Description
Indulge in the ultimate comfort food with these Whiskey Bacon Burgers. Juicy beef patties topped with sautéed mushrooms, crispy bacon, and a rich whiskey sauce, all sandwiched between soft burger buns. This recipe is a flavor explosion that will have your taste buds begging for more.
Ingredients
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Whiskey Sauce:
- 1 Tbsp oil
- 1 Tbsp unsalted butter
- 1 small yellow onion
- 1 1/4 Tbsp all-purpose flour
- 1 cup beef stock
- 1/2 cup whiskey
- 1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 Tbsp tomato paste
- 1 bay leaf
- Salt
- Fresh ground black pepper
Burgers:
- 2 lbs ground beef 85/15 or 80/20
- 1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 egg
- Salt
- Fresh ground black pepper
- 2 Tbsp whiskey to cook the burgers
Toppings:
- 4 hamburger buns
- 8 oz baby bella mushrooms, sliced
- 8–12 strips crispy bacon
Instructions
- Burgers (2-4 hours ahead): Combine ground beef, Worcestershire sauce, egg, salt, and pepper in a mixing bowl. Shape into patties and refrigerate for 2-4 hours.
- Sauce: Sauté onions, add flour, whiskey, beef stock, Worcestershire sauce, tomato paste, salt, pepper, and bay leaf. Simmer until thickened.
- Sautéed Mushrooms: Cook mushrooms in oil and butter until golden brown.
- Cooking the burgers: Make a well in each patty, cook in a hot pan with oil, flipping once. Pour whiskey while cooking.
- Assemble: Top burgers with mushrooms, bacon, and whiskey sauce.
Notes
- Burger Temperature: For medium-rare burgers – 130°-135°, For medium – 140°-145°, For medium-well – 150°-155°, For well done – 160°-165°
- Cooking burgers: Burgers cook fast, adjust cooking time based on thickness. Recipe produces juicy burgers even if cooked to medium-well.
- Do not disturb: Avoid moving burgers when cooking.
- Do not press: Do not press burgers to retain juices.
- Let it rest: Allow burgers to rest before serving for juicier results.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 burger
- Calories: Approx. 650
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 32g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 16g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 45g
- Cholesterol: 150mg
