Ultimate Steakhouse Burger

Total Time: 17 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 7 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 8 slices bacon
• 1 -2 slice bread, crusts removed, cut into 1 inch pieces. (about 1 cup)
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 1/2 lbs of 85- 90% lean ground beef
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 2 large garlic cloves, very finely minced
• vegetable oil, for grill rack

Recipe

• 1 fry bacon in skillet. place 3 tablespoons of bacon fat into heatproof bowl and set in refrigerator while preparing other ingredients.
• 2 put bread in bowl, add milk, and let mixture sit about 5 minutes. using a fork, mash bread and milk till smooth paste forms.
• 3 break up beef into small bits into a medium size bowl. season with salt and pepper, then add garlic, bread paste, and reserved chilled bacon fat. lightly knead all ingredients to mix and incorporate. divide into 4 patties.
• 4 oil cooking grate and grill burgers over a very hot fire, without squeezing down on them, until well seared on both sides (7-10 mins depending on preference for doneness). top burgers with bacon previously cooked. serve on buns.