Garlic Butter Bacon Cheeseburger | Golden's Cast Iron Cooker | Heath Riles

bacon

🥗Healthier: turkey bacon

💰Cheaper: pork belly

Turkey bacon reduces fat content while maintaining flavor.

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: American cheese

Reduced-fat cheese lowers calories without sacrificing creaminess.

burger buns

🥗Healthier: whole wheat buns

💰Cheaper: white bread

Whole wheat buns provide more fiber.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil offers a healthier fat option.

Pick up half pound angus burgers with an 80/20 blend from the grocery store.

Season one side of the burgers with everyday rub, which is a salt, pepper, garlic, and onion blend.

Apply garlic butter rub on the other side of the burgers.

Place the seasoned burgers in the fridge to let them set while preparing the grill.

Prepare the grill with a cool zone and a hot zone, building a small fire for cooking four burgers.

Make a garlic butter by mixing a stick of butter with minced garlic and some garlic butter seasoning.

Grill the burgers, basting them with the garlic butter mixture four times during cooking.

In the last few minutes of grilling, add a scoop of garlic butter and a slice of sharp cheddar cheese on top of each burger to melt.

Toast brioche buns on the grill until golden brown.

Cook bacon in the oven at 400 degrees for 25 minutes with hot rub seasoning.

Spread mayonnaise on the bottom of each toasted brioche bun.

Place butter lettuce on top of the mayonnaise as a barrier.

Add a slice of onion on each burger bun.

Place one burger patty on top of each bun.

Add cooked bacon on top of each burger.

Slice fresh tomatoes and place one slice on each burger.

Season the tomatoes with a little bit of everyday rub.

Spread more mayonnaise on the top of each burger.

Assemble the burgers and prepare to taste them.

Cut one burger in half to check the inside.

Cooking Techniques

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