Chipotle Honey Bbq Bacon Burger With Gorgonzola Cheese Recipes

Steps:

• Mix ground beef, ground pork, green onion, red pepper and garlic.
• Form into 6 patties.
• Roll in black pepper.
• Refrigerate until needed.
• Heat grill to medium heat.
• Place a 2-quart saucepan on grill.
• Heat olive oil in saucepan.
• Sauté chipotle peppers, green peppers, red peppers, red onion, roma tomatoes and garlic.
• Deglaze with apple cider vinegar and let simmer.
• Add dry mustard.
• Blend sauce mixture; combine until smooth.
• Add ketchup and honey.
• Bring to a slow simmer.
• Cook bacon in a griddle/frying pan on grill surface.
• Keep warm for later use.
• Place burger patties on grill.
• Cook until medium-well, basting with Chipotle-Honey BBQ Sauce.
• Place 1 teaspoon Chipotle-Honey BBQ Sauce on top and bottom of each Kaiser bun.
• Assemble as follows: bottom bun, Gorgonzola cheese, peppered bacon, burger patty, roma tomatoes, and top bun.

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a food processor and blend until very smooth, 1-2 minutes. Refrigerate.
• Sauce may become quite thick once refrigerated. Just heat for a few seconds in microwave.
• Recipe can be doubled or tripled and the level of chipotle pepper can be adjusted to suit personal preferences.

Steps:

• To Make the Chipotle Aioli: Add all the ingredients to a food processor and puree. Season to taste with salt and pepper, if desired.
• For the Burgers: Heat grill to medium heat.
• Chop fine the chipotle pepper; using a light hand mix with meat, cilantro, garlic and adobo sauce just until blended.
• Shape into 4 (1/2-inch-thick) patties.
• Grill 5 to 6 minute on each side or until done (160ºF). Top with cheese; grill 1 minute or until melted.
• Spread aioli onto bottom halves of buns; cover with lettuce, tomatoes, cheeseburgers and tops of buns.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees F. Spray 2 cast iron straight-sided muffin pans (6 cups each) with no-stick cooking spray. Stir together cornbread mix, flour, milk, sour cream, and egg in medium bowl until well blended. Stir in chives, bacon, and cheese. Fill prepared muffin pans 3/4 full. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown. (Any remaining batter may be made into additional muffins.)
• Melt butter in a 12-inch Lodge cast iron skillet over medium-low heat. Add onions. Cook until onions are translucent, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove onions and set aside.
• Combine ground chuck, egg, bread crumbs, garlic, salt, and pepper in large bowl. Blend well. Divide into 12 equal portions. Pat out into thin burgers. Cook in skillet over medium to medium-high heat until done. Top each burger with slice of cheese.
• Combine mayonnaise, chipotle pepper and adobo sauce. Slice cornbread to make buns. Spread thin layer of chipotle mayo on top and bottom. Place burger on bottom halves. Top with onions. Place top on burger.