Big-O Bacon Burgers
- Yield 4 servings
- Prep 10 minutes
- Cook 20 minutes
- Total 30 minutes
Big-O Bacon Burgers sits in the Beef section of Regbie. The card serves 4 servings. Plan on 30 minutes from the first measure to the plate. The amounts and the method are both written on this page.
Ingredients
Yield: 4 servings
- 2 tablespoons ghee, lard, or fat of choice, divided
- ½ pound cremini mushrooms, finely chopped
- 4 ounces bacon, frozen and cross-cut into small pieces
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1½ teaspoons kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
Method
Warm 1 tablespoon of ghee in a cast-iron skillet over a medium burner, and sauté the mushrooms until the liquid they released has cooked off. Keep nearby the cooked mushrooms to cool to room temperature.
Pulse the frozen bacon pieces in the food processor to the consistency of ground meat. Just a few pushes should do it!
In a large bowl, combine the ground beef, bacon, and mushrooms, and season with salt and pepper. Using your hands, gently combine the ingredients. Be careful not to overwork the meat!
Divide the mixture into four portions (or more if you’re making sliders), and use your hands to flatten each into ¾-inch-thick patties.
Melt the remaining tablespoon of ghee in a cast iron skillet over a medium burner, and fry up the patties in the hot fat, turning once. They should take about 3 minutes per side, whereas sliders should only take about 2 minutes per side. Of course, you are free to cook ’em as well-done as you wish.
Move the patties to a wire rack so that any excess fat can pour off off. Pile them with a reliable burger toppings, wrap them in lettuce leaves or roasted Portobello mushrooms , and chow down!
