Diversity Potluck Entry: Jonathan Burks
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About myself
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My Background
Hello, I am Jonathan Burks, some of you might recognize me as that one Nutrition service worker with RBF. However most of you will probably know my wife as she is actually on the floor and is way more approachable. Anyways, diversity is something I love and embrace, but that's something I will get into later. I absolutely hate food blogs, especially when they spend the first 3/4 of the page ranting about stupid shit, so lets talk about food, and if you're still curious about me I will tell more about that later.
Recipe's n' Stuff
Before I worked here, I was a bartender and to truly showcase my diversity I wanted to do cocktails for this potluck, but due to HR I imagine getting everyone diversified off of Hennessy might not bode well.
Mai Tai
2 Parts Dark Rum
.5 Parts Fresh Lime Juice
.5 Parts Orgeat
.5 Parts Orange Curacao
This is probably one of my favorite cocktails, hardly any bar ever makes them right, but in its simplicity it is such a wonderful drink. To make them at home it starts with crushing ice, which essentially is taking a mallet or hammer and beating ice like it owes you money, and there is something so therapeutic in that. You then take some mint, and slap it like it just asked you a dumb ass question. You follow that up by taking all of the previously aforementioned liquid ingredients placing them in a tin with some ice and then shaking like a polaroid feature, preferably the tin, not yourself. Finally you take that concoction pour it into your freshly crushed ice, and garnish with your abused mint(Trauma adds flavor).
"Hennything is Possible"
My other personal favorite is the "Hennything is Possible" drink, its a very simple drink, and the only cocktail that I know of where the cup is optional, it is 1 ingredient and that is Hennessy. Tastes terrible, is overly priced, but as long as we all lie to ourselves it is a wonderful liquor.
Other Recipes
Diversity
Nashville Hot Chicken
Nashville Hot Chicken
To understand my choices for this potluck you first have to understand my background, I am biracial, an unholy concoction of black and white(unless you're a police officer in which case I am Caucasian from the mountains of caucus). Everything from my race, my job experiences, my hobbies, and through to my culture is rich in diversity. Because of that I couldn't just do one item, because that does not adequately show my 'Diversity'
Nashville Hot Chicken
Nashville Hot Chicken
Nashville Hot Chicken
Nashville chicken itself was my main showcase. the dish itself is rich in history, and represents a part of my culture that I am still learning about to this day. The legend behind the delightfully spicy dish is that a man by the name of Thornton Price cheated on his girl, when she found out rather than make lemonade she made him one of his favorite dishes, but as spicy as she thought possible. Much to her surprise he loved every bite, so much that he took some to his brothers who all collectively thought "this shit fire" they then took that recipe and made profits. Now to actually make this chicken I stole the recipe from a man of mayo complexion, its not copying its Reparation's:
Cooking
Nashville Hot Chicken
Cooking
When I first started Cooking it was for me and my roommate Jericho, and at the time I had no idea what I was doing, I still don't but I still got the job anyways. The First meal I felt confident enough to cook for company was a burger, and the reaction I got from that has since inspired me to continue cooking.
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Job Experience
Cooking
My Recipe is mostly by feel.
Ingredients
- Ground Beef
- Cheese
- Bacon
- Jalapeños
- Uncle Chris Steak Seasoning
- BBQ Sauce
Job Experience
Job Experience
Job Experience
I had a 5th box so I figured I'd list all of my previous jobs
- McDonalds
- Electrician Apprentice
- Walmart Stocker
- Amazon
- Factory Operator
- Retail(Old Navy, Bed Bath and Beyond)
- Baker/Butcher/Fruit Prep/Deli
- More Butcher
- More Amazon
- Plumber
- Server/Bartender
- Here
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This is all by feel, so if you mess up thats mostly on you
Process
Firstly Start off by cooking the bacon, remove and pat dry to remove extra grease, then rough chop. Dice up some jalapenos (fresh for a more spicy and earthy flavor, pickled if you're white) add this to the pan along with the bacon, then add some kind of liquor, I use either dark rum or bourbon, bring to a simmer to cook off the alcohol. once you feel like you won't get drunk off the mixture, strain and drain. keeping some of the grease for later. while that is dripping, begin seasoning your meat, uncle chris is the base , add whatever else you like. next add your cheese, I will often use a combination of shredded cheddar and balls of american cheese. Then take your bacon and jalapeños and add them to the meat, mix the hell out of it. Divide your meat up and begin making equal sized balls, (I usually recommend keeping it between 1/4 - 1/3 of a pound per ball) toss the balls back in forth, juggling if you will, until they begin to press down into more of a disc. once that is done, begin heating your pan with your leftover grease and add your patties, cook until just before desired doneness( I recommend medium well or make sure you have quality toilet paper on hand) right before the patties are done, add cheese, place an ice cube in the pan and cover while you turn off the heat. remove from pan, and let sit while you toast your buns.
A little more about me
I started working here at encompass thanks to Kevin Tinney, I trained underneath him to hopefully learn and better perfect my cooking, he helped motivate me to make this into my passion. My other hobbies and interests are DnD, League of Legends, cybersecurity, Linux, mixology, theology, firearms and cats. If you read this far thank you, I hope you did it on the clock and got paid for it. Also this is my first website :)