Jalapeno Cola Popper Burger

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• ½ onion
• 75 ml vinegar
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tbsp sugar
• ½ jalapeno

Mince one tablespoon white onion and slice one jalapeno then submerge in 1/4 cup vinegar after mixing in salt and sugar. Soak 2-4 hours.

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• 225 g ground beef
• 15 ml Coca-Colas
• ¼ tsp white peppercorn
• ½ tsp black peppercorn
• ⅛ tsp ground nutmeg
• ½ tsp chicken stock powder
• ½ tsp chili flakes
• 1½ tbsp panko breadcrumbs
• 1 tbsp hot sauce
• ½ tbsp barbecue sauce
• 2 cloves garlic

• bowl

 Marinate burgers- Mix in spices, garlic, and 1 oz cola cola. Add Panko bread crumbs to mix to correct firmness. Cover with saran wrap and chill for 2 hours.

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Build burger patty- create a 6 oz patter into a ball and apply equal pressure to press patty between two sheets of parchment paper with a oval plate. Crack salt and pepper and chill in fridge until ten minutes prior to cooking.

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• ½ red bell pepper
• ½ tsp roast garlic and pepper spice blend

Juilian red peppers and white onion season with olive oil, salt, pepper, and roasted garlic and pepper blend.

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• 4 slices bacon

Cook bacon in oven at 400° for 20-25 minutes before finishing off in a cast iron for two minutes. I do this to add bacon grease to the cast iron pan.

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• ½ avocado
• 2 slices cheese
• ½ head Green leaf Lettuce
• 1 tomatoes
• ½ red onion

Prepare topping- Slice avocado, tomato’s, leaf lettuce, purple onion and marble cheddar cheese.

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• 1 tbsp ghee

Cook burger patty in cast iron- Add two table spoons of ghee or clarified butter and heat cast iron to high heat. Add patty to pan and sear both sides. Cook to a internal heat of 160°.

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Grill peppers - Grill Julian red peppers and white onions in cast iron. Drain jalapeno from vinegar and cook at hot heat in cast iron 2-3 minutes then add the precooked red peppers mix and continue to cook for 1-2 minutes.

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• ½ package burger bun
• 1½ tsp garlic butter

Roast burger buns with garlic butter high broil for 2-3 minutes or when gently brown.

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Assemble burger- Place burger back into cast iron and top with jalapeno, red peppers, white onions, bacon and cheese. Place a splash of water in the pan and cover with a lid for about one minute or until the cheese has melted. (Make sure you are removing excess oil/fat/grease as you go from your pan whenever deemed necessary.)

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Final step! Dress toasted burger bun with mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, ketchup, a little bolds eye bbq and  Sriracha hot sauce. Top with lettuce, tomato, avocado, red onion. Add burger patty topped with bacon, cheese, red pepper mix, and crispy fresh pickled jalapeno peppers. Delicious served with freshly pickled cucumbers and fresh fries! Summer favourite. Jalapeno Cola Popper Burger: Enjoy with Heineken or Coca-Cola!

Enjoy your meal!