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Ingredients
- (4) 6-6 1/2 oz. hamburger patties
- 1/4 c. whiskey
- 3 garlic cloves, chopped
- 4 strips of bacon
- 8 thick-sliced pieces of yellow American cheese
- 2 large vidalia onions, peeled, cut in half and thinly sliced
- 2 T. olive oil
- 2 T. reserved bacon fat
- 1 t. salt
- 4 hamburger buns
Preparation
Step 1
Place the bacon in a large skillet and cook until crisp. Remove to a paper towel lined plate to cool. Reserve 2 T. of the bacon fat.
Discard the remaining bacon fat and wipe out the skillet.
Add the olive oil and the 2 T. of bacon fat to the same skillet, then add the onions, cooking over low heat. Add the salt and cook, turning the onions often for 30-40 minutes until they are brown and caramelized. Set aside to cool.
While the onions are cooking, add the whiskey and chopped garlic to a shallow dish. Put in the hamburger patties and let marinate for 15 minutes. Then flip and marinate another 15 on the other side.
Grill the burgers over medium-high heat for 5 minutes per side for a medium/medium rare burger. If you aren't using 6 or 6½ oz. hamburgers you might want to cook the hamburgers less if you're looking for a medium rare burger.
The last minute of grilling, add two slices of cheese to each burger and close the lid to melt the cheese.
Remove the hamburgers to a platter.
Place each hamburger on a bottom bun, then top with a large spoonful of caramelized onions and then one strip of bacon broken in half.
Top each burger with the top bun and serve.