Green Chile Bacon Burger Recipes

GREEN CHILI, BACON AND VODKA CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• To roast the peppers: Toss the poblano peppers with some olive oil and then roast them on an open flame until the skin is burnt. Let cool. Peel the skin and remove the seeds.
• Combine the bacon and olive oil in a medium stockpot. Cook over low heat until the bacon fat has liquefied (rendered). Add the onion, garlic and jalapeno and cook until soft. Add salt and pepper to taste. Add the vodka and cook until the liquid is reduced by 1/2. Add the cream and simmer until reduced by 1/4. Add the roasted poblano peppers and simmer with the cream for 5 minutes. Finally, add the cilantro and use a hand-held immersion blender to puree the mixture. Let cool before serving. Great with pasta, tacos and burgers.

GREEN CHILE CHEESEBURGERS

Steps:

• Grill peppers, covered, over high heat until all sides are blistered and blackened, 8-10 minutes, turning as needed. Immediately place peppers in a small bowl; let stand, covered, 20 minutes. Reduce grill temperature to medium heat., Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine beef, salt and pepper; mix lightly but thoroughly. Shape into six 3/4-in.-thick patties., Peel off and discard charred skin from peppers. Cut peppers lengthwise in half; carefully remove stems and seeds. Cut into slices or coarsely chop. , Grill burgers, covered, over medium heat until a thermometer reads 160°, 5-7 minutes on each side. Top with cheese and chiles; grill, covered, until cheese is melted, 1-2 minutes longer. Top bun bottoms with burgers. If desired, serve with lettuce, tomato, onion, bacon and mayonnaise.

GREEN CHILE CHEESEBURGER

Steps:

• Preheat the grill to high.
• In a large bowl, mix the ground beef with the salt and pepper and set aside.
• Next, brush the green chiles with oil and place them on the hottest part of the grill. Cook the chiles until they are charred on all sides about 5 minutes. Then remove them from the grill and put them in a bowl of ice water to cool. Remove the chiles from the ice water and carefully peel off the charred skin. Cut the stem off, remove the seeds and set aside. Take the onions and place them on the grill. Cook the onions until charred on all sides about 10 minutes and set aside.
• In a blender, add half the peeled chiles and half of the charred onions. Then add in the garlic, epazote, and oregano. Blend until the ingredients come together. Add the grapeseed oil and water and continue blending until the mixture is smooth about 30 seconds. Remove mixture to a large bowl.
• Roughly chop the remaining chiles and onions and mix them into the chile puree. Season, to taste.
• Form the ground beef into 4 (8-ounce) patties. Brush the grill with oil and cook the patties to desired doneness, 5 minutes for medium rare, 15 minutes for well done. Put the hamburger buns on the grill until lightly toasted. Just before removing the burgers, top them with the cheese and chile mixture. Remove the patties from the grill once the cheese begins to melt and place them on the hamburger buns. Garnish with your favorite toppings and enjoy!

GREEN CHILE BACON BURGER

Steps:

• Chile Peppers: Open and drain both cans of Chiles. Remove them from cans and slice down the side of each pepper length wise. Remove any seeds or insides. I do this under running water. After all of the peppers are split and seeded, lay all of them flat on a cookie sheet or plate covered in paper towels. Pat the tops of the peppers with paper towels as well until dry. You may have too many peppers but, the cans can be iffy. Better to have too many than too few.
• Bacon: Cut one piece of bacon in half for each burger. making 2 burger sized strips for each patty. Fry to desired crispness and drain on paper towels.
• Burgers: Place patties in a frying pan on Medium heat.
• Lightly oil the pan if using turkey patties.
• Coat only the top of the patties LIBERALLY with the chili powder.
• Sprinkle with a dash of Lawry's.
• Sprinkle with a dash of garlic powder. (Don't use garlic salt. It will be too salty with the Lawry's.).
• Cook on both sides until done and turn heat to lowest setting.
• Seasoned side up, put on 2 half pieces of bacon on each patty.
• Put one green chile on each patty.
• Put both cheeses on each patty and cover to melt the cheese.
• Once cheese has melted, Put a little mayo on your buns, and your patties. Sit down, and dig in! :).

GREEN CHILE BURGERS

Steps:

• In medium bowl, combine ground beef and chiles; mix well. Shape mixture into 4 patties, 1/2 inch thick.
• Heat nonstick stove-top grill pan over medium-high heat until hot. Add patties; cook 2 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low; cook an additional 6 to 10 minutes or until no longer pink in center, turning once. Top each patty with cheese; cook just until cheese is melted.
• In small bowl, mash avocado with fork. Stir in mayonnaise until well blended. Spread bottom halves of buns with avocado mixture. Place patties on bottom halves. Top with taco sauce, lettuce, tomato and top halves of buns.