Green Chile Bacon Burger Recipes

Steps:

• To roast the peppers: Toss the poblano peppers with some olive oil and then roast them on an open flame until the skin is burnt. Let cool. Peel the skin and remove the seeds.
• Combine the bacon and olive oil in a medium stockpot. Cook over low heat until the bacon fat has liquefied (rendered). Add the onion, garlic and jalapeno and cook until soft. Add salt and pepper to taste. Add the vodka and cook until the liquid is reduced by 1/2. Add the cream and simmer until reduced by 1/4. Add the roasted poblano peppers and simmer with the cream for 5 minutes. Finally, add the cilantro and use a hand-held immersion blender to puree the mixture. Let cool before serving. Great with pasta, tacos and burgers.

Steps:

• Grill peppers, covered, over high heat until all sides are blistered and blackened, 8-10 minutes, turning as needed. Immediately place peppers in a small bowl; let stand, covered, 20 minutes. Reduce grill temperature to medium heat., Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine beef, salt and pepper; mix lightly but thoroughly. Shape into six 3/4-in.-thick patties., Peel off and discard charred skin from peppers. Cut peppers lengthwise in half; carefully remove stems and seeds. Cut into slices or coarsely chop. , Grill burgers, covered, over medium heat until a thermometer reads 160°, 5-7 minutes on each side. Top with cheese and chiles; grill, covered, until cheese is melted, 1-2 minutes longer. Top bun bottoms with burgers. If desired, serve with lettuce, tomato, onion, bacon and mayonnaise.

Steps:

• Chile Peppers: Open and drain both cans of Chiles. Remove them from cans and slice down the side of each pepper length wise. Remove any seeds or insides. I do this under running water. After all of the peppers are split and seeded, lay all of them flat on a cookie sheet or plate covered in paper towels. Pat the tops of the peppers with paper towels as well until dry. You may have too many peppers but, the cans can be iffy. Better to have too many than too few.
• Bacon: Cut one piece of bacon in half for each burger. making 2 burger sized strips for each patty. Fry to desired crispness and drain on paper towels.
• Burgers: Place patties in a frying pan on Medium heat.
• Lightly oil the pan if using turkey patties.
• Coat only the top of the patties LIBERALLY with the chili powder.
• Sprinkle with a dash of Lawry's.
• Sprinkle with a dash of garlic powder. (Don't use garlic salt. It will be too salty with the Lawry's.).
• Cook on both sides until done and turn heat to lowest setting.
• Seasoned side up, put on 2 half pieces of bacon on each patty.
• Put one green chile on each patty.
• Put both cheeses on each patty and cover to melt the cheese.
• Once cheese has melted, Put a little mayo on your buns, and your patties. Sit down, and dig in! :).

Steps:

• Heat grill to medium high. When grill is ready, brush grill rack with oil.
• For the green chile relish. heat a grill or grill pan. drizzle olive oil over the onion slices, jalapeno and poblano. Season with salt and pepper. Grill until softened and beginning to caramelize - about 10 minutes. Meanwhile, heat a cast iron or large, heavy nonstick fire-proof skillet on the grill. Add the bacon and cook until browned and crisp. Remove to paper towel lined plate. Remove all but 1 tablespoon bacon fat; add onions and jalapeno and poblano and add remaining ingredients, including bacon. Simmer for 10 minutes or until thickened. Remove from heat and set aside in bowl until ready for use.
• For the ancho ketchup - Heat a large fireproof sauce pan. Place the ancho chiles, onion, and garlic in the saucepan and cover with the water. Bring to a boil over high heat, reduce heat and simmer for about 15 minutes, or until the chiles have absorbed some liquid and have become soft. Remove the chiles, onion, and garlic with a slotted spoon and transfer them to a food processor. Add the brown sugar, cumin, allspice, tomato paste and 1 cup of the liquid the peppers were cooked inches Puree, adding more pepper liquid if necessary until you reach the desired thickness. Set aside until.
• For the sassy onion rings- Combine all ingredients in bowl except the oil, and onion. Mix well. Heat oil to 350. dip the onion pieces in batter and fry until golden brown- about 2 minutes. Remove with slotted spoon and season with salt. Set aside until ready to use.
• For the patties, combine all ingredients in bowl. Mix with hands until combined. Form into 6 patties.