Named after Steel town itself, this indulgent burger is layered with ooey-gooey melted cheese, BBQ glazed bacon and a lip-smacking secret sauce. Add your favourite additional toppings and get ready to swoon.
Directions for: #HAMONT Burger
Ingredients
Coffee BBQ Sauce1 cup brewed coffee, espresso preferred
cup instant coffee
2 cups ketchup
cup balsamic vinegar
1 cup dark brown sugar, firmly packed
cup honey
1 cup onion, fine diced
2 garlic cloves
2 Tbsp dark molasses
2 Tbsp yellow mustard
2 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
2 Tbsp smoked paprika
2 Tbsp chili powder
#HamOnt Burger8 1/4 lb ground beef burgers, pressed to 3/8" thick
8 strips smoked bacon
2 Tbsp yellow mustard
1 Spanish onion, 1/4" thick slices
8 slices American cheese
4 burger buns
Iceberg lettuce, shredded
cup Coffee BBQ sauce, reserved
Season with salt and pepper as needed
Directions
Coffee BBQ Sauce1. Combine all ingredients in a sauce pan and bring to a simmer over low heat.
2. Cook for 20-25 minutes. Remove from heat and puree sauce in a blender until smooth.
3. Allow to cool before transferring to a jar. Secure with a tight-fitting lid. Refrigerate.
#HamOnt Burger1. Preheat a flat griddle or large cast iron pan over medium high heat. Once hot place bacon strip flat onto pan and brush with half of the yellow mustard.
2. Once bacon is crispy on one side, flip over and brush remaining mustard on other side. When bacon is cooked remove and set aside.
3. Place sliced onions in pan and sear on each side until they begin to caramelize. Once they are browned removed from pan and set aside and keep warm.
4. Turn heat up to high. Place buns cut side down to toast in pan. When toasted remove from pan, set aside and keep warm.
5. Place burger patties into hot pan, season only the top side of the burgers, because they are thin, and we do not want to over season them.
6. After about 1 minute, flip the patties and top each with 1/2 slice of cheese, then top 4 of the burgers with 2 strips of mustard bacon, and the remaining 4 with 1 slice of grilled onion each.
7. Assemble and stack the onion (topped) patty above the bacon.
8. Dress the buns with Coffee BBQ sauce on each side and shredded iceberg on the bottom bun.
9. Place the burger stack on the bottom bun, place the top on and secure with a pick.
Source and Credits
Courtesy of Michael Cipollo, Hambrgr
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