Colorado Burger

Recipe courtesy of #BGETeamGreen Member, Eddy Frisk, @colobgebbq

PREP TIME
15 Minutes
EGG TEMP
400°F/204°C
COOK TIME
15 Minutes
SERVINGS
1-4
CORE INGREDIENT
Beef
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Ingredients

Main

  • 1 1/2 lbs (0.7 kg) 80/20 hamburger, made into patties 
  •  Salt and pepper to taste 
  • 1 tablespoon (15 ml) Worcestershire sauce 
  •  Sliced Monterey Jack cheese 
  •  Kaiser rolls 
  •  Mayo 
  •  Lettuce, washed and dried 
  •  Tomato, sliced 
  •  Pickles 

Green Chile Sauce

  • 1 tablespoon (15 ml) butter 
  • 1 tablespoon (15 ml) garlic powder 
  • cloves garlic, minced 
  • 2 tablespoons (30 ml) cilantro, chopped 
  • 1 teaspoon (5 ml) cumin 
  • 1/2 cups (120 ml) Hatch green chilies, grilled and chopped 
  • 1/2 white onion, grilled and chopped 
  •  Salt and pepper to taste 

Caramelized Whiskey Onions

  • large yellow onion, sliced into rings 
  • 2 tablespoons (30 ml) butter 
  • cloves garlic, minced 
  • 1 tablespoon (15 ml) honey 
  • 1 teaspoon (5 ml) red pepper flakes 
  • 1/4 cups (60 ml) whiskey 
  •  Salt and pepper to taste 

Instructions

Main

Step 1

Set the EGG for direct cooking at 400°F/204°C.

Step 2

Put the burgers on the EGG and cook 4-5 minutes on each side. Melt the Monterey jack cheese on the top. While the cheese is melting toast the Kaiser rolls.

Step 3

To build the burger, smear the mayo on the toasted Kaiser roll. Next add the lettuce, burger, caramelized whiskey onions, another burger patty, green chile sauce and top with tomato and pickles. Enjoy!

Green Chile Sauce

Step 1

Set the EGG for direct cooking at 400°F/204°C with the cast iron sauce pot in the EGG to preheat.

Step 2

Add all the ingredients for the green chile sauce in the cast iron sauce pot and cook 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from the EGG and set aside.

Caramelized Whiskey Onions

Step 1

Set the EGG for direct cooking at 400°F/204°C with a cast iron skillet in the EGG to preheat.

Step 2

Add the butter and onions to the skillet and cook until the onions are translucent. Mix in the garlic, honey, red pepper flakes and whiskey. Cook until the onions are caramelized and the sauce has reduced. Remove from the EGG and set aside.

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