Southern Pimento Cheese Burgers

Name: Southern Pimento Cheese Burgers
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 8 slices thick-cut applewood smoked bacon; 0 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 296 milliliters shredded cabbage; 113 grams cured and smoked country ham, finely chopped (or chopped in a food processor); 2 Tbsps cream cheese, room temperature; 567 grams ground chuck; 1 Tbsp honey; 1 Tbsps horseradish sauce; 0 teaspoons kosher salt; 2 Tbsps mayonnaise; 3 Tbsps mayonnaise, room temperature; 79 milliliters shredded Monterey jack, room temperature; 1 Tbsp bread and butter pickle juice; 57 grams jarred diced pimento peppers, drained; 4 potato hamburger buns, split; 118 milliliters crushed kettle-cooked plain potato chips; 237 milliliters shredded extra-sharp Cheddar, room temperature; 1 teaspoon yellow mustard

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Southern Pimento Cheese Burgers a try. One serving contains 1110 calories, 51g of protein, and 84g of fat. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 34% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up horseradish sauce, pimento peppers, cured and coun

Instructions

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Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

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Oven

To prepare Pimento Cheese, in a medium mixing bowl, combine Cheddar and Jack cheeses, mayonnaise, cream cheese, pimento peppers, pickle juice, horseradish sauce, and mustard; mix until well combined.

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Horseradish Sauce

Pimento Cheese

Cream Cheese

Pickle Juice

Mayonnaise

Cheddar Cheese

Mustard

Peppers

Pimiento

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Mixing Bowl

To prepare Honey Slaw, in a small mixing bowl combine mayonnaise, honey, and cabbage; mix until well combined.

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Mayonnaise

Cabbage

Honey

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Mixing Bowl

Heat a 12-inch nonstick grill pan over medium-high heat.

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Grill Pan

Add bacon and cook until the bacon is crispy, about 5 minutes, flipping once.

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Bacon

Drain on paper towels.

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Paper Towels

Pour off almost all of the bacon fat from the pan, leaving a very thin layer.

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Bacon Drippings

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Frying Pan

To make the patties, combine the beef, country ham, salt, and pepper in a large bowl. Handling the meat as little as possible to avoid compacting it, mix well. Divide the mixture into 4 equal portions and form into patties to fit the buns.

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Country Ham

Pepper

Beef

Roll

Meat

Salt

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Bowl

Using the same grill pan as before, cook the hamburgers over medium-high heat for 3 minutes per side or until cooked medium rare.

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Grill Pan

Meanwhile, place buns on a rack in the oven.

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Roll

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Oven

Bake for 3 to 5 minutes. Also, place the plates that the burgers will be served on in the oven to heat.

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Oven

To assemble the burgers, spread a generous amount of Pimento Cheese on the cut sides of the buns. On each bun bottom (on top of the Pimento Cheese), place a thin layer of Honey Slaw. Top the slaw with a burger patty, 2 slices of bacon, and crushed potato chips.

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Pimento Cheese

Burger Patties