste
6-8 oz dark stout beer (the darker the better)

Stuffed Blue Cheese burgers (makes 8-12)

Burgers

3lbs 80/20 ground chuck
1 tspn cayanne pepper
1 tbsp garlic powder
1 tbspn sea salt
1 tbspn onion powder

mix together with hands….HANDS!!!!

Blue Cheese Filling

4oz of blue cheese (crumbled)
1/4 cup blue cheese dressing

Beer of Choice: Dogfish Head Indian Brown Ale