Cheddar Barbecued Burgers Food

THE BEST BACON CHEESEBURGER

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Combine the mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard, relish and vinegar in a small bowl; set aside.
• Working in batches if necessary, add the bacon to a large cast-iron skillet over medium heat. Cook, flipping halfway through, until crisp and golden, about 10 minutes. Transfer the bacon to a nonstick baking sheet. Discard the bacon fat (or save for another use) and wipe the skillet clean but do not wash. Heat over medium-high heat until very hot, about 5 minutes.
• Add the buns split-side up to the baking sheet with the bacon and bake until the buns are toasted, about 5 minutes.
• Loosely form the beef into 4 balls. Add one ball of beef to the skillet and press firmly to flatten with a large flat metal spatula for 10 seconds, then gently remove the spatula. Sprinkle the patty generously with salt; repeat with the remaining beef balls, cooking in batches if necessary. Let cook, undisturbed, until well browned on the bottoms, 2 to 3 minutes. Flip the patties, sprinkle with more salt and top each with a slice of Cheddar. Continue cooking until the cheese is melted around the edges and the bottoms are browned, about 2 more minutes.
• Spread the mayonnaise mixture on the bun tops. Serve the patties on the bottom buns topped with the bacon, onion, tomato and lettuce.

BARBECUED CHEDDAR BURGERS

Steps:

• Mix first 4 ingredients in large bowl until blended. Mix in pepper. Shape half of meat mixture into eight 1/2-inch-thick patties. Shape remaining meat mixture into four 1-inch-thick patties. (Can be made 8 hours ahead. Cover and chill.)
• Prepare barbecue (medium-high heat). Grill patties to desired doneness, topping with cheese for last minute of cooking, about 4 minutes per side for medium-rare 1/2-inch-thick patties, and about 6 minutes per side for medium-rare 1-inch-thick patties. Place burgers on bottom halves of buns. Top with lettuce, tomatoes and upper halves of buns.

BARBECUED CHEDDAR BURGERS

Steps:

• Mix first 4 ingredients in large bowl until blended.
• Mix in pepper.
• Shape half of meat mixture into eight 1/2-inch-thick patties.
• Shape remaining meat mixture into four 1-inch-thick patties. (Can be made 8 hours ahead. Cover and chill.).
• Prepare barbecue (medium-high heat).
• Grill patties to desired doneness, topping with cheese for last minute of cooking, about 4 minutes per side for medium-rare 1/2-inch-thick patties, and about 6 minutes per side for medium-rare 1-inch-thick patties.
• Place burgers on bottom halves of buns.
• Top with lettuce, tomatoes and upper halves of buns.

CHEDDAR AND GRILLED ONION BURGERS

Steps:

• Heat greased grill to medium-high heat.
• Reserve 1 tsp. garlic for later use. Mix remaining garlic with meat and 3 Tbsp. barbecue sauce just until blended. Shape into 4 (1/2-inch-thick) patties.
• Grill meat patties and onions 5 min. on each side or until burgers are done (160°F) and onions are crisp-tender, brushing onions with remaining barbecue sauce for the last minute.
• Remove onions from grill. Top burgers with cheese; grill 1 to 2 min. or until melted. Meanwhile, place buns, cut sides down, on grill grate; grill until toasted.
• Mix mayonnaise and reserved garlic until blended; spread onto cut sides of top halves of buns. Fill buns with arugula, cheeseburgers and onions.

BARBEQUED CHEDDAR BURGERS

Steps:

• Mix first 5 ingredients and form into patties. Cook by preferred method and melt cheddar cheese on top.

BURLY-MAN-SIZE CHICKEN-CHEDDAR BARBECUED BURGERS

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the mayonnaise, hot sauce, lime juice, parsley, cilantro, salt, and pepper; add in the sliced cabbage, red bell peppers, and half the scallions; stir to coat and set aside.
• In another bowl, combine the ground chicken, barbecue sauce, cheddar dice, reserved scallions, salt, and pepper; mix well.
• Divide mixture into 4 equal portions; form each portion into a 1-inch thick patty.
• Preheat a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat; drizzle olive oil over the patties and place them in the hot skillet.
• Cook 5-6 minutes per side, or until firm and cooked through.
• While the burgers are cooking, toast the kaiser rolls; transfer burgers to the bottoms of the toasted rolls; pile some spicy coleslaw on top, then replace roll tops.

STUFFED BACON-CHEDDAR BBQ BURGER

Steps:

• Combine ground round, ground chuck, salt and pepper in a large bowl.
• In another bowl, combine the coarsely shredded sharp cheddar and cooked bacon pieces.
• Let bacon and cheese mixture sit at room temperature for about 20 minutes to get soft.
• Then, shape mixture into balls (for however many burgers you would like to make). Form 2 patties of meat and place one cheese/bacon ball in between them.
• Pinch the sides together to seal in cheese ball. Gently press formed patty, to spread out cheese ball. Continue until all patties are formed.
• Cook burgers on grill over medium flame for about 7 minutes on each side.
• While burgers are grilling, slice sweet Vidalia onions and sauté them in a skillet with 1 tablespoon of butter. Once onions become translucent (about 4 minutes), add some sweet barbecue sauce.
• Flip burgers, and baste the cooked side of the patties with the same sweet barbecue sauce used in the onions.
• After about 7 minutes longer, the burger should be done (these are big thick burgers and may take longer to grill to your liking).
• Baste again with sweet barbecue sauce before removing from grill.
• Butter hamburger buns and place on top rack of grill for several minutes, until toasted.
• To build burger, take toasted bun, add patty, and top with smothered barbecue onions. You can add tomato or lettuce, if you'd like, but the flavors are great without them.

GRILLED BACON-WRAPPED CHEDDAR BURGERS

Steps:

• Set grill to medium-high heat.
• In a large bowl mix all ingredients except the bacon.
• Form into 4 patties.
• Wrap one or two slices of bacon around each patty, then secure with toothpicks.
• Place the patties on a greased grill.
• Cook until well done.
• Remove the toothpicks before serving.

CHEDDAR BARBECUED BURGERS

Steps:

• Mix first four ingredients together.
• Shape into 12 hamburger patties.
• Grill on each side for 3 to 5 minutes or until no longer pink.
• The last few seconds of cooking top with cheddar cheese.
• When done place on toasted sesame-seed hamburger buns.