Bacon Cheeseburger Recipe

Ingredients

Directions

Step 1
Place bacon in a large shallow pan over medium-high heat.
Step 2
Flipping occasionally, cook the bacon until crispy, about 20 minutes. Reserve rendered bacon fat.
Step 3
In the same pan, toast the potato buns until well browned, about 5 minutes.
Step 4
Split the beef into equal parts and form patties using your hands. Make large indents into one side of each beef patty.
Step 5
After the patties are formed, season well with salt all around the outside.
Step 6
Use a cast iron skillet on high heat with a bit of bacon fat.
Step 7
Place the patty on the skillet flat-side down (indented-side up). Cook until you can see the meat is cooked halfway up the burger, about 4 minutes, then flip.
Step 8
Immediately after flipping, add two slices of american cheese
Step 9
When the cheese is hugging the burger around the edges, you can remove it and place it onto a toasted potato bun.
Step 10
Assemble the rest of the ingredients on the burger and enjoy.

Chef's notes

Do not add salt until AFTER forming the beef patties. Mixing salt into the ground beef can lead to a tougher burger.
Steam rises within the burger while cooking, so a patty without an indent will result in a puffy burger as opposed to flat.
Toast the buns well to make sure they do not become soggy when you add the meat and thousand island dressing.
As a warning, expect lots of smoke to form when placing the burger patties on the pan. This is completely normal, especially when you want to form a nice crust.

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Nutrition

Bacon Cheeseburger