Whiskey Burger

• Meat

  • 4 strips Bacon
  • 2 tbsp Reserved bacon fat

• Produce

  • 3 Garlic cloves
  • 2 Vidalia onions, large

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 tsp Salt

• Oils & Vinegars

  • 2 tbsp Olive oil

• Bread & Baked Goods

  • 4 Hamburger buns

• Dairy

  • 8 thick-sliced pieces American cheese, yellow

• Beer, Wine & Liquor

  • 1/4 cup Whiskey

• Other

  • (4 6-6½ oz. hamburger patties

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Ingredients

• (4) 6-6½ oz. hamburger patties
• ¼ c. whiskey
• 3 garlic cloves, chopped
• 4 strips of bacon
• 8 thick-sliced pieces of yellow American cheese
• 2 large vidalia onions, peeled, cut in half and thinly sliced
• 2 T. olive oil
• 2 T. reserved bacon fat
• 1 t. salt
• 4 hamburger buns

Directions

• Place the bacon in a large skillet and cook until crisp. Remove to a paper towel lined plate to cool. Reserve 2 T. of the bacon fat.
• Discard the remaining bacon fat and wipe out the skillet.
• Add the olive oil and the 2 T. of bacon fat to the same skillet, then add the onions, cooking over low heat. Add the salt and cook, turning the onions often for 30-40 minutes until they are brown and caramelized. Set aside to cool.
• While the onions are cooking, add the whiskey and chopped garlic to a shallow dish. Put in the hamburger patties and let marinate for 15 minutes. Then flip and marinate another 15 on the other side.
• Grill the burgers over medium-high heat for 5 minutes per side for a medium/medium rare burger. If you arent using 6 or 6½ oz. hamburgers you might want to cook the hamburgers less if youre looking for a medium rare burger.
• The last minute of grilling, add two slices of cheese to each burger and close the lid to melt the cheese.
• Remove the hamburgers to a platter.
• Place each hamburger on a bottom bun, then top with a large spoonful of caramelized onions and then one strip of bacon broken in half.
• Top each burger with the top bun and serve.