Big Mike Burger
- Ready In:
- 55mins
- Ingredients:
- 20
- Yields:
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6 burgers
ingredients
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PECAN BURGER
- 1 1⁄2 lbs ground beef
- 6 slices bacon
- 1⁄2 cup pecans, chopped
- 3 tablespoons fresh parsley leaves, chopped
- 2 tablespoons onions, grated
- 4 tablespoons butter, softened
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BUTTER BURGER
- salt
- fresh ground pepper
- 1 1⁄2 lbs ground beef or 1 1/2 lbs ground chuck
- 4 tablespoons butter, cut into small cubes
- 4 ounces American cheese, cut into six portions
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SPECIAL SAUCE
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 1⁄2 cup yellow mustard
- 1⁄4 cup ketchup
- hot sauce, preferably Paula Deen's
- 2 tablespoons pickled jalapeno peppers, finely chopped
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TO SERVE
- 12 hamburger buns
- 6 lettuce leaves
- 6 slices tomatoes
- 6 slices onions
directions
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PECAN BURGER:
- Preheat broiler or grill. Divide ground beef into 12 flat patties. Partially sauté bacon - the fat should start rendering, but it shouldn't be crispy. Drain bacon. Mix pecans, parsley, onion, and butter together. Spread mixture on 6 of the patties. Top with remaining 6 patties and seal the edges with the partially sauteed bacon and secure with a wooden toothpick. Broil or grill 10-15 minutes, or until cooked to desired doneness, turning once.
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BUTTER BURGER:
- Salt and pepper the beef to taste. Mix the beef and cubed butter together with your hands and form 6 balls. Push a piece of American cheese into the center of each ball. Mold ground beef around the cheese in the shape of a patty. Cook on hot grill or in skillet to desired doneness.
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SPECIAL SAUCE:
- Stir all ingredients together until well blended.
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TO SERVE:
- Place 1 pecan burger on a bottom piece of 6 buns. Top with another bottom piece of but and the butter burger. Top with sauce, lettuce, tomato, onion and a top piece ov the bun. Discard or save for another use the remaining 6 top bun pieces.
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