GOURMET BACON, ONION, AND MUSHROOM BURGERS

Gourmet Bacon, Onion, and Mushroom Burgers image

This is an unforgettable burger topped with sauteed mushrooms, onions, pepper jack cheese, and bacon.

Provided by souchefdozer

Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Pork

Time 57m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

7 strips thick-cut bacon
1 onion, chopped
1 (8 ounce) package baby bella mushrooms, sliced
3 tablespoons red wine
8 bakery-style hamburger buns, split
2 pounds ground beef
1 tablespoon sea salt
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon ground black pepper
8 slices pepper jack cheese

Steps:

Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain bacon strips on paper towels, reserving 1 tablespoon of grease in the skillet. Chop bacon into large chunks.
Saute onion and mushrooms over medium-high heat in the same skillet until golden brown, about 8 minutes. Add wine and reduce heat to medium, stirring frequently, until wine reduces by half, about 5 minutes. Remove onion mixture from heat.
Preheat an outdoor grill for medium heat and lightly oil the grate. Place hamburger buns on grill until lightly toasted, 2 to 3 minutes.
Shape ground beef into 8 patties. Sprinkle salt, garlic powder, and ground black pepper over patties.
Cook patties on the preheated grill until browned on one side, about 6 minutes. Flip patties, top each with one slice of cheese and continue grilling until no longer pink in the center, about 6 minutes more. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 160 degrees F (71 degrees C).
Transfer burgers to toasted buns. Place some of the onion mixture on top using a slotted spoon. Add chunks of bacon.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 527.8 calories, Carbohydrate 27.4 g, Cholesterol 107.4 mg, Fat 30.9 g, Fiber 2 g, Protein 32.6 g, SaturatedFat 13.1 g, Sodium 1276.4 mg, Sugar 4.6 g