BBQ Beef Burgers with Candied Bacon and Crispy Onion

Inspired by the Wicked Good Burger book I reviewed this weekend, I decided to rustle up burgers for dinner.

I didn’t follow one of the recipes from the book, but made my own. I took some lean minced beef, and added some of 14 Spice Dry Rub as flavouring. I accompanied that with some candied bacon, crispy fried onions and couple of sliced pickles. All this was topped off with some cheese – cheddar or brie works really well – and a good squirt of my Sweet and Tangy BBQ Sauce.

I cooked the burger in a skillet but it could just as easy be done on a barbecue.

Delish!

BBQ Beef Burger with Candied Bacon and Crispy Onions

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Ingredients

Burger

500g Lean Steak Mince
2 tablespoons 14 Spice Dry Rub
1 teaspoon Salt

Crispy Onion

2 Large Onions (half moon slices, as thin as possible)
1 handful Fine Cornmeal
1 handful Plain Flour
1 heaped tablespoon 14 Spice Dry Rub

Candied Bacon

8 Rashers Smoked Streaky Bacon
1 heaped tablespoon Dark Brown Sugar
1 teaspoon Sweet Paprika
Maple Syrup

Directions

1.	Place the slices of bacon on your grill pan with the base lined in foil. Mix the paprika and sugar together and rub gently on top of the bacon
2.	Bake the bacon in a pre-heated oven Gas Mark 4 / 180°C / 350°F for 10 minutes. Brush the bacon with some maple syrup and place back in the oven for 15-20 minutes until crispy
3.	Knead the spice mix and salt into the minced beef, and divide into 4. Shape each quarter into a patty about 1.5-2 cm thick.
4.	Heat a cast-iron skillet with a little oil until the oil just starts to smoke. Gently place your burgers in the pan and leave undisturbed until they are ready to turn.
5.	Flip the burgers and cook the other side until cooked through. Take the skillet off the heat, place a slice of cheese over each patty, and leave the burgers to rest for 10 minutes
6.	Heat some vegetable in oil in a wok about 3-4cm deep. While your oil is heating, toss the onion slices in the flour, cornmeal and spice mix until completely coated
7.	Drop into the hot oil, a good handful at a time, and fry until it starts to turn golden. Lift out each batch with a slotted spoon or spider and drain on a plate with kitchen paper
8.	Serve the burgers in a bun, with 2 slices of bacon, and a handful of crispy onion.

Note

Recipe: 14 Spice Dry Rub

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BBQ Beef Burgers with Candied Bacon and Crispy Onion

BBQ Beef Burger with Candied Bacon and Crispy Onions