Lean bison gets additional fat and flavor from minced smoked bacon and white onion. Add in some Big Mac-inspired fixin's, and you end up with one excellent burger!
2Tablespoonof your favorite hot sauce(we love Gator Hammock)
Other Fixin's
toasted Kaiser rollsor your favorite burger bun
8Tablespoonsrelish
2-3leaveslettuceyour favorite kind
2-3slicesripe tomatoskip the tomato if they aren't in season
4slicescheddar cheese
thinly sliced white onion
Instructions
For the Burgers
If you are at all concerned that the bacon won't be completely cooked on the grill, go ahead and cook it for 2-3 minutes over medium heat. I didn't bother, and we both lived to Tell the Tale.
Gently but thoroughly mix all the burger ingredients together except for the salt.
Form into 4 patties of equal size, making sure the edges are thicker than the centers since burgers tend to draw up into weird pucks on the grill. We don't want Pucked Up Burgers, no we don't.
Place on the grill and then salt each burger fairly liberally.
Grill to medium to medium-well, about 4-5 minutes a side over medium hot coals.
For the Special Sauce
Mix everything together. You'll have enough to liberally sauce all four burgers, but please make this to taste, and make as much or as little as you need for the number of burgers you're cooking.
To Build Your Burgers
On your toasted buns, spread on 2 Tablespoons relish.
Top with cheddar cheese, lettuce, and sliced onion.
Add the burger and spread with some of your special sauce.
Top with sliced tomatoes and finish with the top bun. Enjoy!
Notes
Feel free to change up the flavors of your burger with all sorts of add-ins. A couple of tablespoons of salsa and maybe some minced pickled jalapenos would be great. And then you could top your burger with guacamole or avocado slices, pepper jack, sour cream and maybe some enchilada sauce.Finely grated summer squash or zucchini also brings a lot of moisture along with some Sneaky Vegetable Goodness.