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Bacon Jam Cheeseburger Sliders

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Servings: 12
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 2 pounds 80/20 ground chuck
  • Salt pepper, and garlic (1 tablespoon each)
  • 1 pound bacon chopped
  • 1 white onion diced
  • 4-5 garlic cloves minced
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup bourbon
  • 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 1/2 cup maple syrup
  • 6-9 slices American cheese
  • Slider buns
  • Wagyu tallow or cooking spray

Method
 

  1. Flatten ground chuck in a pan, season, and refrigerate.
  2. Cook bacon in a skillet, remove, and discard half the grease. Add onion, cook for 10 mins. Add garlic, cook for 4-5 mins. Return bacon, cook for 1-2 mins. Add brown sugar, bourbon, vinegar, and syrup. Simmer for 10-15 mins until thickened. Transfer to jar.
  3. Heat griddle to medium, spray with tallow. Cook patty, season backside. Flip after 4-6 mins, add cheese after 2 mins.
  4. Toast buns, assemble sliders with bacon jam. Cut and serve.