The Lure Burger

From Everyday with Rachael Ray



Ingredients:
1/4 cup ketchup
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1 teaspoon red wine vinegar
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
Salt and pepper
6 slices bacon
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 large white onion, chopped (2 cups)
1 1/2 pounds ground beef chuck
1/4 cup Dijon mustard
4 slices American cheese
4 crusty rolls, split and toasted
4 dill pickles, shaved into ribbons

Directions:
1. In a small bowl, combine the ketchup, mayonnaise, vinegar and Worcestershire sauce; season with salt and pepper.

2. Preheat a grill pan to high. Preheat the oven to 375°. Arrange the bacon on a parchment-paper-lined rimmed baking sheet and bake in the oven until crisp, 30 to 35 minutes; drain. Finely chop, then transfer to a medium bowl.

3. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened and golden-brown, 15 to 20 minutes; season with salt and pepper. Add to the bacon.

4. In a large bowl, combine the ground beef and mustard; season with salt and pepper. Shape into 4 patties. Grill, turning once, for about 10 minutes for medium; during the last 2 minutes of cooking, top each patty with a cheese slice. Place each patty on a roll bottom, then top with some of the onion-and-bacon jam, ketchup-mayo sauce, pickles and a roll top.

Comments:
Changed the prep on this a bit - I cooked the bacon in a pan and then used those drippings to cook the onions. Yum, grease! This burger has a lot of stuff going on with it, but it's very good. That onion-bacon jam is amazing. Like you can eat it with a spoon right out of the pan. Not that I did that. Just saying you could.

Anywho. Nothing too complicated - just a lot of parts that take a juggling act to have done at the same time. But totally worth the effort.