Julia Child's Hamburger puts McDonald's to shame 

I had the pleasure of cooking for Julia Child at one of my restaurants, one of the most gracious people that ever lived.

“The best burgers are made with the leanest beef”….”let’s add pork fat!” Julia sneaking in the cool stuff. Classic! I have no problem with this!

Julia Child did not get the respect she deserved until late in her life. She embarked on her own culinary discovery, a passion she shared with the world. I watched the "French Chef" as a child, was enthralled by the foods she created, as well as her hilarious mistakes. One of a kind, Julia was an inspiration to us all, showing we could create masterpieces of delightful foods in our own homes.

I'm sure you won't see this, but. . . I just found your channel by chance a few days ago. This had been a really hard period of time for me for many reasons. Your videos have given me so much relief the past few days. Everything about your videos are so refreshing, funny, interesting, and light. You are so appreciated.

Man, 40 yrs ago in college with my roomies we'd drop an envelope of French's Onion Soup mix into a pound of ground chuck and fry those suckers up, then make pan gravy with the drippings and pour that over baked potatoes, serve with a side of broccoli

When he was rethinking adding more butter to the mushrooms, I could hear Julia saying, add the butter lol. Glad he heard it, too. Anyone familiar with Julia's cooking knows she never skimped on the butter.

how pleasing is it to watch you go through simple recipes that won't make you frustrated, and perfectly come together at the end

I had the joy of eating lunch at the mess hall every school day when I was 5 and 6 years old (when my dad was stationed in France). I adored a particular chicken meal, but I had no idea what it was. Later in life, I enjoyed watching Julia Child and I borrowed one of her books from the library. I cooked her rosemary lemon chicken recipe, and I recognized it (after nearly 40 years)...I was elated that I finally knew what the mess hall meal was! Talk about delicious!! ❤

Hey man, I just wanted to say it's very cool to see someone keeping Julia Child alive in this way. I grew up watching her, I learned to cook from watching her, Jaques Pepin and Martin Yan as much as I learned from my own family. She is amazing and so many of her recipes are excellent and seemingly timeless. What you're doing here is very cool!

I made this. I was in the kitchen for like 3 hours. It was a learning experience. Burgers turned out a little over cooked but it was delicious! Even the picky eaters in the house had the stuffed mushrooms and loved them!!! Heck yeah! Rock on Mr. Anti-chef!!!!

That "hamburger" is identical to the traditional Swedish "pannbiff", although some also use breadcrumbs. Also I sometimes do the mushroom thing, but without the cheese, and with lots of butter and garlic. We call it "false escargot".

What Julia calls hamburgers, is something we in the Nordics call a pannbiff "pan beef". like meatballs, it's usually served with potatoes, brown sauce, pickled cucumber and lingonberries. Still, it's a good dish!

I just attended an event sponsored by the Julia Child Foundation in Santa Barbara, where she visited a lot and lived. Her Niece and Nephew spoke about her. Apparently she LOVED In n Out Burgers and would go frequently

I had dinner with Julia in the late1980s. She began discussing hamburgers, "Aren't they wonderful?" She was working on her book the Way To Cook at the time. The recipe in that book calls for grinding your own hamburger from chuck roast.

I'm Latvian and my mom always put onions, egg and breadcrumbs making hamdberger with gravy. I think it's very European dish.

I think everyone in the culinary world cried when Julia passed,such a humble person

I hate mushrooms but my heart stopped when you said you weren’t adding melted buttah on top!! I think I heard Julia gasp. 😂🖤

Julia taught me how to cook- I watched her through out childhood, so much so I do things by habit that I wondered why until all the recent review of her work...yeah I learned it from her when I was probably about 5 and it was imprinted on me.

made this tonight with my girlfriend. literally the best thing we've ever made. the croque monsieur i made a few months ago comes close but this was next level.

I love how you stick to the recipe as accurately as you can! Makes it enjoyable to see you recreate the actual recipe without taking liberties.

In her later work Julia recommends fattier meat for hamburgers. In "The Way to Cook" (1989) she wants 20 to 25 percent fat. " I do not consider a good hamburger to be diet meat."

it really isn't hard to beat the taste of a McDonalds burger

I loved watching Julia child as a kid before going to school on PBS I think she is the reason why I love to cook so much

I am new to these videos and I am amazed that this man can use humor throughout his demos, but actually knows what he is doing! Very entertaining to watch. Why so few people get it surprises me! Love your approach! Thank-you Anti-Chef!

Let’s be real! An actual hamburger beats McDonald’s!!!

Very entertaining and tempting Thank you. I've got both the volumes. Would never have guessed Julia included a burger recipe. . . and such a divine one to. Thanks for highlighting it. Yum yum 🙏🏼😀

Just made these burgers, they were fantastic. Far better than any steak within twice the price. Served with Mashed as the side, and rather than beef stock for the sauce I used good hard cider (real stuff, not carbonated sugar water). Figured if broth wasn’t around, Julia would approve of wine or such, and cider seemed right. Of course drank the rest while cooking, and I know she’d approve of that.

I am guilty of collecting cookbooks, but never having enough time to go through them all… and you are slowly convincing me to pick up both volumes with this series. Those mushrooms looked incredible, and I never would have thought of coating a burger patty in flour 🤯

This was my first time watching you and I really enjoyed it! Some many cooks never give the measurements when cooking on RU-vid and it was great that you did. This video was very instructive and extremely fun to watch. Bravo!

I remember watching Julia's mushroom episode and she buttered her mushrooms WITH HER BARE HANDS. Gawd, I love her and wish she were still here - I grew up with her.

I just made this, the stuffed mushrooms, a side of broccoli.... separately...ok. A bit of each on the fork? Heaven. I had to finish my burgers in the oven. I unthinkingly used a nonstick pan and had no bits for sauce in that pan. But the baking sheet of burgers in the oven yielded bits. I was able to deglaze the hot sheet pan and pour the yield directly into a little skillet. I didn't even bother adding anything to it as it was just delicious as is. Really enjoyed this, and, really drove home how much time and effort you put into what you do- especially what we don't see- the shopping, the clean up. You deserve every penny you get! ❤

Hello! I just found your channel today and credit is due to you. Loved the filming of the video, music background, and how you just throw that butter in the pan. Take that Butter! Thank you!

Julia Child was TOPS! I watched her TV regularly and have one of her cookbooks which I still use even though I've cooking for 56 years. But DON'T smash the burgers, as that pulls out the juices!

I think we need to comment on how far Jamie has progressed knife skills a definite A Time management B plus. I’m impressed keep up the good work and keep the videos coming. Just love your channel.

I bought both editions of Mastering The Art of French Cooking when I was in college, which are probably the only books from that time of my life that I still regularly reach for!

I *just* watched Season One of the 'Hamburgers and Steaks" episode and she made these burgers. She added "Italian seasoning" and deglaze with port wine but she did say you could deglaze with beef stock; I need to make these today 🙂

Always love when a Volume 1 video is posted, so handy for my own journey through the book!

I grew up in Canada too, so I also like my burgers cooked. I can't eat a rare burger even though I can eat a rare steak. Both preparations look delicious. Good job.

Saw this video this morning and made it for lunch today. I didn't have any beef stock for the sauce so made a red wine reduction with the fond on the pan, added some cracked pepper and of course mounted with butter. Shockingly good!

Julia and Paul Child loved French cuisine. Evidently, both Julia and Paul ended up in hospital after living in France for six months after dining out every night. Oh, my liver! There is a video on RU-vid of Julia Child cooking these hamburgers.

Unfortunately onions in the burger patty has received a rather bad press, presumably because it can also be a very cheap 'filler' used in sub-standard budget burgers. We seem to be obsessed with the 100% beef with no regard to its quality. Is it just me, or would anyone else be tempted to melt a little cheese over it?

New? Everything old is new again. Julia Child was a phenomenal chef. I love pulling out her old recipes. Your food here looked so good it made my mouth water. I might prefer a bit less doneness with the burgers but that's a matter of personal preference. Great video!

I make burgers with mince beef, very similar to this recipe (except I don't add pork fat and I don't cook the onions in butter) I think if I stopped making these my kids would freak and my husband would probably divorce me 😁 I'm not French, we are Irish in Ireland and my mother, who was also full Irish taught me and it was her grandmother's (yes, also Irish, no French people in our known ancestry for 6 generations at least)

Julia Child spoke at my Culinary School graduation back in 1999. She was very gracious and polite.

I stopped squeezing mushrooms decades ago. They give up all their water when they cook in the pan, so what's the point? Thank you for another great meal.

I have made these burgers in the past. He isn't kidding. You wouldn't think with the simple ingredients, that they would taste that much different, but believe me, they do! I'm a med well girl myself. These burgers were juicy. Give them a try!

And yet, there Julia's recipe sits in an old, forgotten cook book, while the world feasts daily on the glory that is a McDonald's burger.

My hubs and i are huge fans of your channel. Tonight we tried out this recipe...... dayummmm! more-ish doesnt even begin to sum up this hamburger. Thanks for the idea! Bon Appétit!

Just discovered your channel recently, I’m intrigued. I like how you approach these recipes, seems like something I could actually do at home.

Those burgs look amazing. Like you suggested, I’d like to try them on a bun with some sautéed onions!

I love this. You made a well done burger in a fashion a well loved cook made them. With so many people going "if you want well done, you're wasting the food", it's nice to see something go wonderfully well with a traditional meal that bucks some modern trends.

You had me at “it tastes like more-ish”. Looks delish!! Definitely a recipe I’m going to try.

Thank you! Julia's name in the title caught my eye so I stopped to see what you were doing. You made the right choice with the butter on the mushrooms- stuffed mushrooms can actually end up dry sometimes. I'm planning to have make burgers Wednesday- think I'll go "Julia style". She had no idea what she was starting- who knew watching people cook could be entertainment!

From the title of the video I was under the impression you were making Hamburgers. This was fancy Salisbury Steak. Which I love.

I'm definitely going to have to try those stuffed mushrooms! They looked amazing.

Of all Julia's series my fav was the one episode with Jacques Pepin where they both ate hamburgers with gusto. Back before the pandemic jacked up beef prices, I'd buy a reasonable type of steak then grind it at home. Pre-ground meat contains too many mystery cuts and I prefer to not only know what's in my burger, but also be able to control the fat content.

Through most of my growing up years {1970's}. Anytime that, we would have hamburgers for dinner. We never had them on a bun. We would put them on the plate. And we always usually have buttered boiled potatoes, and whatever vegetable was in season. And the hamburgers were real hamburgers, too. Hamburger, eggs, breadcrumbs, herbs, salt and pepper. Nice, fat and juicy. A couple of those plus the boiled buttered potatoes filled you up.

I once got within about 200 feet of Julia, who was at the Statler (hotel school) at Cornell University signing copies of her book THE WAY TO COOK. I was riding the city bus home from work, spotted a rather poshly dressed yuppie gal making her way into the building for her own encounter with Julia and then, even though I had the $50 to purchase the book on the spot, I backed out and continued on home instead, feeling rather inapropriately underdressed for the occasion and not being a posh yuppie at all. Reruns of Julia's THE FRENCH CHEF on PBS had helped me through a long and difficult illness, and I think that was my main reason for wanting to see her in person--to say thank you to her. Julia's gift on television and apparently also in person was to win you over effortlessly and make you feel that you knew her as a treasured and old friend. She's a standout gem of her generation and I'm sorry now that I didn't actually get to meet her.

Found your channel and was both entertained and taught at the same time! Hat's off to you for showing all the kitchen action. Add another subscriber to your list!!!

I'm so glad you got a cookbook holder because one more episode of seeing that book slung around and I was going to buy one for you 😂

I don't even eat mushrooms and even I was drooling when you were cooking those stems.

So glad I bumped into your channel. I liked that jazzy background!

I find dredging the burger patties in flour to be an interesting twist. Very similar to a Salisbury Steak, a thinner pan sauce with the mushrooms stuffed and on the side. I would thing it would go well with oven roasted potatoes and tossed salad along with a glass of Red wine or a good beer.

How does this guy find a Ceiling Bowl Dispenser in every apartment in every country he lives in? I never do. I just don't get it.

I subscribed the minute after watching you "lightly flouring" the burgers. lmao. Throwing the burger from hand to hand was polished precision. Loved it.

I worked overseas in the early 2000's with a bunch of French officers. I had access to the American PX on an army base. We had a get together with a large multinational group and we all cooked things from our respective countries. I bought some Bubba Burgers at the PX and barbequed them on a grill. The French guys went crazy. They loved them. Every time I went to the PX after that they asked my to get them a box of Bubba Burgers. Danish people turn out to really like Franks Hot Sauce and they also cook the best deer steaks I have ever eaten.

Hey Jamie. Just found your channel a couple of days ago and have been binge watching the last few nights. You’re awesome and highly entertaining! By the by, the goodness left on the bottom of the pan is called “FOND”. Keep up the good work and Bon Appe’tit👩‍🍳

I do the same, but I add Mucho Garlic and I find everything stays together ok without the egg. Thanks for keeping Julia with Us! I am sure Julia has a Smile on her Face somewhere in the Universe!

More inspiration! Ingredients added to my grocery list for this morning. Thank you for this!

I made these and they are so good! Really enjoy your videos. You inspire me to make more of Julia's recipes and more. Thank you!

It’s nice to see someone cook meat that doesn’t look like it’s still in the process of bleeding to death.

I love your channel, i've always wanted to tackle Julia Childs cookbook but too afraid...lol I live vicariously thru you!! Keep cooking!!

These aren't hamburgers....They're meatball patties.

I know this is an older video, but quick tip, we don't wash vegetables to get the dirt off them, we wash them to remove the leftover pesticides which can be bad for you health long term (so once isn't gonna change the world) and to wash away bacteria colonies that we can't see. Love your videos! just a thing that stuck out to me :)

I am going to give this a try just as you made it and then i want to try it using the mushroom stuffing mixed in with the minced meat and then use 4" inch ring moulds to form the burgers. Thank you for sharing Julia's recipe, take care, God bless one and all.

Awesome job… you inspired me to actually buy her books to try myself… I’ve always had her in my mind like yeah can’t afford of make her dishes because they are too expensive and too hard… thanks

You know, I’ve been looking for a better burger at home and I think you nailed it! 😊

I'm not interested in cooking myself, but I like to watch pro and amateur chefs do it. I believe that anyone having the ambition to become an above average chef (pro or home variety) should just start preparing as many Julia Child recipes from that book as possible after mastering some basic cooking skills.

Julia Child did an amazing review of the Spot Burger in Carpinteria, CA back in early 80's. They had the newspaper clipping of her review in the window. Always remember going there as a kid and loving their burgies!! 😊😊😊

Yummmmm! I have to tell you how much I look forward to your videos!!! My husband and I love to watch them

Despite Julia's recommendation. instead of lean beef plus additional fat, use ground chuck with the same ingredients. For an American style, toast the bun, put salt and pepper of the patty, and mayonnaise on the bun, nothing else.

Man, I'm for sure gonna give this recipe a try. Those looked so delicious! Thanks for sharing.

First video of yours that I've watched. Very well done. Looks fantastic! I'd do more medium-rare, but otherwise great!

Honestly, those look like the most delicious hamburgers ever! (And that’s even though I typically like my burgers medium rare.)

The hamburgers had incredible umami flavor, and they did seem melt in your mouth succulent, and the addition of the pan gravy with butter and those stuffed mushrooms really elevated the humble hamburger to something truly sophisticated and special, but did Julia child's hamburger come with a toy like in the McDonald's happy meal? Just kidding

My dad had this - very experimental - recipe back then of ground beef with onion soup mix and small bacon pieces, shaped like a pizza dough and covered with cheese. It was one of my favorite dinner recipes when I was a child. 😅

Given how many onions you have to cut for this series, I'd recommend checking out the Sorted Food video for cutting an onion (it's on RU-vid). I think you'll find it to be a lot quicker easier than quartering then dicing.

Those mushrooms almost steal the show 🙌

You just made ordinary Swedish Meatballs.

Ons of my grandmother’s sayings was “tastes like more”. She died in 1985, I miss her so much!

Julia specifically taught: Wait for the butter to stop foaming before you sauté. It indicates that all the water in the butter (about 16 percent by weight) has evaporated and the temperature can rise above water's boiling point of 212 degrees.

medium well???

I love this channel, and I love the way Mr. Anti-Chef does his thing! It's fun, and it also reminds me of when I was younger and got all excited about learning to cook the Julia Child way! But my God, I just cannot handle the way he abuses that cookbook!

Bro.. I'd come back just for the ultra-cool Guitar music. Really dig how you keep the verbal to a minimum and blast us with good food ideas... working to get somewhere near your knife skills.. Peace out...subscribing...

😊 Looks Amazing 😋 will have to try this one! Thanks for sharing

That looks super delish ! You’re eating well :)

Excellent presentation. It looks awesome, and I'd like to try on a roll.

Just found your channel. just got julia's first two volumes for christmas. loved this video. perfect timing. very moorish/moreish indeed ... kismet.

Wow, I haven’t thought about these burgers for years. I might need to make them again soon. I used to cook from The Art of French Cooking all the time, but chronic pain and a desire to cook "lighter" food caused me to drift away from it. I love watching you make these recipes, though. Stuffed mushrooms are a no-go here. All mushrooms taste like dirt to me. Maybe I have a gene for that, similar to people who find cilantro to taste like soap. But I can’t stand the flavor of mushrooms. I’ve successfully substituted stuffed twice-baked potatoes for stuffed mushrooms and had no complaints from anyone; I just bake a bunch of "C"-size potatoes, cut them in half, scoop out some of the potato to mix with the stuffing ingredients, refill the little potatoes, and bake again. And yes, you absolutely must drizzle with more butter.

"the best hamburgers are made from the leanest beef".......the best dry hamburgers?