Smoker Burger

• 6 ounces fresh ground beef (80/20)
• 1/4 cup smoked almonds
• 1 piece bibb lettuce
• smoked pickled onions (recipe follows)
• 1 piece smoked cheddar cheese
• 1 poppy seed bun
• 1 shot kewpie mayo
• 2 drops liquid smoke
• 1 sprig tarragon
• 1 cold beer
• salt

1. Smoked/Pickled Onions - rnSmoke small onions with fruitwood for approx 15 min.rnRemove from smoker, let cool and thinly slice.rnPlace in pickling brine below. rn1 cup vinegar rn1 cup waterrn1 tablespoon honeyrn1 Tablespoon kosher saltrnrnBring all ingredients to a a boil, cover smoked onions.rnPlace in refrigerator overnight, up to one month.
2. Combine mayo, liquid smoke, and chopped tarragon. Reserve.
3. Process smoked almonds into a paste (similar to peanut butter). Add neutral oil if needed.
4. Prepare charcoal grill and add wood chips for smoke flavor.
5. Form ground beef into burger patty and season with salt.
6. Grill burger until medium adding smoked cheddar before removing from heat. Toast the bun while cheese is melting.
7. Assemble burger in this order: On your plate place toasted bottom bun, smoked almond paste, bibb lettuce, the burger with melted smoked cheddar cheese, smoked pickled onions, smoked tarragon mayo, top bun.
8. Open beer.
9. Drink beer.

ground beef, almonds, bibb lettuce, onions, cheddar cheese, shot kewpie mayo, liquid smoke, tarragon, cold beer, salt

Taken from food52.com/recipes/29129-smoker-burger (may not work)