Andouille & Beef Burgers With Blue Cheese

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/2 lb andouille sausage, cut into 1/4-inch cubes
• 3/4 cup roasted pecan, chopped
• salt
• pepper
• 1 1/2 lbs lean ground beef
• 3/4 cup mayonnaise
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon cajun seasoning
• 1 1/2 lbs onions, thinly sliced
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar or 1 tablespoon brown sugar substitute
• 8 ounces blue cheese
• 6 large hamburger buns, toasted inside

Recipe

• 1 mix all the mayo ingredients together and refrigerate (you may do this the day before).
• 2 mix all the burger ingredients together and form into 6 half inch patties (this may be made in advance and refrigerated).
• 3 over medium heat sauté the onions in the oil with the garlic & brown sugar.
• 4 stir and continue cooking until golden remove onions to a bowl.
• 5 heat skillet over hi heat add burgers and fry for 4 minutes or until browned on one side, flip burger, turn heat to medium low, cover with lid and continue cooking for 5 minutes.
• 6 flip and distribute the blue cheese evenly on top of the burgers, cover and continue to cook until cheese is melted.
• 7 place onions on bottom half of the bun, then the burger, if using okra & watercress put that on next, top with the spicy mayo and bun top.
• 8 serve & enjoy.