Cookbook:Firecracker Burgers

Firecracker Burgers
Category	Hamburger recipes
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Ingredients

• ½ cup mayonnaise
• 2 chipotle chiles in adobo, finely chopped
• 1–1½ tsp cayenne pepper
• ½ tsp salt
• ½ tsp freshly-ground black pepper
• 1 tsp Montreal Steak Seasoning
• 1 pound ground beef chuck
• Olive oil
• 8 slices bacon, crisp cooked
• 4 slices pepper jack cheese
• Hamburger buns
• Lettuce, tomato, and onion (optional)

Procedure

1. Combine mayonnaise and chipotle. Refrigerate until needed.
2. Combine cayenne, salt, pepper, and steak seasoning. Set aside.
3. Form meat into 4 equal patties, about ½ inch thick. Make an indentation in the center of each one and brush with olive oil.
4. Sprinkle patties on both sides with seasoning mixture. Set aside.
5. Preheat a chimney starter full of charcoal in the bottom of a kettle grill. Once hot, disperse evenly around the bottom of the grill.
6. Add burgers and grill, turning often, until desired doneness is achieved.
7. Place a slice of cheese on each patty once it comes off the grill. Serve on buns with bacon, lettuce, tomato, and the chipotle mayonnaise.

Notes, tips, and variations

• If you can't stand the heat, you may, of course, reduce the cayenne.