Maple Beef Bacon Jam Smash Burgers

1h
Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Start by mixing the burger sauce ingredients together and set that in the fridge to develop. Taste before adding the salt and pepper and adjust to your preference!
  2. 2Dice the bacon up and get that in a heavy bottom pan over medium high heat.
  3. 3Cook bacon for 10-15 minutes, or until mostly crispy and cooked through.
  4. 4Remove bacon and set aside to drain.
  5. 5Remove all but 1 tbsp of the bacon grease from the pan.
  6. 6Add the diced white onion and let that sauté for 3-5 mins.
  7. 7Then add the black coffee, maple syrup, and brown sugar before stirring to combine and bringing to a simmer over medium low heat.
  8. 8Add the beef bacon back in and simmer for about 40-45 minutes or until thickened and jammy.
  9. 9Make the smashburgers as shown (refer to previous tutorial for details).
  10. 10Put the burger together by starting with some toasted buns covered in burger sauce.
  11. 11Then place down some dill pickles before tossing on two of the patties.
  12. 12Spoon a bunch of bacon jam on top.
  13. 13The top bun gets more sauce.

Ingredients

  • 10 oz beef bacon, diced
  • 1 white onion, diced
  • 5 oz black coffee
  • 1.5 tbsp maple syrup
  • 0.25 cup brown sugar, packed
  • salt
  • pepper
  • 0.5 cup mayonnaise
  • 1 tbsp yellow mustard
  • 2 tbsp bbq sauce, peppery if possible
  • American cheese
  • toasted bun
  • grilled dill pickles

Equipment

heavy bottom panfridgecooktop/griddleknifecutting board

Tips

  • Use monk fruit maple syrup and brown sugar to cut down on sugar.
  • Taste burger sauce before adding salt and pepper and adjust to preference.
  • Add beef stock if needed throughout the bacon jam cook if it needs extra liquid.