BBQ Bacon Burger

5 from 1 vote

This BBQ bacon burger recipe takes the dish to new levels with Sam Adams beer-battered onion rings, making for a delicious summertime dinner.

Prep Time30

Cook Time1

Total Time1 30

Course: Dinner, Lunch, Main Course

Cuisine: American

Servings: people

Author: Derek Wolf

Ingredients

Beef:

1.5 lbs Ground Beef
1.5 tbsp Kosher Salt
1.5 tbsp Black Pepper
1.5 tbsp Garlic Powder

Beer Battered Onion Rings:

2 whole Yellow Onions sliced into rings
12 oz Sam Adams Summer Ale
2 cups White Flour
1 tbsp Cornstarch
1 tbsp Kosher Salt
1 tbsp Garlic Powder
1 tbsp Black Pepper
1 tbsp Cayenne
Frying Oil

Burgers:

6-8 Sliced Cheese
8-10 Bacon Slices
Favorite BBQ Sauce
Burger Buns toasted

Instructions

Onion Rings:

Take the stems off your onions and peel the skin. Slice into 1.5” thick rings making sure to separate them into individual onion rings. Put the rings in ice water to soak.
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.
In a bowl, add 1.5 cups of your flour along with the cornstarch, salt, pepper, garlic and cayenne. Slowly add in your beer, while also mixing, until you have a smooth batter with the consistency like pancake batter. Add the rest of your flour to another separate bowl.
Pull the onion rings out from the fridge. Drain the water and gently pat the onion rings dry.
Begin by adding one onion ring to the flour and coat evenly. Next, add it to the beer batter and coat evenly.
Take the battered onion ring and add it directly to the frying oil to cook for about 2 minutes per side or until golden brown. Repeat this process until all the onion rings are battered and fried.
You can cook 3-5 onion rings at a time, but try not to overcrowd the skillet. Once the onion rings are done, place on a wire baking sheet with paper towels underneath.

Burger:

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.
Form your ground beef into loose 2 oz balls and place in the fridge to set until ready to use.
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. 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, stack one burger on top of another to create a double patty. Then pull each double patty off the grill to rest.
Now let’s start building the burger. Add some mayonnaise to the base burger bun and then add double patty burger on top.
Next, add the bacon slices, beer battered onion rings, drizzle of bbq sauce and then the top bun. Serve and enjoy!

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Notes

Quick Homemade BBQ Sauce

There's no shortage of delicious BBQ sauces at your local grocery store, but if I have time, I'm always extra stoked when I make my own. You can check out my recipe for Guinness BBQ sauce or follow this simple method. Combine 1.5 cups ketchup, 1.5 cups brown sugar, 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar, 1/2 cup water and 1 tablespoon of Worcestershire sauce in your food processor or blender. Then, add 2 tablespoons mustard powder, 2 teaspoons smoked paprika, 2 teaspoons kosher salt, 1 teaspoon of black pepper and a couple dashes of your favorite hot sauce. Blend until smooth. Finally, put the sauce in a medium saucepan on the stove, bring to a boil, reduce the heat and let it simmer for about five minutes. Serve with burgers, hot dogs, fries and more!

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