Recipe courtesy of Hodad's
Hodad's Blue Jay Burger
- Level: Intermediate
- Yield: 1 burger
- Total: 1 hr 35 min
- Active: 50 min
Ingredients
Hodad's Blue Cheese Sauce:
5 pounds blue cheese crumbles
3 1/2 cups real mayo
2 1/2 cups buttermilk
Hodad's Blue Jay Burger:
One 1/2-inch-thick slice super colossal yellow onion, separated into rings
One 1/3-pound 80/20 ground chuck beef patty
1 teaspoon seasoned salt
2 slices American cheese
One 4-inch sesame seed sourdough bun
1 tablespoon real mayo
1 teaspoon yellow mustard
1 tablespoon ketchup, preferably Heinz
Eight to ten 1/4-inch crinkle-cut dill pickle chips
One 1/2-inch-thick slice tomato
1/2 cup shredded lettuce
Hodad's Signature Bacon Patty, recipe follows
Hodad's Signature Bacon Patty:
4 pounds sliced bacon
Directions
- For the Hodad's blue cheese sauce: Combine blue cheese, mayo and buttermilk in a bowl until well mixed.
- For the Hodad's blue jay burger: Cook the onion rings on a griddle until caramelized. Set aside.
- Sprinkle both sides of the beef patty with the seasoned salt. Sear on hot griddle until browned and cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes on each side. Add the cheese and let melt.
- Toast top and bottom of bun on the griddle until golden brown.
- Add mayo, mustard and ketchup to bun bottom, then add pickle chips, tomato and lettuce.
- Top with beef patty, then with Bacon Patty and 1/3 cup Hodad's blue cheese sauce, grilled onions and toasted bun top.
Hodad's Signature Bacon Patty:
- Place bacon in a large pot and cover with 2 quarts water. Bring to a boil and cook until the bacon fat renders, about 45 minutes.
- Place a 4-ounce serving of bacon on a hot flat-top grill or griddle and weigh down. Cook, flipping occasionally, until both sides are crispy. Repeat with remaining bacon.