Bacon Jam Double Cheeseburger

Sticky-sweet bacon jam, two perfectly seared smash burgers and melted American cheese, this Bacon Jam Double Cheeseburger is utterly irresistible.

About this Bacon Jam Double Cheeseburger:

If you're a lover of classic bacon cheeseburgers, then this is the recipe for you but with a sweet twist. The star of the show in this burger is the moreish bacon jam, onion and bacon pieces beautifully caramelized in maple syrup. You won't settle for just bacon rashers in your burgers again!

Ingredients

• Ground beef
• Seeded burger bun
• Bacon jam (See recipe card for ingredients and instructions)
• American burger cheese
• Mayonnaise
• Butter
• Salt & pepper

See recipe card for quantities.

Step by step photographs:

1. Step 1: In a pan on medium heat, melt your butter and toast your buns.

2. Step 2: Add your meat to the pan, then smash down using a burger smasher or spatula into a burger patty. It is your choice whether to make two patties or one large patty. Add salt and pepper.

3. Step 3: Add your cheese to the patties and stack them on-top of each other.

4. Step 4: Add your bacon jam, top bun and burger dome/ pan lid to steam your buns.

What about the bacon jam?

You can find the recipe for my irresistible bacon jam in the recipe card. However, if you prefer, you can see step by step photographs here: Bacon Onion Jam. A perfect balance of sweet, smoky and savoury, this Bacon Onion Jam will level up any cheeseburger or can be used as a delicious chutney. 

What beef should I use for the patty?

The perfect burger patty needs to have a 70/30 meat to fat ratio. This allows the beef to remain succulent and juicy when cooked and adds a depth of flavor that low fat beef just can't match.

Which buns can I use for this recipe?

I have paired this burger with a simple burger bun, the easy recipe can be found here: Homemade Hamburger Buns.

Alternatively, you can definitely use a brioche burger bun, the recipe can be found here: Brioche Hamburger Buns recipe.

Equipment

All you need to make this recipe perfect is a pan and pan lid. Instead of using a burger dome, simply use the lid for your pan to perfectly steam your buns and melt your cheese to perfection. You can easily fry your burgers in a pan, or be a star chef and grill on an iron skillet or griddle.

Substitutions

This bacon jam burger has wonderfully balanced flavors of salty and sweet, pairing with a classic American slice of cheese. However, if you want to use up other items you have in your refrigerator then here are some ideas:

• Cheese - instead of using a slice of American cheese, an Aged cheddar will melt perfectly or a slice of Mozzarella.
• Bun - use gluten free buns instead of white bread buns to make this gluten free
• Vegetarian - the beef hamburger can be replaced with a plant-based burger to make this vegetarian

Storage

Store the wet ingredients (mayonnaise, cheese and bacon jam) separately from the dry ingredients (buns) in the fridge, and recombine when ready. Good for 2-3 days.

Refrigeration: You can store your burger patties raw in the fridge for up to 2-3 days before you want to cook them. Always store in an airtight container and keep away from cooked meat products. You can store cooked patties in the refrigerator for 3-4 days in an airtight container, keep away from any raw meat in your fridge.

Frozen: You can freeze your raw or cooked patties for up to 3 months, ensure they are separated by parchment paper so they don’t stick together and store in freezer bags to prevent freezer burn.

Reheating: To reheat your raw patties, simply thaw out overnight in the refrigerator and fry as instructed above. If you’re reheating cooked patties, heat them in a pan or skillet until they are heated through. Finally, recombine with your buns, mayonnaise, cheese and bacon jam as instructed above.