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Epic Burger With 14-Ingredient Bacon Jam

Yankel Polak

Yankel Polak

January 1, 2019
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1 hr 30 min

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4

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Beef

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Ingredients

  • 4 ea ButcherBox Burger Patties or Ground Beef molded into patties

  • 2 Tbsp ghee

  • 2 tsp kosher salt

  • 1 tsp ground black pepper

Bacon Jam

  • 1 pack ButcherBox Bacon

    roughly chopped

  • 1 small onion

    small dice

  • 3 Tbsp brown sugar

  • 3 cloves garlic

    minced

  • ¼ tsp cayenne

  • 1 tsp cinnamon

  • ½ tsp nutmeg

  • ¼ c bourbon

  • 3 Tbsp cold brew coffee

  • 3 Tbsp Guinness

  • 3 Tbsp sherry vinegar

  • 3 Tbsp balsamic vinegar

  • ¼ c maple syrup

  • ¼ c ketchup

Onion Rings

  • 1 ea red onion

    sliced and separated

  • 1 c buttermilk

  • 1 Tbsp smoked paprika

  • 1 Tbsp garlic powder

  • 1 Tbsp chipotle powder

  • 1 tsp kosher salt

  • 1 c cornstarch

  • 2 c peanut oil

Truffle Mayo

  • ½ c mayonnaise

  • 2 Tbsp truffle puree (or truffle oil)

  • ½ tsp kosher salt

  • ¼ tsp ground black pepper

Fixin's

  • 4 ea sharp yellow cheddar

    thick slice

  • 4 leaves lettuce

    bibb, romaine or iceberg - whatever you like best

  • 1 ea tomato

    sliced

  • 4 ea sesame hamburger buns

Step By Step

Instructions

Bacon Jam

1
Place bacon in a cold Dutch oven on medium heat. Cook bacon until crispy, then drain half of the bacon fat (don't discard the fat save it for a later use). Keep the other half in the pan with the bacon.
2
Add onions and saute until translucent. Add brown sugar, garlic and dried spices, stir until sugar melts.
3
Add all liquid ingredients excluding ketchup. Simmer on medium heat and reduce by half.
4
Remove from heat and let cool to room temperature. Place mixture in a food processor with ketchup and blend to a chunky jam texture. Refrigerate for up to 30 days or freeze up to 6 months.

Onion Rings

1
Soak red onion slices in buttermilk for 30 minutes.
2
Preheat oil in a heavy bottom stock pot to 350℉. Remember to be careful whenever frying. If you have a tabletop fryer this is the time to use it!
3
Mix dry ingredients in a medium bowl. Remove raw onion rings from buttermilk and discard buttermilk. Toss raw onion rings in cornstarch mixture. Do this process in 2-3 rounds to ensure each ring gets a good coating.
4
Gently place rings in hot oil and fry until light golden brown. Let rest on paper towel to soak up any excess oil.

Truffle Mayo

1
Mix all ingredients together, then refrigerate until needed.

Burgers and Fixin's

1
Bring burgers to room temperature and season both sides with salt and pepper.
2
Preheat a cast-iron skillet on medium heat. Add ghee. Once ghee is hot sear burgers for 3 minutes on one side. Flip burgers, place cheddar on burgers and sear other side for 3 more minutes or until desired doneness.
3
Spread truffle mayo liberally on both sides of bun. Place lettuce leaf down first (this protects the bun from burger juices), followed by tomato.
4
Place burger on top of tomato followed by a healthy spoonful of bacon jam. Top with onion rings and close that baby up and enjoy!

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