Rack of Pork

I have been wanting to post this pic as a blog subject for some time. Mostly because I love the pic but also because this is such a great cut of meat to serve for a Sunday dinner or any special occasion and the cut is a steal for how good it tastes and how impressive it looks.

Pork is awesome and cheap. Cut at the bone, each chop is a single serving though I'm sure a hearty eater could go for a double cut. No shortage of marbling in a rib chop and because of it's size, the sear and oven finish method ensures a juicy and rich piece of pork on the plate.

A good sear off a cast iron on both sides and into the oven you go. Given the amount fat in the meat and the fact that I want a nice medium temp(145 degree total after rest) I played with my oven's settings and let it roll at 325 degrees with a convection fan circulating the heat.

Finishing sauce. Right before go time I mopped up the rack with some "Alabama style" white BBQ sauce. Funny thing is I dont care for the stuff right out of the bottle but it makes for a fine meat glaze.

Rack of Pork. A simple cook if you are versed enough with a sear/oven finish and at $15 or less for the cut, it's a "invite your friends over on the cheap", Sunday worthy dinner.

Juicy Burger: Bang for your Burger Buck ~ Hollywood & Los Feliz

Juicy Burger is the working man's version of the Counter. While I find "build your own burgers" a recipe for disaster in terms of composition (do you really need ranch on a burger?), and price (premium toppings are the satellite navigation upgrades of the burger world), at Juicy, if you stick to the basic, you will win.

Stick with the "Juicy Burger Classic"; 1/3 pound patty, lettuce, tomato, pickle, onion and 1000 island dressing. The patty has a good coarse grind to it, though ordered medium rare, you can see there is still plenty juice despite a lack of red in the beef patty. The lettuce is shredded iceberg, the tomato not horribly mealy, the pickles, onions and 1000 are serviceable but the sum is greater that its individual parts. This burger has great texture and good ratio of beef to bun to toppings.

The Bottom Line: $5.44. Resist the cheese, resist the 1/2 lb option, resist any bacon that isn't nueske (or at the very least, applewood smoked), and you will get some serious bang for your burger buck at Juicy Burger. Two locations: Hollywood 6340 Hollywood Blvd, LA CA 90028, 11am-3am Los Feliz: 1820 N. Vermont Ave, LA CA 90027 11am-12:30am