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Smash Burgers with Baconnaise Sauce

Difficulty: Easy
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Course: Appetizer, Main Course
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 2 pounds ground chuck formed into 1/3 pound balls (80/20 for the best flavor)
  • 2 white onions thinly sliced with a mandoline
  • 1/2 pound bacon crispy and chopped
  • Salt pepper, garlic for seasoning
  • Mustard for cooking
  • Pepper jack cheese sliced
  • Burger buns toasted
  • Avocado oil for cooking
Baconnaise Sauce
  • 1/2 cup mayo
  • 2 tablespoons ketchup
  • 2 tablespoons mustard
  • 1/2 pound crispy chopped bacon
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon all-purpose rub Salt, pepper, garlic
  • 1 tablespoon red pepper flakes

Method
 

  1. Form the ground chuck into 1/3 pound balls and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
  2. Slice the white onions as thin as possible, using a mandoline safely with the guard or gloves. Squeeze out excess water and refrigerate.
  3. Crisp up the bacon, chop it, and set it aside.
  4. Prepare the Baconnaise Sauce: Mix mayo, ketchup, mustard, bacon, Worcestershire sauce, apple cider vinegar, all-purpose rub, and red pepper flakes. Refrigerate.
  5. Heat a griddle to medium-high heat. Apply avocado oil and place burger balls on the griddle, 2-3 inches apart. Add sliced onions on top and smash down with a burger press. Season with salt, pepper, and garlic.
  6. Cook for 3-4 minutes, then add mustard on top, flip, and add pepper jack cheese. Cook until cheese melts, about 3 more minutes.
  7. Toast burger buns on the griddle. Assemble the burgers with Baconnaise sauce on the bottom bun, double smash burgers, more Baconnaise sauce, and the top bun.