Chipotle Meatloaf Burger... make these as sliders too! Great for a Super Bowl parties!
Ingredients
1/4 cup dry bread crumbs
1/2 cup beef broth
1 large egg
1 tablespoon tomato paste
1 pound ground beef short rib
1 pound ground New York strip
2 teaspoons garlic powder
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
3 tablespoons minced onion
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
1 pound bacon slices, halved crosswise
2 large red onions, sliced
Vegetable oil, for brushing the grill
12 slices provolone cheese
6 sesame seed buns
Gayle's Chipotle BBQ Sauce
Directions
In a small bowl, soak the bread crumbs in the beef broth and set aside to allow the bread crumbs to absorb the broth. It should look like wet sand. In another small bowl, whisk together the egg and tomato paste until fully incorporated. Set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the ground meats. Add the egg mixture and bread crumbs. Sprinkle in the garlic powder, paprika, salt, and pepper. Mix gently by hand to combine, being careful not to overwork the meat or else the burgers will be tough. Fold in the minced onion and parsley. Gently hand-form the ground beef into 6 burgers. Don't pack the meat too tightly. Set the meat aside in the refrigerator.
Put a large skillet over medium-low heat. Fry the bacon in batches for 8 minutes, or until crisp. Remove the bacon to a plate lined with paper towels. Tip out all but 3 tablespoons of the bacon fat. To the bacon drippings, add the red onions. Cook for 10 to 15 minutes, or until the onions are caramelized.
Grease a large grill pan with oil and place on two burners over medium-high heat. Or brush oil on a gas or charcoal grill to create a nonstick surface and preheat the grill to get it very hot. Grill the burgers for 4 minutes per side for medium, or 3 minutes if you like your meat rare. The burgers should turn easily without sticking.
When the burgers are just about cooked, put a couple of slices of cheese on top and allow to melt. Remove the burgers to a clean side plate so you have enough room to toast the buns. Toast the hamburger buns cut side down for 1 minute.
Stack 2 bacon slices across the bottom half of the bun, and lay 2 more crisscrossing to make an x, creating a platform of bacon. Lay down the hamburger patty, cheese side up, and top with one-sixth of the caramelized onion.
Spread with 2 tablespoons of Gayle's BBQ Sauce and top with the other half of the bun. Serve the remaining BBQ sauce on the side for dipping!
