Categories: Meals

Ingredients

• For the Special Sauce:
• 1/3 cup mayo
• 2 tbsp ketchup
• 2 tbsp Cholula hot sauce
• 3 tbsp chopped pickles
• For the Patties:
• 1 1/2 lbs. ground chuck
• 1 1/2 tsp kosher salt
• 1 1/2 tsp black pepper
• 8 tsp Dijon
• For Assembly:
• 4 burger buns
• 4 lettuce leaves
• 4 big beefsteak tomato slices
• 4 slices American cheese
• 4 slices bacon, cooked to crisp
• Onion Rings (see recipe)

Directions

1. Make the special sauce: In a bowl, stir together the mayo, ketchup, Cholula, and pickles.

2. Make the patties: In a bowl, using your hands, gently combine the meat with the salt and pepper and gently form the meat into 4 patties. Smear 2 tsp of the Dijon on top of each patty.

3. Heat a griddle or cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat and when very hot, cook the burgers, mustard-side up, for 3 minutes. Flip the burgers and cook 3 minutes more for medium-rare, 4 minutes for medium (the Dijon side will have developed a delicious caramelized soft of crust).

4. Assemble the burgers: Lightly toast the buns. Spread a good among of the special sauce on the bottom of each bun, then top with a lettuce leaf and a slice of tomato. Place a cooked burger on each bun, then top with a slice of cheese, a piece of bacon and more sauce. Close burger and serve with onion rings, or jam an onion ring right onto the burger itself.

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