Inspired by my trip to Pendleton, Oregon, the Let’er Buck Burger is a bold Western-style smash burger loaded with crispy bacon, melted cheese, fried onion rings, and a sweet-and-spicy Pendleton Whisky jalapeño BBQ sauce. It’s smoky, messy, packed with flavor, and built for anyone ready to saddle up and dig in.
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Let’er Buck Burger
Inspired by my trip to Pendleton, Oregon, the Let’er Buck Burger is a bold Western-style smash burger loaded with crispy bacon, melted cheese, fried onion rings, and a sweet-and-spicy Pendleton Whisky jalapeño BBQ sauce. It’s smoky, messy, packed with flavor, and built for anyone ready to saddle up and dig in.
Ingredients
Beef:
- 1-2 lbs Ground Beef
- 6-8 slices American Cheese
- 1.5 tbsp Kosher Salt
- 1.5 tbsp Black Pepper
- 1.5 tbsp Garlic Powder
Whisky Jalapeno BBQ Glaze:
- 1 cup White Sugar
- 1 cup Favorite BBQ Sauce
- 2 oz Pendleton Whisky
- ¼ cup of Brown Sugar
- ⅛ cup Sliced Jalapenos
- 2 tbsp Hot Sauce
- 1 tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar
Burgers:
- 8-10 slices Bacon
- Burger Buns toasted
- Fried Onion Rings
- Frying Oil
Instructions
- Preheat your fire to a medium high temperature (around 375-400F). Add a deep dish cast iron skillet or dutch oven over the fire with at least 2-3” of frying oil in the cast iron. Bring the oil up to 375F.
- Add your onion rings to the oil and gently fry until golden brown. Pull off and let cool until done.
- Reheat your fire to a medium high temperature (around 375-400F). Add a cast iron skillet or flat skillet oven over the fire.
- First, add your bacon to the skillet and cook until they are done to your liking. Once done, pull them off and set aside.
- Next, add your burger balls to the skillet, season with SPG and let crisp up for 30 seconds. Next, place the parchment over one ball and then firmly press with the spatula until the burger is “smashed” on the skillet. Repeat this for each burger and let cook for another 1-2 minutes. Carefully flip each burger over and then season the new side with salt, pepper and garlic. Top each burger with a slice of cheese and let melt for 1-2 minutes. Once melted, pull each burger off and rest.
- In a skillet over medium heat, add the bbq sauce together and simmer until warm.
- Add some bbq sauce to the base burger bun, candied jalapenos and then add a single or double patty burger on top. Next, add the bacon slices, beer battered onion rings, drizzle of bbq sauce, mayonnaise and then the top bun. Serve and enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 2019kcal | Carbohydrates: 196g | Protein: 64g | Fat: 102g | Saturated Fat: 41g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Monounsaturated Fat: 41g | Trans Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 282mg | Sodium: 8850mg | Potassium: 1411mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 176g | Vitamin A: 1055IU | Vitamin C: 17mg | Calcium: 805mg | Iron: 7mg
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