Grilled California Avocado B-L-T Burgers with Caramelized Chipotle Onions

Name: Grilled California Avocado B-L-T Burgers with Caramelized Chipotle Onions
Prep time: 1 h 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 12 California avocado slices (prepare at the last minute, brushing with balsamic vinegar and sprinkling with spicy seasoned salt before grilling); 12 slices 12 pre-cooked bacon slices; 1 Tbsp balsamic vinegar; 1 Tbsp beef broth; 113 grams blue cheese (recommended: Point Reyes) or other favorite blue cheese, crumbled; 184 grams light garlic-and-herbs spreadable cheese; 1 Tbsp dark brown sugar; 1 Tbsp crushed fresh garlic; 454 grams ground chuck; 454 grams ground sirloin; 1 Tbsp vegetable oil or olive oil; 3 Tbsps minced fresh oregano, thyme, and basil leaves (any combination); 1 Tbsp spicy chipotle pepper sauce (recommended: Tabasco Chipotle Pepper Sauce); 1 leave Romaine lettuce; 2 teaspoons spicy seasoned salt; 6 soft kaiser rolls (about 4 1/2 inches in diameter), split; 79 milliliters minced sweet onion; 1 large sweet onion, halved and thinly sliced; 6 larges tomato slices, about 1/4-inch thick; 6 servings Vegetable oil, for brushing grill rack; 59 milliliters zinfandel wine (recommended: Sutter Home Zinfandel)

The recipe Grilled Californian Avocado B-L-T Burgers with Caramelized Chipotle Onions could satisfy your American craving in approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes. One serving contains 1635 calories, 52g of protein, and 127g of fat. This recipe serves 6. The Fourth Of July will be even more special with this recipe. If you have onion, garlic, tomato, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the tomato you could follow this main course with the Pink Peony Popcorn Balls as a dessert. It works well as an expensive main course.

Instructions

In a grill with a cover, prepare a medium-hot fire for direct-heat cooking.

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For caramelized onions, combine onion, pepper sauce, broth, vinegar, oil, garlic, and brown sugar in a 10-inch nonstick skillet with a lid. When coals are ready, place covered pan on grill rack. Cook onion mixture for 15 to 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until onions are caramelized and most of liquid is evaporated.

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Onion

Hot Sauce

Brown Sugar

Vinegar

Garlic

Broth

Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Grill

Remove pan from grill and set aside.

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Grill

Frying Pan

For spread, combine spreadable cheese and blue cheese in a saucepan; cover and set aside.

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Spread

Blue Cheese

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Sauce Pan

For burgers, place ground beef in a large bowl.

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Ground Beef

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Bowl

Add onion, Zinfandel, herbs, pepper sauce, and seasoned salt; mix gently. Shape beef mixture into 6 round patties.

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Seasoned Salt

Hot Sauce

Zinfandel

Herbs

Onion

Beef

Brush grill rack with vegetable oil.

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Vegetable Oil

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Place patties on grill rack, cover, and cook about 4 minutes. Turn and continue cooking until cooked to desired doneness.

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Meanwhile, place saucepan with cheese spread on outer edge of grill rack to warm cheese mixture just until it reaches a very soft, spreading consistency.

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Spreadable Cheese

Cheese

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Grill

Remove saucepan from grill and set aside.

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Grill

During final minutes of grilling patties, arrange avocado slices on a rimmed nonstick perforated grilling pan coated lightly with oil, and grill alongside patties for 1 to 2 minutes, turning as necessary. During final 30 seconds, add bacon slices to pan. When avocados are nicely grilled and bacon is crisp, remove from grill. When patties are cooked, remove from grill, stacking to keep warm.

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Avocado Slices

Bacon

Avocado

Cooking Oil

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Place rolls, cut side down, on outer edges of grill to toast lightly.

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Roll

Toast

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To assemble burgers, spread a generous amount of cheese spread over cut sides of rolls. On the bottom of each roll layer lettuce, a tomato slice, beef patty, caramelized onions, grilled avocado, and bacon.

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Caramelized Onions

Spread

Beef Patties

Avocado

Lettuce