Great pics. And the kitchen gods have deemed us....."resourceful".

Loved this thread. LOL at the White Castle encased in aspic-brilliant! Made my day!

Food Blogger, LTHforum member and my very good friend Louisa Chu wrote about the White Castle Cook Off on her WBEZ Movable Feast blog White Castle Cook-Off 2013.

A recent rendition of Sliders in Aspic, however, was an unholy thing. Cold, hard, flavorless, lifeless jelly imprisoning a quartet of White Castle hamburgers in suspended inanimation. Tibetan Buddhists portray Hell as cold. If so, this is what you're force-fed for eternal damnation.

The rest of the dishes at the inaugural, unofficial, local White Castle Cook-Off were actually pretty good, including the ice cream.

I really enjoyed cooking for this party and of course, the party itself. I think my favorite item was the slider-on-a-shingle. Most everything was tasty, but the SLOS was the one I thought really improved on the original. The sweet bun made a superior toast and the sweetness of the reconstituted onions enhanced the cream gravy.

It was a pleasure to meet and re-meet everyone there.

Pie Lady wrote:We ended up getting second dinner and I said, y'know, we should do this sort of thing again. But what food is as comically bad as White Castle? He suggested Taco Bell. Hmmm...

I could make semifregordito.

I propose McRib Cookoff 2013.

Didn't anyone make stuffing for chicken or turkey? I'm bummed. This dish always gets press around Thanksgiving, and I was hoping to find out from the cook-off if it's any good.

I never had the stuffing, but I can vouch for the disturbing tastiness of the Broccoli Castlerole, thanks to my sister-in-law.

For those who plan ahead:

White Castle Cook Off, 2014: January 11, 2014.

Hopefully at the same location!

Regards,

Cool, I had no idea this would be annual!

Pie Lady wrote:Cool, I had no idea this would be annual!

I didn't either, but maybe it can be.

I have so many ideas of what can be done with a White Castle, don't you?

Regards,

Cathy2 wrote:I have so many ideas of what can be done with a White Castle, don't you?

Would anyone care to try a White Castle bloody mary?

laikom wrote:

Cathy2 wrote:I have so many ideas of what can be done with a White Castle, don't you?

Would anyone care to try a White Castle bloody mary?

Doesn't sound like laikom is going to be able to wait a whole year

Cathy2 wrote:

Pie Lady wrote:Cool, I had no idea this would be annual!

I didn't either, but maybe it can be.

I have so many ideas of what can be done with a White Castle, don't you?

Regards,

I think I'm pretty much tapped out. But I have a year. I'm thinking maybe chocolate cake.

laikom wrote:

Cathy2 wrote:I have so many ideas of what can be done with a White Castle, don't you?

Would anyone care to try a White Castle bloody mary?

That's tough. I am not a fan of the Bloody Mary, however, it can't be made much worse. Then again, I'm not a fan of Jell-O either... (sorry, David)

Hi,

Maybe the Bloody Mary could be a picnic offering!

If nobody signs up next year for round two, it will have died a natural death.

Regards,

I think I'm pretty much tapped out. But I have a year. I'm thinking maybe chocolate cake.

I think I just threw up a little in my mouth.

I could use potato products!

Looks like a good time! I'm sorry I had to miss this (well, kind of, but not really as I was in India), but if there's another one, I wanna be there. My own stupid idea, as I discussed with David Hammond, was White Castle blutwurst/black pudding, so it's perhaps a blessing that I wasn't there.

By the way, all the dishes look delicious to me, but I enjoy White Castle (and aspic), so that helps.

Binko wrote:Looks like a good time! I'm sorry I had to miss this (well, kind of, but not really as I was in India), but if there's another one, I wanna be there. My own stupid idea, as I discussed with David Hammond, was White Castle blutwurst/black pudding, so it's perhaps a blessing that I wasn't there.

By the way, all the dishes look delicious to me, but I enjoy White Castle (and aspic), so that helps.

Don't get the wrong idea. You would certainly not have liked the aspic.

I just read the description. I didn't realize it was made with unflavored gelatin. I would have made that the old-fashioned way, with gelatin-rich broth, like with pork trotters or veal bones or whatnot (or at least broth + gelatin). I have to admit, incorporating the bun in some sensible way seems to be the biggest challenge.

Binko wrote:I just read the description. I didn't realize it was made with unflavored gelatin. I would have made that the old-fashioned way, with gelatin-rich broth, like with pork trotters or veal bones or whatnot (or at least broth + gelatin). I have to admit, incorporating the bun in some sensible way seems to be the biggest challenge.

It was within bounds to not incorporate the bun into the headcheese proper. The bun could have been used for serving with sliced headcheese laid upon it. Maybe some brown mustard from the White Castle mustard selection spread over the headcheese and reserved pickle slices on top.

Data point: I bought the Crave Case with 30 White Castle burgers inside. When I was disassembling them, I found not every White Castle had sliced pickles.

Regards,

Cathy2 wrote:Data point: I bought the Crave Case with 30 White Castle burgers inside. When I was disassembling them, I found not every White Castle had sliced pickles.

You mean there are some quality control issues at WC?! Say it ain't so!!

eating while walking wrote:I propose McRib Cookoff 2013.

With the right mold, one could transmogrify
Sliders into McRibs – creating a true
abomination unto the Lord.