Steakhouse Steak Burger Recipe - from Amazingribs.com - BBQFOOD4U

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: American cheese

Reduced-fat cheese lowers calories while maintaining flavor.

burger buns

🥗Healthier: whole grain buns

💰Cheaper: white bread

Whole grain buns offer more fiber and nutrients.

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground chuck

Ground turkey is leaner, while ground chuck is often less expensive.

pickles

🥗Healthier: cucumber slices

💰Cheaper: no pickles

Fresh cucumber adds crunch with fewer calories.

Get your condiments ready before you start.

Trim off the fat and silver skin from the beef short ribs and cut it up.

Place the trimmed meat on a baking sheet and put it in the freezer for about 10 minutes to make it easier to grind.

While the meat is in the freezer, prepare the spices: combine 1/4 teaspoon of fresh ground black pepper, 1/4 teaspoon of onion powder, 1/4 teaspoon of garlic powder, and 1 teaspoon of table salt in a bowl and mix together.

After 10 minutes, take the meat out of the freezer and grind it using a KitchenAid meat grinder (or a cast iron meat grinder).

Spread the ground meat out on a tray, coat it with the spice mixture, and gently form it into meatballs around 8 ounces each, shaping them into patties about 4 inches wide and 3/4 inch thick.

Prepare four slices of thick-cut bacon and 4 ounces of hickory wood for smoking.

Set up the Napoleon Apollo three-in-one smoker for two-zone indirect cooking and place the bacon on one side and the burgers on the other.

Slice the bakery style kaiser buns in half and spread butter on both sides, then grill them up.

After 10 minutes, check the temperatures of the bacon and burgers with a digital thermometer and flip them if necessary.

Once the burgers are 20 degrees below your target temperature, sprinkle a good layer of salt and brush on a little vegetable oil on both sides to sear them.

Toast the buns on the grill until golden brown.

Spread 2 tablespoons of meatheads burger glop on the bottom of each bun, place the burgers on top, and add two slices of bacon, followed by two slices of lettuce, two slices of tomatoes, and finish with onions.

Place the tops of the buns on and serve the burgers.

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