Pepper Crusted Bacon Cheeseburgers
User Reviews
5.0
6 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
15 mins
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Cook Time
15 mins
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Total Time
25 mins
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Servings
4 -8
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Course
Main Course, Others
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Cuisine
American
Pepper Crusted Bacon Cheeseburgers
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Nothing beats a great burger. Except delicious pepper crusted bacon cheeseburgers, slathered with a garlic aioli! Make burger night one to remember!
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Ingredients
- GARLIC AIOLI:
- 2 cloves small garlic pressed or very finely minced (or 1 large clove)
- 1/4 tsp kosher salt
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 1 1/2 tsp fresh minced parsley
- PEPPER CRUSTED BURGERS:
- 2 pounds ground beef I used 80/20
- 1 small sweet onion
- 1 Tbsp heavy cream
- salt and pepper to taste
- cracked black pepper
- green leaf lettuce
- lices Colby-Jack cheese
- 8 lices Bacon
- Sliced sweet onion
- Kings Hawaiian hamburger buns
Instructions
- MAKE THE AIOLI:
- In a small bowl, add pressed garlic and salt. Using a fork, mash until garlic becomes a paste.
- Add mayonnaise, extra virgin olive oil, lemon juice and parsley and whisk until combined.
- Cover and chill in the refrigerator.
- MAKE THE BURGERS:
- In a skillet, cook bacon until crisp. Set aside to drain on paper towels.
- Keep bacon grease in the pan and heat over MED-HIGH heat. Place hamburger buns, cut side down, in the grease to toast, until golden brown. Remove buns to a plate to cool.
- Wipe out skillet with paper towels.
- Crack some freshly ground black pepper onto a paper plate and set aside.
- To a large mixing bowl, add ground beef. Peel the onion and grate (using a hand grater or even a box grater) about 2 Tbsp of onion into the meat. Use the fine side of the grater, so you're getting very small pieces of onion. You'll get onion juice too, and that's good.
- Add heavy cream and salt and pepper. Using your hands, mix together until just combined. Don't over-mix.
- Form into patties (4 patties will yield a roughly 1/2 lb burger, 6 patties will yield a 1/3 lb burger, and 8 patties will yield a 1/4 lb burger), and lightly press patty into the plate of cracked pepper (on both sides). Make an indentation in the center of each patty, to ensure even cooking.
- Grill over MED-HIGH heat for about 5 minutes per side, or until cooked to desired doneness.
- The last 30 seconds of cooking, place a slice of Colby-Jack cheese on each patty.
- Serve on toasted Kings Hawaiian buns, with lettuce, sliced onions, cooked bacon and garlic aioli.
Notes
- Burgers may also be cooked in a skillet: Add a drizzle of oil and a pat of butter to skillet and heat over MED to MED-HIGH heat. Cook burgers about 5 minutes per side, or until cooked to desired doneness.
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