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Jalapeno Beer Cheese Burger with Beer Candied Bacon

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Ingredients
  

For the bacon:

  • 12 strips thick sliced bacon
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • ¼ cup stout
  • pinch cayenne

For the cheese sauce:

  • 2 tbs butter
  • 2 tbs flour
  • 2 tbs cornstarch
  • 1 cup IPA
  • 1 cup whole milk
  • 2 cups 4 wt oz shredded cheddar cheese

For the burgers:

  • 2 lbs ground chuck 80/20 lean to fat ratio, very cold
  • 2 tbs stout
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • 2 tbs melted butter
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 2 jalapenos sliced
  • 6 hamburger buns or Kaiser rolls

Instructions
 

Make the bacon:

  • Preheat ove the 350.
  • In a sauce pan over medium high heat, bring the brown sugar, stout and cayenne to boil, boil for one minute.
  • Place the bacon on a wire rack over a baking sheet. Brush the bacon on each side with sugar mixture.
  • Bake at 350 for 10 minutes, flip, re-brush with sugar mixture, bake for ten more minutes until bacon is a dark brown. Remove from oven, allow to cool. Bacon will harden as it cools.
  • Bacon can be made a day ahead of time.

Make the cheese:

  • In a pan over medium high heat, melt the butter. Sprinkle with flour and cornstarch, whisk until well combined, allow to cook until a light brown color.
  • Add the beer and the milk, bring to a low simmer. About ¼ cup at a time, whisk in the cheese, making sure all cheese is melted before adding more. Keep warm while you make the burgers (sauce will thicken as it cools, add additional milk or beer and add to heat if the sauce thickens too much).

Make the Burgers:

  • Preheat the grill.
  • In a medium bowl, gently mix together the beef, 2 tablespoons stout and onion powder. Make sure that you only mix as little as necessary, over working the meat will make it tough. Form into 6 patties (make sure to form patties larger than you want the final results to be, patties shrink as they cook).
  • Brush patties on both sides with butter, sprinkle liberally with salt and pepper.
  • Grill on both sides until medium, about 4 minutes per side.
  • Fill the buns with patties, jalapenos, bacon and cheese sauce.