Bad Daddy’s Bad Ass Burger
Serves 4
Ingredients
Patties
- 1 ¼ lbs applewood smoked bacon, frozen
- 1 ¼ lbs ground beef
Horseradish Mayo
- ¼ tbsp minced garlic
- 3 tsp horseradish
- 3/8 cup mayonnaise
- 1 ½ tsp Worcestershire sauce
Flour Blend
- 3 ½ cups white lilly flour
- 1 tbsp kosher salt
- 3 tbsp ground black pepper
Burger Ingredients
- 8 slices artisan cheddar cheese
- 4 slices green leaf lettuce
- 1 large tomato cut into 8 slices
- 4 fl. oz buttermilk
- 8 slices of applewood smoked bacon
- 4 hamburger buns
- 4 skewers
- 2 cups of vegetable oil for frying
Instructions
The patties, flour blend and horseradish mayonnaise can be made ahead of time, even the day before
- Horseradish Mayo
- In a bowl, whisk the minced garlic, horseradish, mayonnaise and Worcestershire sauce
- Store in the refrigerator in a sealed container until ready for use
- In a bowl, whisk the minced garlic, horseradish, mayonnaise and Worcestershire sauce
- Flour Blend
- In another bowl, combine the flour with salt and pepper and mix by hand to press out all of the flour clumps
- Cover and set aside until ready for use
- In another bowl, combine the flour with salt and pepper and mix by hand to press out all of the flour clumps
- Patties
- Cut applewood smoked bacon into 1” cubes (bacon must be frozen or close to it)
- Place into a food processor and pulse until pureed but before the fat becomes smeared
- Rechill for at least 30 minutes, but best if chilled overnight
- Fold the ground beef into the chilled bacon by hand and mix thoroughly
- Portion into 8 patties, 2 per burger
- Leave in the refrigerator until ready for use
- Cut applewood smoked bacon into 1” cubes (bacon must be frozen or close to it)
Prior to serving, the patties must be grilled, bacon fried and burger assembled
- Cook the patties to medium well on a grill or grill pan
- Melt one slice of the cheese on each patty
- Melt one slice of the cheese on each patty
- Buttermilk Fried Bacon
- Heat your oil in a deep fryer or deep skillet to 350 degrees
- Take the 8 pieces of bacon and place them in the buttermilk and allow them to sit for at least 30 seconds
- Dredge them in the flour mixture, pressing down on the bacon to ensure it is completely coated
- Place in the fryer for 1 minute and 30 seconds. It may take slightly longer in a skillet.
- Heat your oil in a deep fryer or deep skillet to 350 degrees
- Assemble the burgers
- Spread ¼ of the horseradish mayo on the top bun.
- Build the burger on the bottom bun from the bottom up.
- Layer one slice of lettuce, 2 tomatoes and two patties with melted cheese on the bottom bun
- Cut the bacon in half and layer two full pieces on top of the patties
- Serve closed with a skewer
- Layer one slice of lettuce, 2 tomatoes and two patties with melted cheese on the bottom bun
- Spread ¼ of the horseradish mayo on the top bun.
