The Lola Burger

By ldelmas

Ingredients

• Ingredients
• 8 slices bacon
• 24 ounces ground beef, 75 percent lean*
• Kosher salt and cracked black pepper
• 4 thin slices Cheddar
• 4 English muffins, split
• 4 large eggs
• 1 dill pickle, thinly sliced
• 1/2 cup Pickled Red Onions, recipe follows
• 4 teaspoons Spicy Ketchup, recipe follows

Preparation

Step 1

*Cook's Note: Michael's favorite mix of meats for this burger is chuck, sirloin, and brisket


Build a medium-hot fire in your grill or preheat a stovetop grill pan.


Cook the bacon in a saute pan over medium-high heat, turning once, until crisp, about 5 minutes. Remove the bacon to paper towels to drain. Reserve the bacon fat in the pan.


Form the ground beef into 4 patties, each about 3 1/2 inches in diameter. Season the patties with salt and cracked black pepper, to taste. Put the burgers on the grill or in the grill pan and cook for 3 minutes. Flip and top each burger with a slice of cheese. Grill for 3 minutes for medium- rare. Remove them to a plate. Add the English muffins to the grill or grill pan and toast for 1 minute.


Cook the eggs sunny side up in the bacon fat while the burgers rest.


Build the burgers by sandwiching them between the muffin halves along with pickle slices, red onion, bacon, an egg, and some spicy ketchup.

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