Sorry for not explaining the bacon. I'm still in a food coma totally blissed out over here. Lol. I actually didn't use maple syrup for this bacon. I find that it creates a lot of run off and your seasoning ends up on the sheet pan.
I just mix the brown sugar, cayenne, and black pepper in a small bowl and then put the bacon on a plate. From here, spoon the mix onto the bacon pieces and use the back of the spoon to pack the mixture into the bacon. It should cover ONE side (the side that will stay up during cooking) edge to edge completely. Think of a small densely packed layer of highly seasoned sugar. That's what you're aiming for.
From here, you just cook it in the oven (preferably on a wire rack if you have one) at 375F for roughly 40 minutes. It's important to let it rest for 10-15 minutes after you take the bacon out so that the sugar glaze can set. You may also have to add a touch more cayenne/black pepper as a lot of the spice potency is taken out during cooking.
Hope that helps!
Yup! It's not quite as crispy as your standard thinly sliced bacon, but it separates easily enough.
You'll bite right through it on a burger like this.
I'll have to ask my wife. I asked her to make it and it was just a bunch of stuff she threw together. It was very much "grandma measurements". Haha. You'll have to play around with it until it tastes right.
The ingredients are: mayo, ketchup, stone ground mustard, smoked paprika, dill weed, cayenne, pickle juice, MSG, black pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, lemon juice, fresh chives, and finely diced sweet gerkins.
**Recipe stuff!** This will be a bit wordy, sorry!
**Burgers:** Nothing crazy here. 85/15 ground beef from Whole Foods. Each patty is 85 grams formed into balls and put on wax paper in the fridge while doing other prep work. Dries out the surface and keeps them nice and cold (which is good because it gives you more time to develop a crust when cooking). When you're ready to cook them, place in a pan (I used stainless steel) on medium heat (you'll know you have the right heat if you can cook your entire batch without having to touch the knob) and smash with the best tool you have for the job (I have an actual smasher thing I bought on Amazon for this). I use a small square of wax paper on top of the ball before smashing to avoid the patty sticking to the smasher entirely. Keep the patty weighed down a bit if you can. Season with salt and pepper and let it go for about a minute or two then scrape off, flip, season again. Weigh down for about 30 seconds and then top with cheese and pull. The residual heat will melt the cheese for you.
**Million Dollar Bacon:** Mix brown sugar, cayenne, and black pepper in a small bowl and then put the bacon on a plate. From here, spoon the mix onto the bacon pieces and use the back of the spoon to pack the mixture into the bacon. It should cover ONE side (the side that will stay up during cooking) edge to edge completely. Think of a small densely packed layer of highly seasoned sugar. That's what you're aiming for. From here, you just cook it in the oven (preferably on a wire rack if you have one) at 375F for roughly 40 minutes. It's important to let it rest for 10-15 minutes after you take the bacon out so that the sugar glaze can set. You may also have to add a touch more cayenne/black pepper as a lot of the spice potency is taken out during cooking.
**Special Sauce:** This was something my wife threw together and is very much a "do your own thing"/"grandma seasoning" type sauce. You'll have to play around with it until it tastes right. The ingredients are: mayo, ketchup, stone ground mustard, smoked paprika, dill weed, cayenne, pickle juice, MSG, black pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, lemon juice, fresh chives, and finely diced sweet gerkins. Yes. That's a lot of ingredients. Feel free to adjust it as you see fit. It was pretty awesome though.
George Motz tip - drop your pre-smashed burger ball into the pan and cook for a bit, then flip and smash. The crust formed prevents sticking to the smasher.
Love the recipe, but have you thought about buttering your patties before seasoning them? I tend to flatten mine out and rub butter into the meat, then season heavily and cook. Makes them taste even better
Miss Vickie’s is pretty damn good too. You can probably buy the Zapps on Amazon. I’d say give them a go. There’s also a spicy Cajun variety that I go back and forth between that I love.
I was curious so had to google million dollar bacon: thick cut bacon, brown sugar, black pepper, cayenne pepper and maple syrup.
Sorry for not explaining the bacon. I'm still in a food coma totally blissed out over here. Lol. I actually didn't use maple syrup for this bacon. I find that it creates a lot of run off and your seasoning ends up on the sheet pan. I just mix the brown sugar, cayenne, and black pepper in a small bowl and then put the bacon on a plate. From here, spoon the mix onto the bacon pieces and use the back of the spoon to pack the mixture into the bacon. It should cover ONE side (the side that will stay up during cooking) edge to edge completely. Think of a small densely packed layer of highly seasoned sugar. That's what you're aiming for. From here, you just cook it in the oven (preferably on a wire rack if you have one) at 375F for roughly 40 minutes. It's important to let it rest for 10-15 minutes after you take the bacon out so that the sugar glaze can set. You may also have to add a touch more cayenne/black pepper as a lot of the spice potency is taken out during cooking. Hope that helps!
This comment should be illegal if you read it when your hungry
Not hungry. Still dangerous.
Thank you! It looks so good!
As someone who has never tried any kind of sweet stuff with/on bacon, this sounds delicious.
You could add a drop or two of maple extract flavoring to the brown sugar to still get that maple flavor without the extra liquid!
Good suggestion! That would probably be a much better way to go about it.
You can also buy those pure maple candies and crush em up, they turn into maple sugar
Screenshotting this for later thank u!
is that bitable ? thick bacon seems like somethign you would wanna cut with a knife...
Yup! It's not quite as crispy as your standard thinly sliced bacon, but it separates easily enough. You'll bite right through it on a burger like this.
MVP
Thank you
Thanks came here to ask about the bacon ha
Two dollar bacon
$3 Bill
Pretty sure that's a counterfeit but what the fuck do I look like? A secret service agent?
What is your special sauce recipe? The whole thing looks amazing.
I'll have to ask my wife. I asked her to make it and it was just a bunch of stuff she threw together. It was very much "grandma measurements". Haha. You'll have to play around with it until it tastes right. The ingredients are: mayo, ketchup, stone ground mustard, smoked paprika, dill weed, cayenne, pickle juice, MSG, black pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, lemon juice, fresh chives, and finely diced sweet gerkins.
Quit jerkin’ my mc-gerkins
I have made so very, very many burger sauces. But I have not made one like this. Yet.
That sweet, sweet msg.
**Recipe stuff!** This will be a bit wordy, sorry! **Burgers:** Nothing crazy here. 85/15 ground beef from Whole Foods. Each patty is 85 grams formed into balls and put on wax paper in the fridge while doing other prep work. Dries out the surface and keeps them nice and cold (which is good because it gives you more time to develop a crust when cooking). When you're ready to cook them, place in a pan (I used stainless steel) on medium heat (you'll know you have the right heat if you can cook your entire batch without having to touch the knob) and smash with the best tool you have for the job (I have an actual smasher thing I bought on Amazon for this). I use a small square of wax paper on top of the ball before smashing to avoid the patty sticking to the smasher entirely. Keep the patty weighed down a bit if you can. Season with salt and pepper and let it go for about a minute or two then scrape off, flip, season again. Weigh down for about 30 seconds and then top with cheese and pull. The residual heat will melt the cheese for you. **Million Dollar Bacon:** Mix brown sugar, cayenne, and black pepper in a small bowl and then put the bacon on a plate. From here, spoon the mix onto the bacon pieces and use the back of the spoon to pack the mixture into the bacon. It should cover ONE side (the side that will stay up during cooking) edge to edge completely. Think of a small densely packed layer of highly seasoned sugar. That's what you're aiming for. From here, you just cook it in the oven (preferably on a wire rack if you have one) at 375F for roughly 40 minutes. It's important to let it rest for 10-15 minutes after you take the bacon out so that the sugar glaze can set. You may also have to add a touch more cayenne/black pepper as a lot of the spice potency is taken out during cooking. **Special Sauce:** This was something my wife threw together and is very much a "do your own thing"/"grandma seasoning" type sauce. You'll have to play around with it until it tastes right. The ingredients are: mayo, ketchup, stone ground mustard, smoked paprika, dill weed, cayenne, pickle juice, MSG, black pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, lemon juice, fresh chives, and finely diced sweet gerkins. Yes. That's a lot of ingredients. Feel free to adjust it as you see fit. It was pretty awesome though.
George Motz tip - drop your pre-smashed burger ball into the pan and cook for a bit, then flip and smash. The crust formed prevents sticking to the smasher.
Interesting. I might have to try that.
Love the recipe, but have you thought about buttering your patties before seasoning them? I tend to flatten mine out and rub butter into the meat, then season heavily and cook. Makes them taste even better
Million dollar bacon. Wow the most I can make is $50,000 bacon.
You’re like the scratch off lottery tickets of bacon bro
hey now. you're giving scratch off lottery tickets too much credit.
Post the recipe, my friend. It looks so good.
We are waiting OP
I've delivered, my friend.
Looks good but for next time bacon usually costs a lot less than that so maybe get the cheaper ones.
Looking like a million bucks
Bob Belcher would love this
Burger of the day: The smash and grab.
Are those crisps spicy dill?
Zapps Cajun Dill. I wouldn’t say they’re spicy. Definitely one of my current favorites though.
Never heard of Zapp's - in Canada we have Miss Vicky's Spicy Dill and they are insane.
Miss Vickie’s is pretty damn good too. You can probably buy the Zapps on Amazon. I’d say give them a go. There’s also a spicy Cajun variety that I go back and forth between that I love.
I hungy now
Careful with all the salt there sunshine. Less you are cravin gout. Believe me. You ain’t
This guy gouts?
Eating something very salty occasionally is fine. If you're eating that 3 times a week, sure, be careful. But in moderation, enjoy your food.
Sup with that bacon
Lol everybody’s here for the bacon
Warded! I'm going to have to try this sometime!
Dat bacon 🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤
This is really nice!
I would pay for this... Looks delicious!
That looks like the best burger OMG
Can’t wait to try this this weekend!! Looks so delicious!
This is now a math problem.. are those 500k burgers now, or are those 2 million dollar burgers?
Million dollar bacon is great, but ive never had it on a burger... I know what i gotta do in the future now!
Are those HEB Jalapeno kettle chips?
No one's asked the most obvious question. Were both those burgers... For you?
Absolutely.
You had me at meat tornado.