Blushing Buffalo Burgers With Smokey Creamy Barbecue Sauce
Buffalo Burgers with Smoky BBQ Cream Sauce & Bacon & Onion Jam
Ingredients
Blushing Buffalo Burgers
- 1 lb ground bison
- 1 lb ground Mexican chorizo bulk
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1/8 tsp pepper
- 1/4 cup your favorite BBQ Sauce
- 1/4 cup sour Cream
- 3/4 tsp sweet smoked paprika
- 6 slices Muenster Cheese or Monterey Jack
- spicy pickles
- lettuce
Blushing Buffalo Bacon & Onion Jam
- 1 lb thick smoked bacon cut into 1 inch pieces
- 1 large onion sliced
- 4 cloves garlic chopped
- 1/4 cup cider vinegar
- 3/4 cup coffee (brewed)
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1/4 cup Somerset Ridge Buffalo Blush
- 1 chipotle chili in adobo chopped
- 1/2 tsp cumin
- pepper to taste
Instructions
Bacon Onion Jam
- Cook the bacon in a large sauce pan over medium heat until the fat has rendered and the bacon starts to get crispy and set aside
- Reserve 1 tablespoon of the grease in the pan
- Add the onions and saute until tender, about 5-7 minutes
- Add the garlic and saute until fragrant, about a minute
- Add the vinegar and deglaze the pan
- Add the coffee, brown sugar, maple syrup, Somerset Ridge Buffalo Blush, bacon, chipotle chilies, cumin and pepper, reduce the heat and simmer until reduced to a syrupy consistency, about 1-2 hours
- Process the jam in a food processor to smooth it out a bit but not too much as you want to have the texture of the bacon
- **If not finished in one sitting, store in a sealed container in the fridge for up to 4 weeks**
Smokey Creamy BBQ Sauce
- Mix BBQ Sauce, Sour cream and paprika until well blended
- Set aside
Burgers
- In a large bowl, place the ground bison, and add the Mexican chorizo in small pieces so it will blend well
- Add salt and pepper and mix the two meats together until pretty well blended, without handling to meat too much
- Using a kitchen scale, form the meat into patties each weighing 1/3 pound
- Heat a grill to 600 degrees
- Lower temp to 350 and Grill the meat patties about 5 minutes per side
- Just before removing patties from grill, top each patty with a slice of cheese
- Let cheese melt before removing
- Also heat or toast buns on grill
Building your Burger
- On the bottom bun, place a leaf of lettuce then a spoonful of Bacon and Onion Jam. A couple slices of pickle, the meat patty and then drizzle with the Smoky BBQ Cream Sauce. Top with the top bun and enjoy!