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Stuffed Burgers

Stuffed burgers are gaining popularity because you don't really know what you're gonna bite down on.

Ingredients

  • 1 pound ground chuck (80/20 fat ratio)
  • 4 slices crisp-cooked bacon, crumbled
  • 4 slices pepper jack cheese, torn
  • ¼ ea. large onion, finely diced
  • 3 tbsp shredded Monterrey Jack cheese
  • Salt
  • Freshly-ground black pepper
  • 2 cloves garlic, smashed and minced
  • Olive oil
  • 3 tbsp unsalted butter
  • 4 hamburger buns, split and toasted
  • Melted butter

Instructions

  1. 1
    Heat 2 tbsp olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add garlic and onion, and cook until garlic is golden.
  2. 2
    Combine cheeses, bacon, cooked onion and garlic, and butter. Set aside.
  3. 3
    Form meat into 8 equal patties. Make an indentation into the middle of each patty and place a dollop of cheese mixture into dent. Place 1 patty on top of each other, stuffing side down, and push down until patty is about ¾ inch thick. Set aside while you heat your trusty charcoal grill (not with that solvent stuff).
  4. 4
    Brush patties with olive oil and season liberally on both sides with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Set down on grill and cook, turning often, until instant-read thermometer inserted into the meat, not the stuffing, reads desired temperature (at least 160°F).
  5. 5
    Brush the cut side of each bun with melted butter. Place a patty on top of a bottom half of a bun and top with a top half of a bun. Serve warm.
Method
Grilling

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