Bacon and Blue Cheese Burgers

Ingredients

Contains: milk, soy, fish (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)

• 3 pounds lean ground beef
• 1/2 cup minced fresh chives
• 1 tablespoon steak sauce
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard
• 3/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1/4 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
• 12 hamburger rolls, split
• 12 slices cooked bacon
• 4 ounces blue cheese

Directions

Method written by CompKitchen from the ingredient list. Not the original author's method, not kitchen-tested.

1. Crumble or chop the cooked bacon into small pieces and set aside. Crumble the blue cheese into a small bowl.

2. In a large bowl, combine the ground beef, chives, steak sauce, salt, black pepper, dry mustard, Worcestershire sauce and hot pepper sauce. Mix gently with your hands until just combined.

3. Divide the meat into 12 equal portions and shape each into a patty about 3/4 inch thick, pressing a shallow dent in the center of each.

4. Heat a grill or large skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Cook the patties 4 to 5 minutes per side until the internal temperature reaches 160°F (71°C).

5. During the last minute of cooking, top each patty with a spoonful of blue cheese and a little bacon, and cover the pan or grill briefly so the cheese melts.

6. Toast the split hamburger rolls cut side down on the grill or in a dry pan for 1 minute.

7. Place each burger on the bottom half of a roll, add any remaining bacon and cheese as desired, and close with the top half of the roll.