Bacon Blue Cheese Burgers with Merlot Sauce
Bacon Blue Cheese Burgers with Merlot SauceHumble ground beef raised to 5-star restaurant standards!
Prep Time15 minutes mins
Cook Time20 minutes mins
Total Time35 minutes mins
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: American
Keyword: bacon, blue cheese burgers, ground beef recipes, hamburgers, merlot sauce
Servings: 6
Calories: 515kcal
- 2 lbs 80% ground beef
- 1 tsp brown gravy mix
- 2 tbs finely chopped onion OR 1 tbsp dehydrated onion
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 8 tbsp crumbled blue cheese
- 4 slices crisp cooked bacon finely diced
For Merlot Sauce
- 1 cup sliced mushrooms thick slices
- 1 medium onion sliced in 1/8-inch slices
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1/2 cup Merlot red wine
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- salt and pepper to taste
Prepare merlot sauce by melting the 2 tbs of butter in a heavy skillet over medium heat. Add mushrooms and onion. Saute
stirring occasionally until onion begins to get golden brown and mushrooms begin to brown.
Add merlot, bring to boil and reduce the sauce to 50%. Add enough cream (heavy, light or half and half) until desired consistency is reached. The 1/2 cup is only a guide!! Ideally, sauce should "coat a spoon" and not be too runny. Add salt and pepper to taste. Sauce may be kept warm while cooking burgers.
In a large bowl, combine ground beef, gravy mix, onion, salt and pepper. Mix well. Divide mixture into 8 4-oz portions. Form each portion into a patty about 1/2-inch thick.
Place 2 tbsp of blue cheese and 1/4 of the diced bacon in the center of 4 of the patties. Top with the plain patties and seal well around the edges.
Heat a BBQ grill or broiler to high heat. Grill patties to desired doneness. For medium-well (160 degrees F) this should take approximately 5 minutes per side.
Serving: 1burger | Calories: 515kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 33g | Fat: 38g | Saturated Fat: 18g | Cholesterol: 152mg | Sodium: 756mg | Potassium: 589mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 479IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 89mg | Iron: 3mg