Grass fed burgers two ways

Last week I made some super yummy burgers. Here’s the recap:

Start by assembling all of your goodies. For my burger, I sliced a red onion, chopped a few white mushrooms and sliced some Kilaree cheddar.

Save some cheese for yourself.

My boyfriend wanted something a little simpler – for his burgers I cooked some bacon and sliced up some sharp cheddar cheese.

Make some burger patties. I start by rolling hunks of beef into balls…beef balls. I digress.

Then I squish the balls between 2 layers of wax paper or plastic wrap.

Voila! Beef Patties! This meat is 100% grass fed beef from Whole Foods. It makes all the difference.

Wash your hands and enjoy some of your lovely cheese snack!

Caramelize the onions and render the bacon.

Cook the mushrooms in the leftover bacon fat. Trust me on this one.

Next step: Prep Your Buns! heh

Slice ‘em in half, and butter liberally. Toast them in the oven for 5-10 min around 400 degrees.

Cook the burgers, adding the cheese and bacon slices when almost complete. If you have trouble getting the cheese to melt, stick a lid over the skillet for a bit. If you don’t have a lid, flip over another skillet or throw a cookie sheet over the top. Be sure to keep watch at this point, you don’t want the cheese to ooze off!

How’s that cheesy snack coming?

Now it’s time to dress your buns. heh. OK, this post is a little silly. I loaded mine up with the mushrooms, caramelized onions, ketchup and mayo…Mmmmm.

Josh’s burgers with bacon and cheddar.

My extremely messy but extremely delicious burgers.

You should probably make some of these. Right now. For your health.

Mmm…There were also intentions of kettle chips…but we didn’t have room left for those.

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