Grilling, Smoking and Barbecuing Recipes
Maplewood Smoked Bacon Beer Burgers
What's not to love about this recipe? Ground beef patties are grilled and topped with smoked bacon and Cheddar.
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef (96% lean)
- 1/4 cup beer
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 4 whole wheat hamburger buns, split
- 4 slices reduced-fat Cheddar cheese
- 4 extra-thick slices Maplewood-smoked bacon, cut in half, cooked crisp
Instructions
- Combine ground beef, beer, and Worcestershire in medium bowl, mixing lightly but thoroughly. Shape into four 1/2-inch thick patties.
- Place patties in center of grid over medium, ash-covered coals. Grill, uncovered, 8 to 10 minutes (over medium heat on preheated gas grill, 7 to 9 minutes) until instant-read thermometer inserted horizontally into center registers 160 degrees F, turning occasionally. About 2 minutes before burgers are done, place buns, cut-side down, on grid. Grill until lightly toasted. During last minute of grilling, top each burger with cheese.
- Place burgers on bottom of buns; top with bacon slices. Close sandwiches.
Notes
Cook's Tips
- It’s not a good idea to cut into a steak or burger to see if it’s done. You’ll lose juices and risk drying out the meat. Instead, rely on your thermometer to tell you when it’s done.
- Cooking times are for fresh or thoroughly thawed ground beef. Ground beef should be cooked to an internal temperature of 160 degrees F. Color is not a reliable indicator of ground beef doneness.
- Reduced-sodium or regular bacon may be substituted for Maplewood-smoked bacon.
Nutrition
Per serving: Cal 510, Protein 46g
Attribution
Recipe and photo used with permission from:
Cattlemens Beef Board and National Cattlemen's Beef Association