Black and Blue Burgers are stuffed with blue cheese crumbles and coated in blackening seasoning. Served on toasted buns with bacon, avocado slices, and special sauce, these gourmet burgers can't be beat.
Course:?Dinner, Lunch, Main Dish
Cuisine:?American
Keyword:?grilled, ground beef
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¿ªÔÆÌåÓýs:?4
Ingredients
2?pounds?ground chuck
4?ounces?crumbled blue cheese
8?slices?bacon,?cooked
1 1/2 to 2?tablespoons?blackening spice
4?brioche hamburger buns
4?lettuce leaves
1?tomato,?sliced
1?ripe avocado,?sliced
2?tablespoons?ketchup
2?tablespoons?mayonnaise
Instructions
Divide the ground beef into 8 equal portions. Flatten each portion into a thin burger. Top half of them with blue cheese, dividing it equally and piling it in the middle.
Place the other four patties on top. Press the two patties together around the edges to seal them well and completely enclose the blue cheese.
Place burgers on a plate, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes and up to 8 hours.
Cook bacon until crispy in a grill pan. Set cooked bacon aside. Drain off the bacon grease, leaving a little in the pan.
Sprinkle both sides of burgers with blackening spice.Reheat the grill pan over medium-high heat. Add burgers and cook for 4 to 5 minutes per side.
Briefly heat the buns in the grill pan.
To assemble, place lettuce and tomato slices on bottom of buns. Top with a burger.
Mix together ketchup and mayonnaise and spread on top of burgers.Top with bacon, avocado slices and bun tops.
Notes
Note: You can cook burgers on a gas or charcoal grill instead of using a grill pan.
