Happy Fourth of July!
This is a quick, simple way to spice up burgers and make something a little different.
1 lb. ground beef
6 slices of bacon ground up (See Meat Grinder post)
Mix together, I use my hands to make sure the ground bacon is thoroughly in the meat without any large clumps. Make patties and then grill! If you do not wish to grill them, then cut them into individual squares and put in ZIploc Bag. You can either refrigerate them if you plan to use them in the next day or so, otherwise store them in the freezer. It’s a quick thaw and when separated with wax paper, the burgers come right off.
You can use different toppings on these burgers to make them extra tasty! Add pineapple – goes great with Hawaiian themed parties, or you can my favorite Western Bacon Burgers – which I’ll post that recipe next week!
Today I’d like to talk about the meat grinder attachment that one can use on their Kitchen Aid mixer. It’s a little bit more expensive than I would have thought (and wanted) and I still bought it because I was determined to make Real Bacon Burgers (recipe to be posted next week). I bought it and came home and put it on, pretty easy. This is what it looks like when attached correctly to the mixer:
You do not place the bowl where it normally goes, it will have to bet set on your counter underneath the grinder exit to ensure that it catches all the ground up meat. Slowly turn on the mixer (where the beater normally goes will still rotate even though it has no use with the grinder) and place the meat you wish to grind up in the top of the grinder. Use the provided utensil to push the meat through.
It’s great, in this picture is ground up bacon.
1 package cream cheese, softened
1 1/2 tbsp. dry bbq rub
3 garlic cloves, minced
Mix cream cheese and spices well until cheese is smooth.
Cut jalapeno tops off and gut out middles. Rinse any extra seeds out.
Fill jalapeno with cream cheese mixture.
Fold a half piece of bacon over the top and put a toothpick through it to hold in place.
Put on tinfoil and let grill 10 minutes on each side or until bacon is done.
