{"id":6569,"date":"2021-04-28T10:18:01","date_gmt":"2021-04-27T22:18:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.myfoodbag.co.nz\/?p=6569"},"modified":"2023-08-09T12:45:09","modified_gmt":"2023-08-09T00:45:09","slug":"talking-burgers-with-culleys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/2021\/04\/28\/talking-burgers-with-culleys\/","title":{"rendered":"My Local Kitchen: Talking burgers with Culley’s"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We’ve joined forces with legendary Kiwi company Culley’s<\/a> (known for their epic sauces!) to whip up the Ultimate Kiwi Beef & Bacon Burger for My Local Kitchen. We caught up with owner and founder Chris Cullen to talk burgers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Culley’s owner and founder Chris Cullen<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

What was the inspiration behind the Burger Sauce<\/a>? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the biggest inspirations behind all of my sauces is my passion for restaurant-quality meals anytime, anywhere. So, I wanted to create a super tasty Kiwi-made burger sauce as there really wasn\u2019t anything available in NZ. Using great ingredients that are also vegan-friendly was a must \u2013 I know making a vegan version seems an oxymoron for burgers, but I wanted to make it available to everyone, and let\u2019s face it, there are so many awesome meat alternatives on the market today. Why not create one sauce that we can all enjoy?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How else would you recommend eating the Culley\u2019s Burger Sauce? Any fav recipes for it? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My favourite has to be toasted minute steak sandwiches with slices of Curious Croppers tomatoes and lashings of burger sauce. It\u2019s a really versatile sauce; try it as a seafood sauce \u2013 great in a classic prawn cocktail with avocado (think thousand island dressing).  Also, amazing for your Potato Salad and Coleslaw. Or try a drizzle over avocado on Vogel’s toast \u2013 delicious for a weekend brunch while reading the paper with a hot cup of coffee!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What\u2019s your ideal version of the classic Kiwi Burger? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can\u2019t beat a classic cheeseburger with slices of beetroot! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My Local Kitchen is about celebrating local food stories and iconic Kiwi dishes from our foodies’ childhoods. Do you have a good yarn for us about growing up with burgers\/making homemade sauces as a kid\/trying your first epic Kiwi burger?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Back when we were in our teens, a great lifelong friend of mine, Mark Lorrigan, taught me the trick to the best homemade burger patties and I still swear by it today. The secret is multiple thin patties \u2013 to get them tender and juicy you press them super thin, instead of thick patties that can dry out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n