Peanut Butter and Jelly Smash Burgers

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5 from 6 votes

Peanut Butter and Jelly Smash Burgers

Prep Time30

Cook Time1 15

Total Time1 45

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Servings: People

Author: Derek Wolf

Ingredients

Beef:

2 lbs of Ground Beef 80/20
½ cup Favorite BBQ Seasoning

Maple Bourbon Bacon Jam:

2 lbs Sliced Bacon cubed
2 medium Shallots diced
1.5 cups Maple Syrup
2.5 tbsp Brown Sugar
1.5 tbsp Balsamic Vinegar
2 oz Bourbon

Burger:

Fresh Peanut Butter
Sliced American Cheese
Burger Buns ideally croissant buns

Instructions

Prep the Grill

Preheat your grill using Cowboy Charcoal to medium high heat (around 350F) for direct cooking.

Make the bacon jam

Add a cast iron skillet to heat up for 2 minutes over the fire.
Add your cubed bacon to the skillet to cook until rendered and golden brown (about 10 minutes).
Pull the bacon out and leave 1.5 tbsp of the bacon fat in the skillet.
Add your shallots to brown for 2 minutes, then carefully deglaze the skillet with the bourbon.
Finally, add the maple syrup, brown sugar and balsamic vinegar to simmer until the mixture has thickened and is dark amber brown (about 10 more minutes).
Add the bacon bits back to the skillet and mix everything together.
When done, pull off and let the skillet cool. You will need to warm up the Bacon Jam before serving (read note below)

Make the smashburgers

Reheat your grill using Cowboy Charcoal to high heat (around 400F) for direct cooking.
Grab a handful of ground beef (around 1/4 lbs… ish) and gently roll it into a ball. Repeat this for 6-8 balls or until you’re out of meat.
Add a cast iron skillet or plancha over the flames to heat till it's slightly smoking (about 450 on the skillet).
Add a burger ball to the skillet.
Place a piece of parchment over one ball and then firmly press with the spatula until the burger is “smashed” on the skillet.
Season the patty with your favorite BBQ rub. Let cook for another 1-2 minutes.
Carefully flip the burger patty over and then season the new side with more BBQ rub.
Top with a slice of cheese and let melt for 1-2 minutes.
Once melted, pull off and rest. Repeat for the rest of your patties.

Assemble the peanut butter jelly smash burgers

Build your burger with the 1-2 burger patties, warmed bacon jam, peanut butter and the top bun. Serve and enjoy!

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Notes

*If the bacon jam hardens, then slowly warm it up. When warmed, it can be VERY VERY hot so please be careful. If it is too hot, add some room-temperature maple syrup to “cut it,” and you should be ready to serve.

Serve at your own discretion.

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