Brie + Bacon Stuffed Burgers
- Brie + Bacon Burgers
- 8 ounces brie (i used triple creme), rind removed and cut unto chunks
- 6 slices good, thick cut bacon, diced
- 2 pounds ground beef, 80/20 or 85/15 (course ground is best)
- 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper, ground
- 4 burger buns (i love brioche)
- 1 yellow onion, skin removed, cut into rings
- 20 pickle slices, use your favorite!
- Burger Sauce
- 1 cup good mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup ketchup
- 2 tablespoons very finely minced onion
- 2 tablespoons very finely minced pickle
- Place diced bacon in a cold pan. Cook over medium-low heat for 20 minutes or so, stirring occasionally, until bacon is browned and crispy. Transfer bacon to a paper towel lined plate to blot excess grease and save rendered bacon fat for use another time (seriously, please save your bacon fat).
- Mix ground beef with salt, pepper and worcestershire only until seasonings are evenly distributed and no more. Portion into 8 4oz patties. Place 2 oz brie and some of the bacon in the middle of one patty and cover it with another patty, pinching the edges to seal. Repeat with all patties until you have 4 stuffed burgers. Place in fridge for 30 min prior to cooking to firm up.
- Preheat your grill or cast iron pan (indirect heat with your grill). Sear burgers 5-7 minutes per side plus an additional 2-3 minutes on the hot side of the grill to get some char. Alternately, if you're cooking in your cast iron, transfer to the oven after searing for another 5 minutes to finish. Remove burgers from grill or pan and set aside for 5 minutes. In the meantime, place onion slices on grill or in pan and cook until charred and soft. Serve burgers on toasted buns with pickles, grilled onions and burger sauce.
- Mix all ingredients together and store in the fridge until ready to use. To make the chopping easy i just put a few onion slices and pickles in the food processor (I have a mini one) to get everything finely chopped.
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Taken from food52.com/recipes/77008-brie-bacon-stuffed-burgers (may not work)