Honey Bourbon BBQ Burgers Recipe
Honey Bourbon BBQ Burgers combine the best flavors of summer. Sweet and smoky honey BBQ sauce, a grilled burger topped with blue cheese, red onion, and a caramelized grilled pineapple slice.
Pineapple on a burger? Yep. Trust me, give it a try. It gives the burger just a little sweetness that plays off the sharpness of the crispy red onion.
This burger definitely makes my top 5 list.
Honey Bourbon BBQ Burger
Ingredients
Honey Bourbon BBQ Sauce
- 1/2 cup Bourbon
- 1 cup ketchup
- 1 cup white vinegar
- 1 cup honey
- 1 T worcestershire Sauce
- 2 t molasses
- 1 t Tabasco
- 1 t salt
- 1/2 t pepper
- 2 t dry mustard
- 1 t paprika
- 1 1/2 t garlic powder
- 1 1/2 t onion powder
Burgers
- 2.5 lbs 80/20 ground beef
- fresh ground pepper & fresh ground sea salt
- 6 slices pineapple
- 6 slices red onion
- 1 oz olive oil
- 6 oz Maytag Blue Cheese
- 2 oz arugula
- 6 rolls onion rolls
Instructions
To Make the Honey Bourbon BBQ Sauce
- Add Bourbon to a heavy saucepan and cook over medium heat until reduced by a third.
- Add all remaining ingredients and mix to combine. Simmer for 10 to 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- The sauce will begin to thicken, continue cooking until you've achieved the desired consistency.
- Remove from heat and use immediately. Allow to cool to room temperature before storing. Store in a tightly sealed container in the refrigerator. Will keep for about 2 weeks.
Honey Bourbon BBQ Burgers
- Heat a grill to medium high.
- Form the ground beef into 6 patties.
- Season, to taste, with salt and pepper.
- Brush burger patties, red onion and pineapple slices with a little olive oil.
- Place patties, red onion and pineapple on grill.
- Cook pineapple and onion until they begin to char and caramelize. Remove from grill and keep warm.
- Cook burgers until desired level on doneness has been achieved.
To Assemble Burger
- Slice rolls.
- Place red onion slice on bottom half of roll.
- Top with the burger patty.
- Liberally brush burgers with Honey Bourbon BBQ sauce.
- Top with grilled pineapple, then blue cheese.
- Add a handful of arugula.
- Top with other bun half.
Notes
Burger Temperature Guide
Burger Doneness Internal TempMedium Rare 125-130*F
Medium 135-140*F
Medium Well 145-160*F
Well Done > 160*F
Store BBQ sauce in an airtight container (preferably glass) until ready to use. You can store this refrigerated for about 2 weeks.
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