Beef Burgers With Peanut-chipotle Barbecue Sauce

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 42 mins Cook Time: 38 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil, plus more for brushing
• 1 onion, finely chopped (large)
• 2 tablespoons minced fresh ginger
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 cup tomato puree
• 2 tablespoons ketchup
• 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
• 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
• 1 1/2 tablespoons dijon mustard
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 2 tablespoons molasses
• 3 tablespoons pure dried ancho chile powder
• 1 can chipotle chile in adobo, minced
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 4 hamburger buns, split
• 1 1/2 lbs ground chuck
• 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese (3 ounces)
• 1 scallion, finely chopped
• lettuce
• tomato, slices for serving

Recipe

• 1 sauce:i.
• 2 in a medium saucepan, heat the 1 tablespoon of oil.
• 3 add the onion and ginger and cook over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes.
• 4 add the garlic and cook for 1 minute, stirring.
• 5 add the tomato puree, ketchup, vinegar, worcestershire sauce, mustard, honey, molasses, ancho chile powder, chipotle and water.
• 6 bring to a simmer and cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, until thickened, about 30 minutes.
• 7 transfer the sauce to a blender.
• 8 add the peanut butter and puree until smooth.
• 9 season the barbecue sauce with salt and pepper.
• 10 burgers:.
• 11 light a grill or preheat a grill pan.
• 12 brush the cut sides of the buns with oil and grill until toasted, about 30 seconds.
• 13 spread some of the barbecue sauce on the buns.
• 14 form the meat into four 1-inch-thick patties and brush with oil.
• 15 season with salt and pepper and grill over high heat, turning once, until nearly cooked through, about 5 minutes.
• 16 brush the burgers with some of the sauce and grill until lightly glazed, about 2 minutes.
• 17 top with the cheddar and scallion, close the grill and cook just until the cheese is completely melted, about 1 minute.
• 18 set the burgers on the buns, top with lettuce and tomato and serve right away.