Homecooked: Inside-Out Bacon Pepperjack Burger

Everyone knows I’m a big eater, but most people do not know how much I really love cooking my own food.  Reasons people do not know about my love for cooking:

  1. I rarely, if ever, cook at home.
    I currently live with 8 other people.  Our kitchen is the size of my foot.  Also, Mama Bear always has something amazing on the stove.
  2. I never cook for other people (minus the boyfriend, who is obligated to love everything that I make).
    I have a fear that people will eat my food and not like it and then judge me for being a bad cook.  Terrible anxiety kicks in.
  3. ??

Anyway, I am in love with the Food Network and I caught an episode of Rachel Ray making an inside-out burger.  I decided I would try it myself at some point.  Since I am visiting my bf, I actually have room to cook.  Yipee!

I didn’t follow a recipe or anything, and instead decided to make a simple burger.  I did, however, take Paula Deen’s advice on letting the meat soak up some water to give the burger more moisture.

  • 1 pound ground chuck (85% lean)
  • about 1/4 cup of water
  • a dash of salt
  • black pepper
  • flatbread (buns)
  • stuffers: bacon, onion, cremini mushrooms, pepperjack cheese

I cut and cooked all the stuffers.  I divided the meat into 8 parts (8 patties for 4 burgers).  For each burger, I took 1 patty and piled on the stuffers, making sure to leave room on the edges.  Then I put a patty on top and sealed it with the bottom patty so that you couldn’t see any of the stuffers.  I cooked each side for about 5 minutes on medium heat for a medium-well burger.  Each of the burgers were served on flatbread buns (my sister loves to use these and I think it puts more emphasis on the meat).

Homecooked: juicy inside-out burgers

Best burger I have ever tasted and even better because I made it myself.

Homecooked: oozing goodness

Success!  I would love to grill these next time.

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