Perfectly cooked bison burger with a little bit of heat topped with sweet caramelized onions and bacon.
Servings 3Burgers
Ingredients
Caramelized Onions and Bacon
4SlicesBacon
1/2Yellow Onion, sliced
2Tbsp.Brown Sugar
1/4tsp.Salt
1/4tsp.Fresh Ground Pepper
2Tbsp.Whiskey
Splash of Red Wine Vinegar
Bison Burger
1lb.Ground Bison
1tsp.Cayenne Pepper
1/2tsp.Salt
1/4tsp.Fresh Ground Pepper
1Tbsp.Reserved Bacon grease
3-4SlicesSwiss Cheese (optional)
Brioche Buns
1Tbsp.Butter, melted
Instructions
Caramelized Onions and Bacon
In a large skillet, cook bacon until it is crisp (about five minutes) turning once. Reserve one Tbsp of bacon grease for later. Roughly chop the bacon slices and set aside.
In the same pan, add olive oil and heat over medium high. Add sliced onions and cook, stirring occasionally, for 6 minutes, or until onions are browning.
Stir in the brown sugar, and cook an additional 2 minutes. Then add the whiskey, salt and pepper and cook for 3 more minutes, or until the liquid is mostly gone.
Add the bacon pieces and cook for one more minute. Add a splash of red wine vinegar, stir, and remove from heat and set aside.
Bison Burger
In a small bowl, combine the ground bison, cayenne, salt and pepper. Using your hands, lightly mix in the spices, without overworking the meat. Form the meat into 3 or 4 (1/3 pound or 1/4 pound) patties.
Heat the tablespoon of bacon grease in large skilled over medium heat. Add bison patties to the pan cooking for 2-3 minutes on each side, flipping only once.
Add one slice of swiss cheese to each patty (optional) and remove from heat to let rest.
Brush melted butter on the inside of each half of the brioche buns. Place face up under broiler for 1-2 minutes until lightly toasted.
Place burger patties on toasted buns, and top with the onion and bacon mixture.