Burger with Bourbon Sauce
Here is one of the most exciting recipes ever! It’s a stunning burger with bourbon sauce, a gooey, beefy, salty and sweet delicious that will put any other burgers to their knees.
Equipment
- Cast Iron Skillet
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/8 tablespoon cayenne pepper
- 3 tablespoons bourbon whiskey
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 14 cup bacon chopped
- 12 ounces ground beef
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese shredded or sliced
- 1 cup lettuce shredded
- 2 burger buns
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- To a medium saucepan, add the sugar, cayenne pepper and water, mix with your finger before turning the heat on, and bring to a gentle boil until large bubbles have risen for 2 minutes. Pour the bourbon whiskey and mix. Simmer for a further 2 minutes, then add the butter until it melts. Reserve the sauce in a bowl.
- Add salt and pepper to the ground beef to taste and mix well. Make the burger patties of 6 ounces each.
- In a cast-iron skillet at medium heat, add the bacon and grill until crispy for 5 minutes. Remove and add it to the bourbon whiskey sauce
- In the same skillet without cleaning, grill the burgers for 1 to 2 minutes on each side. Add the cheese on top, cover the pan with a lid and let the cheese melts. Remove from the pan and leave on a plate to rest for a few minutes.
- Slice the buns and lightly toast them in the skillet.
- Assemble topping the bun with the burger, pour the sauce over it and top with lettuce.
- We suggest making our Red Onion Pickle to top your burger!
Notes
Tips to cook burger:
It seems easy to make burger patties but there are a few tips you can try to enhance the flavours of the meat.
Firstly, the most important is to salt the patty just before grilling. Then you have to preheat a heavy-bottomed skillet, preferably a cast iron pan. You want to seal the meat and let the inside juicy and soft. Don’t forget to add some freshly cracked black pepper, too.
The best ground beef to make a burger patty is a 15 to 20% fat ground beef. If using lean ground beef, add extra oil to the pan before grilling.
Storage: Burgers are always best eaten fresh out of the grill, we suggest making only enough for the number of people you have.
However, you can make the patties and freeze it before cooking, it will last up to 3 months.