Western Bacon Cheeseburgers
Category
Beef
Lunch
Dinner
Quick and Easy
Grill
Smoke
Game Day
Servings
3
Prep Time
30 Minutes
Cook Time
20 minutes
Onion rings, bacon, and cheese - oh my! These Western Bacon Burgers are piled high with all of the above and drizzled with barbecue sauce for a burger with unbeatable flavor in every bite.
Author:
Pit Boss Kitchen
Pit Boss Kitchen
Ingredients
- 1.5 LB Ground Chuck
- 3 Hamburger Buns
- 3 Slice Cheddar Cheese
- 1 Onion, large
- 1/2 Cup Flour
- 1/2 Tsp Salt
- 1/4 Tsp Pepper
- 1 Egg
- 1/2 Cup Beer
- 2 Cup Panko Breadcrumbs
- 6 Slice Bacon (cooked)
Special Tools
- Air Fryer
Directions
- Fire up your Pit Boss pellet grill to SMOKE and let it run with lid open for 10 minutes then preheat to 400°F and open the sear slide. If using a gas or charcoal grill, preheat to medium/high heat.
- Preheat the air fryer or deep fryer to 400°F.
- Make the beer batter by combining the flour, salt and pepper. Then whisk in the beer and egg. The mixture should be thick and will stick to the onions well.
- Slice the onion into ¾ slices and separate the individual rings.
- Put the panko into a shallow bowl and start breading the onion rings.
- Place the onion ring in the beer batter and turn to coat well.
- Then toss in the panko until well covered.
- Place the breaded onions in the air-fryer for 11-14 minutes. Set aside for building the burgers.
- Portion the meat into 3 and make the patties. Season generously with Pit Boss Chophouse Steak Rub and place on the smoker above the sear slide. Grill until desired doneness.
- When you remove the burgers from the grill, immediately top with cheese.
- Build the burgers from the bottom up starting with the burger patty, topped with onion rings and a drizzle of Pit Boss Kentucky Whiskey Barrel BBQ Sauce.