Pepper Crusted Bacon Cheeseburgers

In my world there’s nothing better than a burger cooked on a super hot flat top griddle. Boy do I love that nice little char you get on the patties. These pepper crusted bacon cheeseburgers amp up that great flat top (though you can certainly grill them!) flavor even more.

Course Main

Cuisine American

Keyword bacon, burgers

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 20

Total Time 35

Servings servings

Calories 715kcal

Author Based on a recipe from The Chunky Chef

Equipment

Ingredients

For the garlic aioli

2 cloves garlic minced
¼ teaspoon Kosher salt
½ cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 ½ teaspoon parsley minced

For the burgers

2 pounds ground beef
1 small sweet onion
1 tablespoon heavy cream you can omit this if you don't have cream on hand
kosher salt
freshly ground black pepper
8 hamburger buns
green leaf lettuce
8 slices cheddar cheese smokehouse cheddar is best!
8 slices bacon cooked

Instructions

For the garlic aioli

Place garlic in a small bowl.
Add the salt and mash with a fork until it becomes a paste.
Add the remaining ingredients and whisk until combined.
Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.

For the burgers

Place beef into a large bowl.
Grate 2 tablespoons of the onion into the beef. Slice the remaining onion thin and reserve.
Add cream, salt and pepper and mix well.
Form into 8 1/4 pound patties.
Spread cracked black pepper out onto a plate. Lightly press each side of each patty into the pepper.
Cook patties as desired. I prefer them grilled on a flat-top griddle, but you can also cook them in a skillet.
Lightly toast the buns.
Assemble burgers by slathering buns with the garlic aioli.
Add the lettuce, cooked patties, cheese and bacon and serve.

Notes

The garlic aioli is great on sandwiches, too!

Nutrition