Bleu Cheeseburgers w/ Caramelized Bacon
bleu cheeseburgers w/caramelized bacon
Cheeseburgers and hamburgers are considered America’s favorite food and I understand why. You can always get create with a hamburger and make it into your own. Hamburgers were created in the 1800s when someone put a meatball between 2 slices of bread. From then on, the hamburger has taken on many different versions and flavors. My husband loves bleu cheese and bacon on his hamburgers so I decided to get creative with it to make sure each bite that he takes, will have bacon and bleu cheese. When I first made these, he was totally obsessed so I knew that I had to share this recipe on my blog. As for the caramelized bacon, its just like caramelized onions but more flavor. Add 2 lbs of 80/20 ground beef to a bowl and season with 1 tbsp of onion powder, 1 tbsp garlic powder, 1 tbsp cajun seasoning and 1/3 cup of Worcestershire sauce and mix well.
To the ground beef, add 1 cup of bleu cheese crumbles. Feel free to add more if you would like. Mix well.
Form the ground beef into 4 baseball size balls and flatten them. You want them to be at least 1 inch thick.
Cook the patties in a skillet or griddle pan for 5-7 minutes on each side or until they are cooked at the temperature of your liking.
In a separate skillet, fully cook 1 pound of chopped bacon.
Once the bacon is fully cooked, remove from the skillet and set aside and drain any excess oil. Reserve 2 tbsps of bacon grease in the skillet.
In the skillet with the reserve bacon grease, add 1/2 chopped white onion and 1 tbsp of minced garlic. Cook for 3-5 minutes or until the onions have softened and turned a light brown color.
Add the cooked bacon to the skillet.
Add 1 tbsp of maple syrup, 1/3 cup of brown sugar and 1/4 cup of apple cider vinegar and stir. Cook for 3-5 minutes or until the bacon has turned a dark brown color. Be careful not to burn it since sugar can burn easily. Once the bacon is fully caramelized, add 1-2 dashes of cayenne pepper for some added heat.
Assemble your burger and top with the caramelized bacon. Serve with french fries and ENJOY!
Blue Cheeseburgers w/Caramelized Bacon
Ingredients
- 2 lbs ground beef
- 1 cup bleu cheese crumbles
- 1 tbsp onion powder
- 1 tbsp garlic powder
- 1 tbsp cajun seasoning
- 1/3 cup Worcestershire sauce
- 1 lb bacon
- 2 tbsp bacon grease
- 1 tbsp minced garlic
- 1/2 chopped white onion
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
- 1-2 dashes cayenne pepper
Instructions
- Add ground beef to a bowl.
- Season with garlic powder, onion powder, cajun seasoning and Worcestershire sauce. Mix well.
- Add the bleu cheese crumbles to the meat and mix well.
- Form the ground beef into 4 baseball size balls and flatten. Make sure they are at least 1 inch thick.
- Cook the burgers on a greased griddle pan or skillet.
- Fully cook the burgers to the temperature of your liking.
- Assemble your burger and top with the caramelized bacon.
- Serve with french fries and ENJOY!
- Chop the bacon and add the pieces to a skillet.
- Fully cook the bacon and set aside to drain any excess oil. Reserve 2 tbsp of bacon grease and add it to the skillet.
- Add the minced garlic and onions and cook for 3-5 minutes or until the onions are soft.
- Add the bacon back to the skillet and stir.
- Add the brown sugar, apple cider vinegar and maple syrup and stir. Cook 3-5 minutes and be careful not to burn the sauce.
- Once the sauce has thickened and the bacon has turned a dark brown color, add the dashes of cayenne pepper.
- Top your burger with the caramelized bacon.
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