Weekend Recipes – Grilled To Perfection (part 1) – Grilled chorizo- and blue cheese-stuffed burgers with candied bacon

Grilled chorizo- and blue cheese-stuffed burgers with
candied bacon

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Grilled chorizo- and blue cheese-stuffed burgers with candied bacon

Grilled chorizo-
and blue cheese-stuffed burgers with candied bacon

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Serves 2

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Prep Time 30 minutes

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 Cooking Time 30 minutes

Ingredient

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250 grams bacon strips

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1/4 cup brown sugar

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2 tablespoons olive oil

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1 chorizo, diced

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1 red onion, minced

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500 grams ground beef

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1/4 cup blue cheese, divided

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 2 burger buns

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6 leaves arugula

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2 tomatoes, sliced

Recipe

1.    Arrange
bacon strips in a single layer on a baking sheet. Sprinkle with brown sugar and
bake for 20 minutes. Set aside and keep warm.

2.    Heat
olive oil in a saucepan and sauté chorizo and red onion for 5 minutes. 
Set aside.

3.    Divide
ground beef into 4 portions. Sandwich half of the blue cheese and chorizo
mixture between 2 portions of ground beef, making sure to seal the edges of the
patty around the filling. Repeat to make another patty.

4.    Preheat
the grill. Grill burger patties for about 5 minutes on both sides. Finish
cooking the burger patties in an oven preheated to 350°F for 8 to 10 minutes.

5.   
Toast burger buns on the grill for 1 to 2 minutes. Place 3 arugula
leaves and a burger patty on a bottom bun half. Top with tomatoes and candied
bacon; cover with the top bun half. Repeat to make a second burger.