Bacon Double Cheeseburger

Get ready to sink your teeth into a delicious bacon double cheeseburger. Juicy, double stacked smash burgers with perfectly crisp streaky bacon, gooey cheese and all the right fillings served on a soft, fluffy bun.

About this Bacon Double Cheeseburger

Whether you’re firing up the grill or whipping one up indoors on a skillet, this bacon double cheeseburger brings serious flavour and satisfaction. This recipe is as flexible as you’d like it to be, go easy or go all out. The recipe asks for burger sauce, make your own here. Want to go a step further? Make your own hamburger buns. Whatever you choose, this bacon double cheeseburger recipe is unbeatable. I talk you through each step, including getting the perfect bacon. Give it a go!

Ingredients

• 160g Ground beef
• Bacon
• Burger bun
• White onion slice
• Butter
• Salt & pepper
• Tomato slice
• Iceberg lettuce
• Burger sauce
• Dill pickles

See recipe card for quantities.

Instructions

1. Step 1: Over a medium heat, in a cold pan, add your bacon strips and allow the fat to render and to crisp on one side. Then flip your bacon until you're happy with the crispiness.

2. Step 2: In the same pan, toast your burger buns.

3. Step 3: 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.

4. Step 4: After two minutes, flip over the burger and add cheese.

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.

What about the burger sauce?

You can use burger sauce that you can buy from any convenience store, however I highly recommend making my Big Mac Sauce to add an extra level of flavor to this mighty smash burger!

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.

Substitutions

The bacon double cheeseburger is exactly as written in this post. However, if you want to use up other items you have in your refrigerator or you need to switch it up for dietary requirements, then absolutely do that.

• 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 or try a lettuce bun as seen here: How to make a lettuce wrap burger.

Variations

• Bacon - still don't think there's enough bacon in this bacon double cheeseburger? Not to worry, try this delicious bacon jam!
• Onions- why not go all out and have your burger 'Animal style' by topping with these incredible caramelized onions.
• Spicy - add an extra burst of flavor by topping with this unbelievable chili jam!

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.

Storage

Store the wet ingredients (burger sauce, cheese and lettuce) 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, burger sauce, cheese and lettuce as instructed above.