Mother of Baconator

13m
Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Bake bacon and reserve bacon fat.
  2. 2Add bacon fat to oil, mustard, egg and salt. Then blend it to create a mayo.
  3. 3Add crumbled bacon to the mixture.
  4. 4Add sodium citrate to water with shredded Colby Jack cheese and mix until creamy.
  5. 5Pour cheese sauce onto a sheet pan, add crumbled bacon, press it flat and refrigerate until solid.
  6. 6Cut into slices.
  7. 7Add more bacon fat and bacon crumbles to a hamburger bun dough.
  8. 8Shape, proof and bake the dough.
  9. 9Press cooked bacon into beef patties and sear on a griddle.
  10. 10Add cooked bacon to just the first side of the patty to ensure a great sear on the bacon and the beef.
  11. 11Add more bacon slices and cheese slices to patties.
  12. 12Build the burger using bacon mayonnaise and Heinz ketchup.

Ingredients

  • 12 slices bacon
  • 1 jar bacon fat
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • 1 tablespoon mustard
  • 1 unit egg
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 tablespoon sodium citrate
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 cup shredded Colby Jack cheese
  • 181 grams hamburger bun dough
  • 2 units beef patties
  • 1 Heinz ketchup

Equipment

baking sheetglass jarimmersion blendersaucepansheet panmeasuring tapepizza cutterkitchen scalestand mixergriddle