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RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 1

Maianila Luzon Pizza

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Previously on All Stars the queens were group together to host legendary club nights with Valentina spending too much time in her fantasy, leaving Naomi to shoulder most of the work. On the flipside, Latrice and Trinity slayed with the help of Manila and her passion for graphic design. When it came time to deliberate Naomi was scared that Trinity would focus on saving her season 9 sister rather than looking at their overall performances. Not that she had to worry though, as Latrice turned the lip sync out and sent Valentina out of the competition.

The queens returned to the Werk Room to discover Valentina hated the reality of having to pack, before Latrice shared how hard it was to eliminate her since they’ve grown close after years on the road together. Naomi was feeling extremely relieved to have survived, particularly after discovering that Trinity would have eliminated Valentina too since she is making all of her decisions based on score cards. Talk quickly turned to said score cards, with it evident that Manila is way out in front with Trinity nipping at her heels and Monet and Monique the dark horses. Which Manila quickly deflected, saying she could be in the bottom next. Couple that with Monet saying she will do whatever it takes and damn, Manila, you in danger girl.

The next day the queens discovered that the Werk Room has been made over, with Ru’s photos all replaced by pictures of Judy Garland and everyone started to wildly speculate what it means. Ru opted not to leave the hanging, giving a history lesson on how Judy Garland indirectly kicked off the Stonewall riots and was a code for early gay men to identify each other which led to the term best judy for your gay best friend. And as such, this week’s challenge would see them do drag makeovers on their best judys. Naomi was paired with her bestie Ricardo who is BAE, Monique’s best judy was Danny – who was also kinda hot – Monet’s was also a hot guy named Patty, Latrice got her dear friend Tim, Trinity’s boyfriend arrived and, swoon, Manila’s best judy is her husband Michael.

Oh and in addition to them welcoming their best judy into their drag families, they also had to choreograph a dance inspired by Judy Garland.

The queens showed their best judys around the Werk Room before getting down to work. Not wanting history to repeat itself, Monet quickly grabbed some matching outfits and strategised how to snatch victory rather than go home. Despite looking nothing like Patty. Monique was thrilled to have new people to talk to, Trinity’s boyfriend was shocked by home good he looked in a wig and Manila and her husband couldn’t stop touching and I love it. After a stint in the bottom, Naomi was feeling the pressure to finally score a win – particularly since she won the makeover on season 8 – though given her judy can’t walk in heels, she in danger girl.

Ru returned to get to know the judys, with Monique sharing how important Danny is to him before Ru checked in to find out why Monique always looks like she is ready to cut a bitch during deliberations. They were all tender with each other and let’s be honest I can’t type properly through the tears. Trinity spoke about the awkwardness of dragging up her partner and tucking his junk. Monet and Patty – who met through Bob – spoke about their concerns about not looking alike, and TBH I want them to get married. Speaking of marrieds, we checked in with Manila and Michael with the former just glad that Michael will soon learn the pain of drag. Naomi and Ricardo were super cute, though poor Naomi was stuck inside her head and was super nervous leading to Ru giving her a pep talk about not playing it safe and to act a fool and I am ready to see it. Oh and then we learnt that Tim already has had attempts at drag, however Alexis Knight was put to bed the first time she appeared by Latrice. And this is her shot to finally sissy that walk.

Ru then broke down hearing how Tim carried Latrice through prison and damn, this is just as bad as Survivor’s love ones visit.

Elimination day rolled around with everyone overwhelmed by everything they needed to get done. Latrice was nervous to land in the bottom again, knowing it is certain doom, Manila and Michael had a dance break and Monet and Patty dazzled everyone as Patty’s beautiful red eyebrows were removed and he transformed into Powder. The judys were heartbroken to lose their facial hair while before Naomi shocked everyone by throwing out that she is planning to do boy drag on the runway. Monet was shaded for making Patty even paler, Michael was gagged by home beautiful he looks, Tim pretended he was happy with how Latrice did his make-up and Manila made her husband tuck so he would truly understand what she goes through. Oh and Trinity spoke about how big her manses dick is, which seems unnecessary.

Ru, Michelle and Carson were joined by my goddaughter Frances Bean and Meredith Grey on the judging panel as the queens and their newest sisters kicked off the dances. While Trinity’s boyfriend struggled, Manila’s husband had a little more rhythm, Monet and Patty slayed, Latrice and Tim gave energy, Naomi and Ricardo were awesome while Monique and Danny were adorable. On the runway Latrice and Alexis were all big hair and shiny but felt flat, Monique and Danny were staring down the barrel of victory, Manila and Michael were a royal flush, though didn’t look related. Naomi and Ricardo both arrived as Cher before Naomi removed her wig, twirled and turned into Sonny and I love it. Hand them the win. Trinity and her boyfriend looked alike in gaudy Miami old lady and while Monet and Patty were ebony and ivory, they looked alike. And let’s be honest, their dance was far and away the best.

Monique and her judy received glowing praise for their runway, though their dance – which I stand by calling adorable – was read for filth. The judges loved everything Monet did, with their dance being the stand out for all of the judges. To the point Frances soaked it in, geddit? Manila and Michael dance was praised, though the runway was read for filth and I am nervous. Particularly since Manila explained that Michael came into her life after Sahara died and it is all too emotional. Latrice’s dance was read for filth, though praised for her unending depths of charisma. Oh and they hated the fact they looked nothing alike. Obviously Naomi received glowing praise for everything and for doing things that nobody else would think of. Despite having basic choreography, Trinity and her boyfriend were praised for their synchronicity and slaying the family resemblance. Naomi made it two for two when it comes to makeovers, landing in the top with Monet while team Latrila would be broken up for good as they landed in the bottom together.

Back in the Werk Room Naomi was feeling her oats for finally snatching a win, while Monet was thrilled to get her rudemption after Tyler Oakley brought him down in season 10. Monet and Naomi split Latrila to hear why they each should stay, with Latrice reminding Monet how much being here means to her. And while Monet can understand that, she knows that Manila has slayed the season and as such, Latrice’s legacy isn’t enough when this season has been lackluster. Over with Naomi and Manila, Naomi thanked Manila for loaning her the mustache and congratulated her for slaying the competition. Talk turned to her being in the bottom with Latrice, with Manila saying she would rather stay over Latrice and not be taken out for being a threat. And damn, I am nervous. Particularly since she started tearing up talking about understanding whichever way it goes.

The girls swapped coaches with Monet torn, since Manila would have sent her home a few weeks ago and since she didn’t start with an apology, Monet felt like being shady. Manila though went the mindfuck route, hoping to embarrass Monet into keeping her since beating the best is the only way to be the best, apparently. On the other side of the room, Latrice played into Naomi’s hand reminding her that she saved her the week before … and look at how it turned out! Latrila got together with their judys to talk about the competition, with judys heartbroken for bringing them down leaving to poor Latrice to try and lift everyone else up and hold it together.

Monet and Naomi returned to the mainstage ready to destroy Judy Garland’s – who’ll be singing, for ye – Come Rain or Come Shine. Despite being a strong lip syncer, Monet couldn’t compete with Naomi who owned the lip sync from start to finish. She was wacky, wild, acrobatic and really took Ru’s advice, acting a fool and hilariously snatching victory and 10,000 doo-lahs. Not only did she own the lip sync however, she then stood centre stage, stone cold, and eliminated her idol, this season’s front runner, Manila for being a huge threat. Leaving everyone gagged and gooped.

Is it heartbreaking to see Manila slay the competition, only to be felled at her first stumble? Sure. Particularly since she and Raja both killed season 3 and All Stars 1 really screwed her. But, let’s be honest, these are the rules and Naomi taking out a threat is baller. I mean, Alaska would never eliminate a girl her loaned her an item for the mainstage. Thankfully Manila wasn’t too bitter about being cut, knowing that it was due to her winning ways rather than anything else. Plus – she pointed out it was totally my fault, since the pizza curse has leapfrogged from Survivor over to Drag Race with her comforting Maianila Luzon Pizza.

 

 

While I feel really bad about manifesting her elimination, I have zero qualms about eating something this delicious. Mounds of meat, chilli and cheese, make for the perfect salty accompaniment for my feelings of lingering saltiness to see Manila lose the crown. Again.

Enjoy!

 

 

Maianila Luzon Pizza
Serves: 2 friends, 1 salty-yet-gagged and the other sad.

Ingredients
2 bases as per Pizsa Zsa Gabor
⅓ cup passata
oregano and basil, roughly chopped, to taste
100g mild salami, sliced
3 pork and fennel sausages, skin removed and cooked
100g pancetta, sliced
chilli oil, to taste
mozzarella, to taste

Method
Prep the bases as per Zsa Zsa’s instructions.

Preheat oven to 180°C.

Smear passata over the prepared bases, sprinkle of the herbs, salami, cooked sausage, pancetta and a lug of chilli oil before topping – but we’re all bottoms! – generously, with mozzarella.

Transfer to the oven and bake for fifteen minutes, or until bubbly and golden.

Devour immediately, hoping not to burn our mouth with some scalding cheese. Unless you want to feel something in this post-Manila world.

 

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Limonshannello

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Previously on All Stars the iconic Jushmine Masters was tragically felled by her inability to prepare a routine and became the first boot. She was followed out the door by a teary, unloved-by-Gia Farrah before the aforementioned Gia once again met her Achilles heel in Snatch Game and the large and in charge, chunky yet funky and totally lovable Latrice Royale became the fourth person sent from the competition. After Monet and Manila slayed the roast and the remaining four queens landed in the bottom, both won the fifth lip sync and everyone was left gagged as All Stars rules were suspended, no one was eliminated and the four eliminated queens returned.

So we’re back at the start, I guess?

We opened things with a showdown in the Werk Room between the six competing queens and the four eliminated queens before the producers signaled that they were allowed to be happy and talk. The girls then sat down – hopefully not where Monique gooped – with Farrah confirming that Ru has promised them a shot at getting back at the competition. Which didn’t really go down well with Trinity, since it was like starting from scratch. As the girls kiki-ed Jasmine stood by her choice not to prepare a variety show performance and damn, I still love her. Farrah was still sad to have been eliminated by her friend Valentina, but also that she didn’t get a decent return on investment for the costumes she brought.

The queens filled the fallen queens in on the roast challenge before Valentina that both Monet and Manila would have eliminated Valentina had all star rules not been suspended. True to form Valentina still felt she was hilarious in the roast and that despite the judges hating her, she was delightful and that is the reality she chooses to accept. Which I totally live for. Latrice pivoted back to turning on the queens that eliminated them, calling Monique’s choice to eliminate her shady as she was keeping her friend. Which both Monique and Monet felt was wrong, since Monet knows that if her report card was busted, she would have been cut. And while Latrice is grumpy, she did shade the travesty of All Stars 1 and that is something I will always support.

The full cast returned to the Werk Room the next day with Trinity admitting that while she hates being back at the beginning her heart is full. Wait, no, she has the shits and doesn’t want to deal with Gia stirring the pot. Farrah too had zero time for poor Gia. While the queens anxiously waited to find out what the hell Alexis Michelle the producer has in store for them, Ru arrived for a guided meditation before explaining that this season’s comeback challenge would be a lip sync battle. The four eliminated queens each got to select a current queen to lip sync against, with the winner staying in the competition and the loser exiting the competition for good. Though Manila and Monet are safe as a reward for winning the last episode.

With that the shell shocked queens spread out to discuss the twist with Monet realising that she and Manila could easily find themselves in the new top six with four different queens. Not that Trinity or Naomi think that will happen. Meanwhile Valentina and Farrah decided to clear the air about the latter’s elimination, as Farrah didn’t think she was the worse. Tragically Valentina disagreed and brutally admitted that she doesn’t regret the decision and Farrah is totally going to pick her to try and take her spot. Monique was concerned that Latrice would be picking her out of revenge too, while Latrice was not scared about facing off against any of the queens. Trinity said she was confident about the lip syncs, which Gia wasn’t buying.

Talk turned to who Latrice would be picking – since she gets to pick first – with her saying she was undecided about selecting Monique when she is clearly picking Monique. Gia went to see how terrified Naomi is, with the leg queen admitting she is nervous but is also ready to fight. They then had a nice chat about Gia lacking confidence as a female drag performer and struggling to find the line between performance and life without doubting either. Latrice checked in with Jasmine who was getting ready to lip sync with the scrap performer, Trinity gave Farrah a pep talk and Manila and Monet were living it up, watching the drama unfold.

Naomi then made prison jokes about Latrice and it was glorious.

With that Ru and Michelle were joined on the panel with both Carson and Ross as they witnessed a runway clearly set up for the upcoming lip syncs, rather than fashion. Though that being said, Farrah, Gia and Naomi looked gorgeous, though Gia’s reveal was almost as obvious as Trinity’s. Oh and Manila and Monet looked like drunk waspy women at the races and I am here for it. As I am with Ru’s hyper commentary.

We then finally got down to business and discovered that Jasmine was left to lip sync against Trinity before we were gagged by the Pit Crew’s boxes and damn any one of them would choke me with their thighs. In any event, Trinity took a peek inside box three and learnt they’d be lip syncing to Peanut Butter. Like Chi Chi last season, Jasmine appeared to be going through the motions and not wanting to take someone else’s place in the competition. Trinity learnt from the tragedy of season 9’s finale, not leaving anything to chance, shaking her arse, out twerking Jasmine and ultimately securing her safety and sending Jasmine out go the competition for good.

We then learnt that Farrah chose to face off against Valentina, before the pit crew returned to sit on my face. Wait no, that was my fantasy – they returned so Valentina could pick a song, with the Latina opting for Sean’s box meaning she and Farrah would face off over Kitty Girl. Thankfully this lip sync seemed more evenly matched, with both queens having a fire to earn slash keep their place in the competition. Valentina hit every lyric and crawled around the stage, while Farrah was channeling her inner 90s/00s pop diva. If it wasn’t for Valentina’s turn into comedy at the end it would have been difficult to split, however once again Valentina came out on top and poor Farrah was eliminated for good.

As expected – since Latrice was always picking Monique – Gia faced off against Naomi, who opted to go deep into Bryce’s box and got Adrenaline. Which Gia was ready to bring in the name of Edwards, though Naomi was confident she would not be going down without a fight. And damn, did they both bring it. Naomi was sexy, sultry and performing full on backbends while hitting every damn lyric and then mopping the floor with her cooch. Gia was giving high energy, Beyond Belief worthy dance moves and slayed the hell out of the song, which made it so much harder to bear when Ru handed a well earned victory to Naomi, rather than a double win.

With that we arrived at the final pairing where Latrice and Monique got to face off to box number three’s – something something I want his box in my face, obvi – Sissy That Walk. Like Naomi vs. Gia, both Latrice and Monique were out for blood and desperate to win. Latrice was pounding her pussy into the runway, Monique’s wig managed to stay on despite a flurry of head flicks. Wait no, they BOTH opted to do a patented Roxxxy Andrews wig reveal, hit every damn lyric and worked every inch of the runway. Which off course left Ru with no other option than to hand a double victory, returning Latrice to the competition and keeping Monique to fight another day.

Thankfully Raven had flagged that I may want to dig further into All Stars 1 this week, so I called Shannel up and she was happy to come watch the episode with me. And to receive me apology. Given the shade I have thrown about Chad carrying her to the top four of All Stars 1, I understand why she was reticent, per se, however I never meant my shadiness to take away from the fact that she is a killer queen and I would live for her to come back for a third go and not have to be in Chad’s shadow.

Plus – in the words of Latrice, we don’t talk about All Stars 1.

Given that explanation she was glad to reconnect as friends and we had a delightful time watching the episode. Though maybe our renewed friendship has something to do with the copious amounts of Limonshannello we downed.

Enjoy!

 

 

You know I have a passion for alcohol – addiction, whatever – and as such, should be a wealth of knowledge for all things booze. But I am not, and I didn’t realise that limoncello is something one could simply throw together until browsing lemon recipes online. After said discovery I threw it together and TBH my life was changed for the better.

So be the change you want to see in the world, you know? Enjoy!

 

 

Limonshannello
Serves: 6.

Ingredients
6 lemons
3 cups vodka
1 cup caster sugar
1 ¾ cups water

Method
Place the lemons in a saucepan, cover with boiling water and leave to soak for a couple of hours. Drain, pat dry and finely grate the zest. Combine the zest and vodka in a jug and leave to rest while you work on the syrup.

Speaking of which, place the sugar and water in a saucepan and cook over low heat, stirring for five minutes, or until well combined. Crank heat to high, bring to the boil and leave to rollick – if that is not a thing, it is now – for three minutes, or until thick. Set aside and allow to cool completely.

Once cool, combine the syrup and vodka and pour into sterilized, airtight bottles. Seal and keep in a cool, dark place to develop for a month, shaking occasionally.

When you’re ready to down, drain the limoncello through a fine sieve to get rid of any remaining rind and down, giddily.

 

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Ravenison and Mushroom Pie

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Previously on All Stars the queens appeared in Ru’s Judge Judy fantasy hosted by the no. 1 Jersey girl around, Michelle Visage. Fun Fact: I told Ben that he should make a movie about her with Jen. I apologise profusely. Manila and Monique once again stole the show, with Naomi’s fake tan and Valentina’s trash a close third and fourth. Tragically poor Latrice and Monét once again struggled, leaving Manila and Monique to battle out to save their friends. Despite a strong lip sync, Monique snatched victory and tragically said farewell to Latrice, despite everyone believing she was too beloved to be eliminated.

The mood was understandably somber when the queens returned in the Werk Room, with Manila feeling guilty to have let down her sister once again. Monique was heartbroken to have to send Latrice home, though felt that Monét had the strongest report card and as such she made the right decision. And well, Naomi was just proud her wig stayed on. On the flip side Manila was wracked with guilt, not only for not being able to save her dear friend but also because if she had won, she would have eliminated the girl that had been performing better and had to go with the heart. Monét was obviously unhappy about it and felt Manila was shady, but come on … its Latrila. She had no real choice. Though damn Manila, if you fall in the bottom – you in danger gurl!

The next day the queens returned to learn that this week they aren’t only mourning the loss of Latrice, but also dear, iconic Lady Bunny who they will be roasting at her funeral. Yes, yes, yes – may she roast in peace. Given Monique is the current champ, she got to select the roast’s running order, handing Monét first position, Trinity second, Monique third, Naomi fourth, Valentina fifth and Manila closing the show. In an attempt to bury her as she has the most pressure.

Oh and Monét is a funeral crasher.

Valentina was feeling nervous ahead of Ru’s walkthrough, though given her joke’s punchline was the scent of a wet cum rag, I feel she is in danger. Monét was feeling nervous about opening the show but was desperate to redeem herself after last week, and destroy Bunny in the process. Ru reminded Valentina that while she was safe in the season 9 roast, is wasn’t necessarily good and she really needed to work extra hard. And having worked opposite Lady Bunny doesn’t seem to be helping. Ru congratulated Trinity for being funny, however she couldn’t move past the fact she landed in the bottom three for the season 9 roast. Manila proved she had nothing to be worried about, cracking Ru up in her walkthrough with inside jokes since she knows Bun Bun.

And apparently Naomi still doesn’t exist. Nor does Monique.

Monét arrived for coaching from guest judge SNL’s Cecily Strong and while she started soft, Ms Strong’s advice pushed her in the right direction. Valentina arrived with her three jokes, all of which were way harsh and as such Cecily felt she needed to tone them done. Monique was near perfection channelling a preacher, however she didn’t really leave Cecily any space to give advice. Trinity was confusing as hell, Naomi seemed confident but didn’t have much content and Manila seemed to be stuck in her head, though Cecily gave her a pep talk to own closing the show.

Elimination day rolled around and Valentina was no more confident than yesterday, leading to a discussion about how people will be voting should they win the challenge. Monét was obviously vowing to stick to whoever did the worst, while Naomi threw shade at Manila until she finally cracked and explained that her choice to get rid of Monét if she had won was never a vote to get her out, but one to save her dearest friend. And those decisions will get harder each week, as she is getting closer to every one of the girls. Which Monét finally listened to.

Manila then went one step further that when she gets the chance next, she will make her own decision. Which obviously made everyone nervous.

The roast arrived and by that, Lady Bunny was wheeled out in her coffin and Monét kicked off the show slaying the house down and making the dearly departed Bunny giggle in her coffin. Trinity bombed from the very joke and struggled to get the rest out, Monique’s preacher character brought life back to the show with boob and load jokes, not that Valentina was impressed. Poor Naomi couldn’t land any jokes, but she was adorable and laughed at them even though nobody else was. Valentina started off strongly blaming the grieving telenovela friend, though it went downhill extremely quickly. And was so bad it almost became good. Manila arrived in full mourning mode and completely snatched the show, roasting the room and having everyone in stitches.

Then Lady Bunny came back to life, jumped out of her coffin Shangela style, threw shade at Bianca Del Rio and the remaining contestants before re-dying Vanjie style.

On the runway Monét looked stunning serving sacred heart clergywoman realness, Trinity came as a beautiful angel, Monique brought another heart, though not as good as Monét. Naomi paid glorious homage to Prince, Valentina served angel trapped in a fishing net realness and Manila served Greek Goddess realness and was beat for one too. The judges loved everything Monét served up this week, Trinity’s look was praised however the judges felt she overthought the roast – and therefore bombed – the judges went her roast character though distracted from some of the jokes and they weren’t sure about her runway look. Naomi’s Prince look was universally beloved, though the judges didn’t feel it could overcome her shitty roast. Valentina’s look was praised, though her roast was roasted and Manila received praise for roast to runway. With that Monét and Manila obviously landed in the top two, however in a gag of the season the remaining girls all landed in the bottom.

The queens returned to the Werk Room to deliberate with Monét thrilled that she is the only one safe from Manila’s potential wrath. Trinity was quick to point out her killer track record, Monique pointed out that she has won two challenge, though this is now her second time in the bottom. Naomi felt sick given she has been coasting by as safe all season and Valentina argued that while she has been in the bottom, she didn’t deserve to be there and she feels she was very funny this week. Not understanding the difference between laughing at and with people. She then flagged Monique and Naomi as the worst and it is clear, she is aligned with Trinity.

Naomi pulled Monét aside to highlight her consistency, in the hopes of saving herself. Despite Valentina having her back, Trinity suggested that Manila send Valentina home, however Manila thought that sending home her bigger threat in Trinity may make the most sense. Valentina continued to wear Delusion by Jinkx, telling Monét she was not the worst and Naomi reminded Manila about her consistency. Naomi and Monique got together to talk about their fear if Manila snatches the lip sync, confident that Monét will send Valentina home who they believe did the worst. Speaking of which, she went and reminded Manila how well she has performed. Despite no one agreeing with her. By the end of it, neither Manila or Monét really wanted to win as it’s all too stressful and hard.

Both queens owned the Aretha lip-sync from the very first bar, serving semi-synchronised choreography and hitting every damn syllable. They kiki-ed, wagged tongues and TBH gave me life, which made their double win completely justified. Despite both winning, Ru announced that no one will be going home tonight and All Stars rules have been suspended until further notice. They were then sent to the Werk Room to await further instruction, where they found a message from Ru announcing they will be lip syncing for their life, life, life, life … AND THEN Lady Bunny appeared behind the mirror to point out that Jasmine, Farrah, Gia and Latrice are back, back, back again and those four life-s feel very ominous.

As soon as I saw the shocking though totally not shocking ending, I turned around to Emmy Nominee Raven and understood why she pushed so hard to drop by for this week episode!

“I thought you’d need to have a back-up ready to go, and who better than the queen of the runner-ups?” she said with a sly grin.

That is why I love Raven. She is a total icon, understands that she is the true winner of season 2 since Tyra Sanchez is a total monster and most importantly, she doesn’t mind joking at her own expense. Did I also mention she is an Emmy Nominee … that was also robbed of a victory? In any event, it was such a delight to see my dear Raven – non-elimination episode or not – and share a warm, hearty Ravenison and Mushroom Pie to deal with the miserable(wish) weather Brisbane is living through ATM.

 

 

I know what you’re thinking – venison? Is this sicko expecting me to cook and eat Bambi’s mother? Well yes, but if you’re really not game – get it? Classic – you could sub out the beef. But then you’re missing out on most of the rich, glorious flavour that works so beautifully with the earthy mushrooms and the tang of ale. Obviously this is my first time working with venison given it isn’t the most Brisbane friendly meat, so I stuck pretty closely to Jamie Oliver’s recipe and I’m glad I did.

Just give it a chance, ok? I promise you will enjoy it!

 

 

Ravenison and Mushroom Pie
Serves: 4.

Ingredients
olive oil
2 onions, peeled and sliced
1 tbsp butter
6 garlic cloves, minced
2 carrots, peeled and diced
2 sticks celery, sliced
500g button mushrooms, sliced
1 kg stewing venison, diced
a few sprigs fresh rosemary, leaves picked and chopped
a few sprigs fresh thyme leaves
2 bay leaves
salt and pepper, to taste
1 tbsp flour
1 tbsp gin
500ml ale, preferably Scottish
1 sheet all-butter puff pastry
1 egg, whisked

Method
Heat a lug of olive oil in a dutch oven over low heat. Add the onion and sweat for 10 minutes, or until soft and sweet. Up to medium heat and add the butter, garlic, carrot, celery and mushrooms, and cook stirring for a minute or two. Add the venison, rosemary, thyme and bay leaves with a good whack of salt and pepper and flour. Cook for a couple of minutes, or until coated and the flour is claggy.

Pour in the gin and ale and stir until the flour has dissolved. Bring to the boil, reduce heat to low and simmer for an hour or so, or until thick and reduced.

Preheat the oven to 180°C.

Once thick and gelatinous, transfer the stew to a pie dish, cover with the puff pastry and score a couple of steam holes before brushing with the egg and placing in the oven to bake for 30 minutes, or until golden and crisp.

Serve immediately with a heap of Gabriel Mash and devour.

 

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Latrikir Royale

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Previously on All Stars Snatch Game rolled around with a spin, seeing the queens split into two to vie for the love of Gus Kenworthy and Keiynan Lonsdale – and TBH, who doesn’t want to be split in two by those two. While Manila and Trinity clearly shined, Valentina struggled and Latrice got distracted by the too much unprofessionalism of Gia, who once again choked on the challenge and landed in the bottom next to Valentina. Trinity was thrilled to finally get rid of Gia and her mind games, however Manila admitted that getting rid of a threat in Valentina may be the smartest move going forward. Not so smart was the fact she told both Trinity and Valentina before sending Gia home, painting a big ol’ target on her back.

Back in the Werk Room with Monique thrilled to be free of Gia and hot damn, how did I just realise there was a cow on her hat? Manila praised Gia for who she is and how well she performs, though admitted that her pot-stirring was too much to handle. As the girls continued to kiki Manila congratulated Trinity on truly dominating Snatch Game, though was thrilled that on Wikipedia she is listed as the winner and she has the $10k to back it up. Trinity shared that she too would have sent home Gia, as she planned to play a fair game and Valentina was stronger than Gia. With no one around to stir the pot, Valentina and Gia told the other queens that Manila had floated the idea of getting rid of Val … though obviously sold it as being thankful that Manila decided to play fair.

The next day the queens arrived to learn that this week’s challenge would send them all the way to Jersey for Michelle to dish out a little bit of justice in a Judge Judy and RHONJ hybrid. The queens split into teams, with Latrice, Monét and Monique joining to argue the case ‘how ‘bout them cakes,’ Naomi and Manila snagged ‘you made me look like a bitch, bitch,’ while Valentina and Trinity paired up for what will no doubt be the case of the century, ‘I was snookered by Snooki.’

Monét was feeling hella confident, given her passion for Judge Judy while Monique was concerned about how to balance three performances in the challenge. Monique was arguing that her wedding was ruined by Latrice the baker and her daughter played by Monét. And Latrice was struggling to jump in during rehearsal, so it looks like it will be a disaster. Meanwhile Naomi was so excited to be working with Manila as she is a massive, and they really seemed to be vibing. Trinity on the other hand was super concerned about Valentina and her attempted accents, which ranged from the deep south to god knows where. Though she can do voices, so relax guys!

First up were Manila and Naomi, with Manila sueing Naomi for making her look like a bitch at her high school reunion. Literally, since Naomi ran a dog grooming business and Manila got confused. Given Naomi is covered in the same shade of tan that Donald Trump wears and pulled out a Teresa Giudice joke and Manila literally barked her way through getting kicked out of the room, I obviously approve of this pairing. Monique, Latrice and Monét were up next, with Monique owning from the start, while Latrice served only looks and then bombed when she started talking. Poor Monét didn’t arrive until half-way through and while she pulled out some good jokes, she then started to get lost and it fell flat. They did finish with an epic Jerry Springer style bitch-fight though followed by a make-out, and I love that. Trinity opened her improv by forgetting her name, though slowly improved throughout. Particularly once Valentina rolled in late looking a hot mess and gave Trinity a killer character to play off.

Elimination day rolled around and Naomi threw some glorious shade at Asia while Monét was feeling her oats and looked forward to lip syncing for some cash. Manila too was feeling confident, though her confidence wasn’t misplaced. Unlike poor Latrice’s. Adding to the feelings of confidence, Trinity and Valentina congratulated each other on their killer performances. Maybe starting to question her performance, Latrice approached Trinity to call her out for forgetting her name at the start. Not taking it, Trinity called her out for having zero jokes with Valentina jumping in to agree that she didn’t perform very well. They both assured her that no one would send her home though – Valentina admitting she would rather send Trinity home – so to relax and focus on her runway.

Speaking of runway, the queens were padded for the gods with a swerves and curves runway with Manila slaying and serving pink old-lady quilt, Naomi was gorgeous as a failed housewife, Trinity served wave pool in the water-park realness, Valentina did a half-baked, half-baked drag look, Monique was over the top cow, Latrice shimmered down the runway and Monét owned channelling Kim K’s Paper shoot.

The judges loved everything Manila did from the challenge to the runway. Naomi was praised for her burnt-bake housewife look and serving full Jersey girl realness, though they wish she gave them more. They loved Trinity’s outfit, though they felt she held back during the challenge which she admitted she did to avoid overshadowing Valentina. The judges weren’t sold on Valentina’s runway, though they enjoyed her performance in the challenge and the fact she let go. Monique’s cow look received universal praise, as did her over the top performance in court. The judges thought Latrice looked beautiful on the runway, while felt Latrice didn’t give enough in the challenge. Everyone loved Monét’s look on the runway, though felt she didn’t have enough character in the challenge. With that Monique and Manila took out victory while Latrice and Monét found themselves in the bottom two.

Backstage Monique was thrilled to win, though upset that she has to send one of her teammates home. Poor Latrila both started to cry, with Latrice heartbroken that it could all be coming to an end. Trinity was disappointed that while Latrice has a good career, she felt that that shouldn’t save her when she hasn’t been performing well. Monét was scared gien how universally beloved Latrice is and doesn’t want to face off against her. Scared of losing focus, Valentina channelled Milk and complained about getting read despite being safe, before Monique told her to get over it and shut the hell up.

Monique and Monét got together, with Monique admitting that Latrice being in the bottom with her makes the decision difficult. Latrila on the other hand held each other and continued to cry, with Manila vowing to destroy the lip sync to save her friend. Trinity continued to get frustrated by Manila, annoyed by the fact she will keep Latrice no matter how well Monét performed. Monét pulled Manila aside to try and convince her that she needs to stay, though Manila essentially admitted that there is no way she isn’t saving her friend. Meanwhile over with Monique and Latrice, Monique spoke about the OG’s importance to the community and Latrice assured her that she won’t be stumbling again if she keeps her. And then reminded her that she wouldn’t be anywhere else, and that includes wedding planning. Which is nek level guilt.

Monique and Manila looked ready to destroy my frenemy Elton’s The Bitch is Back as performed by Tina Turner – who I really need to see soon – with Elt reminding them not to fuck it up via video. Both queens slayed the lip sync, however Monique gave it a messiness that totally worked for Tina and as such, snatched victory. And kept her wig on to boot! Poor Manila immediately started to cry, concerned about Latrice’s welfare. Which turned out being prophetic, as Monique sent the iconic Latrice out of the game.

While Latrice wasn’t thrilled to find herself out of the competition, she was thrilled to see her dear friend backstage to provide her with some comfort. I did admit that I agreed that being a legend shouldn’t guarantee you continue in the competition, however I followed it up by reminder her that there is likely to be a comeback challenge and that is where she can show them why a legend deserves to be there. We were extremely drunk on Latrikir Royale though, so hopefully she heeds my advice in the morning.

 

 

A kir royale is one of the easiest cocktails you can throw together, but it proves that sometimes the easiest things are also the best. Which is what I had on my dating profiles in my youth. I mean, sparkling topped up with sweet, sweet liqueur? Swoon.

Enjoy!

 

 

Latrikir Royale
Serves: 2.

Ingredients
¼ cup creme de cassis
⅔-1 cup sparkling white wine, chilled

Method
Split the liqueur even amongst the two sparkling glasses.

Top with sparkling.

Down. Lather, rinse and repeat.

 

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Jujubees

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While most of my pre-All Stars catch-ups have focussed on the people most screwed by the teams twist, I decided to flip the script and focus on someone that wasn’t impacted – my dear friend Jujubee. It would be nice to see how she would perform by herself, obviously, however she and Raven were arguable the team that worked best together and didn’t have a weak link.

No tea no shade, but how bloody lucky did Shannel get to be dragged to the final four?

I first met Jujubee through her fellow season 2 queen Pandora, and was immediately taken by her talent. As I am wont to do, we quickly became the best of friends thanks to our wit, charm and smutty humour, and I vowed to make her a star.

An untimely deportation and stint in rehab saw me tragically let her down and have to put the plans on hold, but sweet Juju never held it against me and we’ve remained the best of friends despite my many failings.

Given Jujubee is such a delight, she jumped at the opportunity to drop by and celebrate the upcoming season of All Stars. Particularly when she heard the menu included something as sweet as her – my jujubees.

 

 

Chewy and sweet, jubes are the unsung hero of the snack world. I mean, chocolates, salted caramel and chips get all the glory, M&Ms are the best, but be honest with yourself, have you ever been able to go past (a red or purple) jube? You can’t and these are super easy to boot.

Enjoy!

 

 

Jujubees
Serves: 6-8.

Ingredients
150g frozen raspberries, thawed
400g raw caster sugar, plus extra to coat
25g powdered gelatine
1 tbsp glucose syrup

Method
Combine raspberries, 1 tbsp sugar and a quarter cup of water in a small saucepan, and bring to the boil. Remove from the heat and press the berries through a fine sieve, discarded all the pulp and seeds.

Combine the gelatine with a quarter of a cup of boiling water in a jug and whisk until it dissolves.

Meanwhile combine the raspberry liquid, remaining sugar, glucose and a cup of water in a large saucepan. Bring to the boil, stirring constantly, until the liquid reaches 116˚C on a sugar thermometer. Remove from heat and whisk in the gelatine. Pour into a lined loaf tin and place in the fridge to set overnight.

To assemble, use an oiled knife to cut into cubes before tossing in sugar.

Devour immediately.

 

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Bentora Boxx

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If anyone needs justice for the horror twist that was the ‘synergy’ twist of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 1, it is my dear friend Pandora Boxx. Particularly if you ask her. I mean, not only did she end up with Mimi Imfurst against her will, she couldn’t get out of her head long enough to make it work and she became the first boot.

While it was tragic, it is kind of iconic that she continued her Drag Race Susan Lucci streak.

Given she is all here for wiping everything but Chad’s win from the record, Pand was thrilled to to drop by and help me countdown to All Stars 4 and honour team Latrila coming back for their ru-rudemptions.

I’ve known Pandy for years, meeting at the festival where she saw Darienne Lake performing that inspired her to take a dip into drag. Well with a gentle nudge from me too, of course. I saw her across the field and I was immediately taken by her big expressive eyes, so made a move and offered to split my meal with her.

While the love that bloomed that day didn’t last, her passion for my Bentora Boxx never died.

 

 

Is a bento a lazy recipe? Sure. But once you’ve had this, I’m promise you’ll be eating your words and these delights like a giddy school kid. I mean, how can you go past bite sized treats?

Enjoy!

 

 

Bentora Boxx
Serves: 6.

Ingredients
500g chicken mince
1 tbsp paprika
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp dried oregano
½ tsp cayenne pepper
1 tbsp fresh coriander leaves, roughly chopped
¼ cup panko breadcrumbs
1 cup guacamole
400g can mixed beans, rinsed and drained
1 cup Salsa Struthers
1 batch Tortea Leoni Chips

Method
Preheat oven to 1808C.

Combine the mince, paprika, cumin, oregano, cayenne, coriander and breadcrumbs in a large bowl and scrunch with your hands until well combined. Shape into golf-ball sized balls and place on a lined baking sheet. Transfer to the oven to bake for ten minutes, or until cooked through.

To serve, place a couple of balls in each bento with a dollop of guac, some beans and salsa and chips, for dippin’.

Then, obvi, devour.

 

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Stuffed Zuccnina Flowers

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Hot damn! Another month, another season of RuPaul’s Drag Race is rolling around with All Stars 4. I mean, can you believe that it was only eight months ago that Ru and Michelle brought about the tomfoolery of a jury, leading to Shangela’s robbery after becoming the front-runner after BenDeLaCreme self-eliminated, leaving the public to question the validity of poor Trixie’s win despite the fact she is a killer queen?

Fun times.

Once again I’ve decided to serve justice for the queens of All Stars 1 and am assembling a group to help me count down to the fresh season. Because not everyone can get redemption like Latrila – werk – this season!

Given I was feeling some robbed-goddess realness, I reached out to the OG runner-up slash Miss Congeniality and one of the most negatively impacted by the teams of All Stars, my dear friend Nina Flowers. No shade to Planet Tammie, whom I love.

Neens was thrilled to final be able to drop by and get the publicity boost that comes with being on this patch of cyberspace. And to reconnect with one of her biggest fans. I mean, back when the vaseline lensed season 1 rolled around, Nina was serving bald, tattooed zaddy realness and I was here for it.

I was so obsessed in fact, that I would make her picnic lunches for us to share. With my Stuffed Zuccnina Flowers being the dish that made her most likely to reciprocate my feelings.

 

 

I used to be completely creeped out by the idea of eating zucchini flowers. No doubt left over from fearing actual zucchinis as a child. Then I decided to brave them in my pursuit of Nina owning me, and lets just say I fell in love. The delicate floral flavour mixed with lemon, chilli and cheese fried to molten perfection is, well, perfection.

Enjoy!

 

 

Stuffed Zuccnina Flowers
Serves: 4.

Ingredients
12 zucchini flowers, stymens removed but baby zucchini attached
⅔ cup fresh ricotta
½ cup pecorino, grated
1 teaspoon dried chilli flakes
1 lemon, zested
1 cup cornflour
½ cup flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 ½ cups soda water
vegetable oil, for frying
kosher salt, for serving

Method
Combine the ricotta, pecorino, chilli and lemon in a bowl, and spoon into the flowers. Lightly press the top to close and place on a lined baking sheet while you fill the rest.

Meanwhile whisk the cornflour, flour, baking powder and soda water in another bowl, and bring 2cm of oil to hot heat in a large saucepan. Once scorching, dip the flowers in the batter and place into the oil a couple at a time. Cook for a couple of minutes, flipping once, or until golden and crisp.

Serve immediately, lightly salted.

 

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Swiss Chard Gnocchaels

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Guys … it is almost the moment we’ve been waiting for. Shangie’s box is prepped, Milk has come in from the dairy, Aja is ready to continue her Queen-Dom from the reunion, Ru has ru-hearsed his list of airports and countries and Michelle is approaching peak sass. As such, my pussy is well and truly on fire thinking about the premiere of All Stars 3 in a matter of days.

After trying to make up for All Stars 1 to Mimi Imfurst, Latrice and Manila – who were arguably the most screwed by the pairs twist – I knew that no countdown would be complete without the OG Hall of Famer Chad Michaels. Plus, she’ll be dead soon and like Ru, I just wanted to make her happy.

I first met Chad in 2010 when she was competing in the Californian Entertainer of the Year pageant and despite coaching Shangie to victory, I was taken by her talent and vowed to get her a crown. While Sharon Needles got in the way of that promise, I called Ru in a fit of rage and forced him to create All Stars, knowing full well that Chad could never be a two time loser.

Chad was so thrilled to receive my telegram – for some reason, *coughs* age *coughs*, that is the only way we communicate – and jumped on the next flight to celebrate the upcoming All Stars, run some odds and fill up on a huge meal before getting locked into the Hall of Fame with Alaska for the duration of the season.

She agreed that Milk is a delight, though was firmly supporting her daughter Morgan McMichaels despite feeling it was Trixie or Shangela’s crown for the taking. Though the latter, I feel, just be to save face since she beat her in that pageant years before. Obviously she didn’t like that inference, though I was luckily able to stop her flying into a Cher-esque slap and rage by serving a big bowl of my Swiss Chard Gnocchaels.

 

 

Gnocchi and I have a long and complicated history – particularly when you throw the basement flooder Locky into the mix – but this baby all but wipes away all the pain. Light, cheesy and delightfully fresh, these prove, without a doubt, that sometimes it is easy being green.

Enjoy!

 

 

Swiss Chard Gnocchaels
Serves: 4.

Ingredients
600g swiss chard, washed
250g fresh full-fat ricotta
100g grated parmesan, plus extra to ‘garnish’ slash drown
2 eggs
¼ tsp grated nutmeg
½-2 cups plain flour, plus extra to dust
salt and pepper, to taste
extra virgin olive oil
1 onion, diced
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 tbsp chilli flakes
½ cup cinzano
800g can diced tomatoes

Method
Place the spinach in a medium skillet over medium heat with a lug of water. Cover and cook for a couple of minutes. Remove from heat, drain and allow to cool slightly before transferring to a food processor. Blitz the spinach and add the ricotta, parmesan, eggs, nutmeg, ½ cup of flour and a good whack of salt and pepper. Blitz again until just coming together. If the dough is still wet, add the remaining flour bit by bit until it just comes together.

Transfer to a lightly floured work surface, split into four and roll each into a long sausage shape. Cut each sausage into gnocchi-sized little pillows, and roll with a fork to form an indent. Place on a lined baking sheet, cover with cling and chuck in the fridge to chill for an hour or so.

While the gnocchi is chilling, heat a lug of oil in a large skillet and sweat the onion and garlic for five minutes or so. Ad the chilli and cinzano and cook for a further couple of minutes before adding the tomatoes and seasoning well. Reduce heat to low and simmer for about ten minutes, or until it starts to reduce. Remove from the heat and bring back to temp when the gnocchi is cooking.

Bring a large pot of salted water to the boil. When rapid, reduce the heat to low and cook the gnocchi in batches for five minutes, or until they float to the surface. Remove from the pot, drain and continue the process until they’re done.

When ready, drain the pot and return the gnocchi to the pan. Add the sauce, stir through and serve immediately. Drown in extra parmesan and devour, trying not to gag … since you’ll be gagging on talent in a matter of days.

 

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Manila Lazone Chicken

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The triumphant return of RuPaul’s Drag Race – not to be confused with RuPaul’s Best Friend Race – is but two weeks away. And before we hear someone tell Morgan or Shangie to come on through, on account of coming from season 2, I’ve still got a couple of countdown dates to share with you. And after hanging with Mimi and Latrice, I knew the only way to continue is with a date with the other half of Latrila, my girl Manila Luzon.

I’ve known Manila for years, meeting when she just young Karl in Minnesota – I was living in the neighbouring town of Mount Rose. We were both outsiders in our towns and somehow found each other at the Mall of America, and became the dearest of friends.

We started hanging out all the time and when we came of age, I encouraged her to go into drag. You’re welcome, obviously. Fun fact: I am also the one that told her it was a good idea to form a clique in season 3. My apologies, obviously.

Manila was so thrilled to death drop by and help me countdown to All Stars 3 and make up for not getting anything to eat after her losses.

“Heather, I’m so glad you shoes me to help you countdown. I am so sad you hadn’t bothered to cover my season, despite us being such close friends.”

Obviously she said that in a perfect Imelda Marcos accent.

And glad she was when she saw that I was cooking up her favourite meal, my Manila Lazone Chicken.

 

 

Like the lyrics of my girl Miley’s best song, this dish is the best of both worlds – chilling out, taking it slow with a rich, creamy pasta and rocking out the show with so hot and spicy chicken.

Dis good. Dis, real good. So enjoy!

 

 

Manila Lazone Chicken
Serves: 2-4.

Ingredients
1 tbsp smoked paprika
3 garlic cloves, minced
½ tsp onion powder
1 tsp cayenne pepper
couple of sprigs of oregano leaves, roughly chopped
small handful of basil leaves, roughly chopped
½ lemon, zested and juiced
500g chicken breasts
salt and pepper
olive oil
500g linguine
¼ cup unsalted butter
500ml cream
⅓ cup grated parmesan
small handful of parsley leaves, roughly chopped

Method
Combine the paprika, a clove of garlic, onion powder, cayenne, oregano, basil and juice and zest of the lemon in a large bowl with a good whack of salt and pepper and a lug of olive oil. Mix thoroughly to combine before tossing through the chicken to coat. Cover and leave to marinate in the fridge for an hour or so.

When you’re ready to go, bring a large pot of salted water to the boil over high heat. Cook the pasta per packet instructions.

Heat half the butter in a large skillet over medium heat until foamy and glorious. Add the chicken and cook for five minutes on each side, flipping only once and pouring over the marinade as you go. Remove from the pan and keep warm.

In the same pan, add the remaining butter and sweat the remaining garlic over a low heat for a minute or so. Whisk in the cream and cook for about five minutes, or until slightly reduced. Season well, stir through the parsley and parmesan, and toss through the cooked pasta.

To serve, place a hearty layer of the creamy pasta in a bowl and top with the chicken, sliced in half at an angle. Devour.

 

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Le(trice) Royale Bacon

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While my dear frenemy Mimi Imfurst wasn’t the most beloved All Stars, I stand by selecting her to kick off our countdown to All Stars 3. If for no other reason than it would make you even more delighted, when I pulled out the delightful global treasure and Queen of the people Latrice ma’fuckin’ Royale.

Without a doubt, Latrice is one of the greatest queens to ever appear on Drag Race and it was heartbreaking – for both of them – that the first All Stars saw her pairing up with Manilla, ultimately tanking both of their chances.

As you could probably guess, I first met Latrice in prison and we became the best of friends. Fun fact: our relationship inspired them to create the characters of Taystee and Poussey on OITNB. Less fun fact: I faked my death to escape by being crushed by a guard, which also inspired Poussey’s tragic, cruel demise.

Given we’ve been close for many, many years, Latrice was thrilled to drop by and spill tea about the cast of All Stars 3, lament about the horrific pairs twist and laugh adorably loud. While she agreed that Milk is a biscuit you want to sop right up, she is convinced that this season will belong to Aja in the same way All Stars 2 belonged to Alyssa Edwards.

But damn, let’s hope this is Milk’s workroom outfit and my basement can be perennially flooded.

I won’t beat around the bush – because, well, I’m off to beat around my bush – anymore and tell you to get to the kitchen and whip up a batch of my Le(trice) Royale Bacon.

 

 

While I’ve already done a shameless copycat of the Quarter Pounder, my Pulp Fiction loving heart knew that I couldn’t go with just the Latrice Royale … so thankfully the French have a suit of Royale variants. And obviously, the one that adds bacon is the best. Particularly if you don’t remove the second layer of cheese.

I mean, how do you go wrong with bacon? The answer is, you can’t. Enjoy!

 

 

Le(trice) Royale Bacon
Serves: 4.

Ingredients
500g beef mince
salt and pepper
8 rashers streaky bacon
4 Kirsten Bunst, halved
ketchup
mustard
½ an onion, diced and placed in iced water for five minutes, and drained
2 dill pickles, sliced
8 slices high melt cheese

Method
Squeeze as much liquid out of the mince as possible before placing it in a bowl with a good whack of salt and pepper. Scrunch to combine with your hands, and divide into four equal patties. Place on a plate lined in cling, cover and place in the fridge for about half an hour.

While the patties are on ice, prep everything else in the burgers.

Once you’re good to go, place a large griddle over medium heat and toast the open halves of the buns for a minute, or until golden. After the buns are done, add the bacon and cook for a couple of minutes each side before transferring to some kitchen towel. The griddle should be scorching by this point, so lightly brush some oil over the pan and add the patties, flattening down with a spatula. Cook for a few minutes, flip, and cook for a further couple of minutes.

To assemble, spread ketchup and mustard – to taste – on the top half of the bun, add onions and sliced pickled. On the bottom, place a slice of cheese, the patty, bacon and the second slice of cheese. Bring the buns together and devour, using the last bite to sop up any goodness that drops out.

 

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