# Mother of Baconator

This recipe shows how to make a baconator burger with extra bacon.

- Total time: 13 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Breakfast
- Language: en

## 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

## Instructions

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

## Equipment

- baking sheet
- glass jar
- immersion blender
- saucepan
- sheet pan
- measuring tape
- pizza cutter
- kitchen scale
- stand mixer
- griddle

## Source

- Original video: https://youtu.be/GTYU2q6zQlA?si=1LyOnZpx9SFJt_9A
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/d4b8ffa5-a9b1-457d-a460-5836ef6eb8f1
- Extracted: 2025-03-18

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