Peanut Butter Bacon Burger

Peanut butter and bacon is the perfect flavor combo to top a perfectly cooked hamburger patty. Throw in a toasted but and some crisp lettuce and onion and it's officially the best burger you will every make.

Course Dinner, Main Course

Cuisine American

Prep Time 30

Cook Time 10

Total Time 40

Servings People

Calories 798kcal

Author Diana Reis

Ingredients

1 ⅓ Pounds Ground Beef 80/20 or Ground Chuck
4 Hamburger Buns toasted and buttered
8 Strips Bacon cooked
¼ Cup Peanut Butter creamy style
1 Cup Red Onions sliced
Lettuce washed and leafed
2 Tablespoon Water cold
Salt and Pepper to taste

Instructions

Add two tablespoons of cold water to ground beef and mix it in.
Divide the meat into four even beef balls. Use your hands to shape ball into round patties roughly the size of your hamburger buns. Make sure that the patties are packed tight around the edges.
Use your thumb to make a slight depression in the center of the patties.
Season both sides with salt and black pepper.
Heat a large skillet on medium heat. Once the pan is hot, place the hamburger patties in the pan. Cook until the juices start to seep up through the top, then flip. (3-5 minutes per side)
While cooking on the second side, spread a generous spoonful of peanut butter onto the burger.
To assemble, place a leaf of lettuce and a few slices of red onion on the toasted, buttered bottom bun. Next, add the peanut butter burger patty. Then put on two slices of bacon and the top bun.

Notes

Do you need oil to fry a burger?

You don’t need to add anything to the frying pan when you cook hamburger patties. There is plenty of fat in the ground beef. The fat will render with the heat of the pan and make its own frying oil.

How do I keep my hamburgers from drying out?

Don’t use lean meat. 80/20 ground beef or ground chuck will give you a juicier burger. Extra fat may not be healthier, but it is the key to a moist patty. Avoid over cooking by using a thermometer to check the internal temperature of your patties while they cook.

Expert Tips

Add a few tablespoons of cold water to the meat before you form it into patties.
Let the patties sit out at room temperature for a few minutes before frying. Ice cold patties can take longer to cook through to the center and the outside can dry out before the inside is cooked.
Make a thumb sized impression in the center of the hamburger patty before cooking. The burger tends to thicken in the middle as it cooks. The flatter the patty stays the more evenly it will cook.
Don’t fiddle with the burgers as they are cooking. Lay them in the pan or on the grill grates and leave them until they are ready to flip.
Cook a big batch of bacon in the oven to put on your Peanut Butter Burgers. Cooking bacon in the oven saves time and mess on the stovetop.
Toast a batch of buns in the oven. Butter and keep warm in the oven along with the cooked bacon until your are ready to assemble the peanut butter hamburgers. A hot bun and is key to getting that amazing first bite.

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