About the Recipe
An homage to the humble peanut butter and jelly sandwich, this burger features some off-the-wall ingredients that come together and balance each other out to make a weirdly delicious cheeseburger. The funky-tang of the Maytag blue cheese blends well into the smoothness of the peanut butter and creates this uber-creamy "sauce" atop the burger, while the bacon jam serves the role of jelly on this burger, but a much more delicious jelly. Altogether, this burger is one of the most unique concoctions, but don't knock it till you try it - it's memorable.
Ingredients
- 1.5 pounds 80/20 ground beef
- 4 brioche hamburger buns
- 2 oz mayonnaise
- 8 oz Maytag Blue Cheese, crumbled
- 4 oz peanut butter
- 4 oz bacon jam
- 2 oz Cajun seasoning
- Salt & pepper
Directions
- Form the beef into patties weighing just over of a pound (~6 oz patties). Be sure to make the patties larger than the bun, as they will shrink when they cook. I like to form the patties on parchment paper, season generously with Cajun seasoning, salt, pepper and set aside.
- Spread mayonnaise on the hamburger buns and set them aside.
- Heat a grill or griddle to medium heat. I used the Coyote gas griddle because I like the large flat surface to make diner-style burgers.
- Sear the burgers on each side for about 2-3 minutes per side, while also toasting the hamburger buns on the griddle.
- After the buns are toasted, spread a layer of bacon jam on the bottom of each bun, and a layer of peanut butter on top of each bun. Then, crumble about 2 oz of Maytag blue cheese on top of the peanut butter.
- When the burgers are done cooking, place the patties on top of the bacon jam, and top with the top bun.
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