No backyard get-together is complete without one thing: burgers. That’s why Ballistic BBQ host and barbeque aficionado Greg Mrvich is excited to share his ultimate bacon cheeseburger recipe—with his own ultimate burger sauce—in this Backyard Life video.
Ultimate Burger Ingredients
80/20 ground chuck
Shredded lettuce
Cheddar jack & sharp cheddar cheese slices
Brioche hamburger buns
Dill pickle chips
Kosher salt
- ULTIMATE BURGER SAUCE INGREDIENTS
1/4 cup mayo
1/4 tbsp old-style (seeded) mustard
2 tbsp English-style mustard
1 tsp cider vinegar
1/4 tsp liquid smoke
- DEEP-FRIED TOPPING INGREDIENTS
2 Anaheim chili peppers (peeled and sliced)
2 yellow chili peppers (peeled and sliced)
1 yellow onion (peeled, halved and sliced)
4 strips bacon (halved and sliced)
- BREADING MIX INGREDIENTS
1 cup flour
1 cup corn starch
1.5 tsp salt
1.5 tsp pepper
1.5 tsp paprika
Directions
- Greg kicks off this cook by prepping his sauce. It’s just a mix of mayo, old-style mustard, English-style mustard, vinegar, and liquid smoke mixed together.
- Using a glove, Greg takes his chili peppers and peels the skin off. He then chops up and slices the chilis julienne-style, and removes all the seeds. Next, he halves and slices his bacon into even smaller strips and chops up a yellow onion. Then he tosses all the chilis, bacon strips, and onions into his breading mix (flour, corn starch, salt, pepper and paprika). Once all of his ingredients have been completely coated, Greg then deep-fries them in peanut oil (preheated to 350ºF) until golden and crispy.
- After he’s finished deep-frying the toppings, Greg moves on to the thing that makes a burger a burger: the patty. He divvies up his ground chick into 6.5 oz.-patties and sprinkles on a little kosher salt before placing them on flattop griddle. While grilling his patties on medium-high temp, Greg throws his brioche buns on the griddle to give them a nice toasty exterior.
- No cheeseburger is complete without the cheese, obviously. Once his patties are almost fully-cooked, Greg tops them with cheese slices. While waiting for the cheese to melt, Greg takes the buns and adds a bed of shredded lettuce on the bottom. Once the cheese is melted, Greg moves the patties to the buns and tops them off with pickles, the deep-fried toppings, and some of his ultimate burger sauce on the top bun for a finishing touch.
Recipe Video
And there you have it! Now all that there’s left to do is gather these ingredients, follow Greg’s prep and cook steps, fire up your griddle, and chow down on your own ultimate bacon cheeseburger.
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