Bbq Bacon Burgers With Fire-roasted Corn On The Cob

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1/2 chipotle chile in adobo, minced to a paste
• lime, juice and zest of, divided
• 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (evoo)
• 10 -12 slices bacon
• 1 small red onion, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
• 2 -3 tablespoons brown sugar, depending on your desired sweetness
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 4 ears corn on the cob, husked
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 1 1/3 lbs ground sirloin
• 1 tablespoon cumin
• 2 teaspoons chili powder
• 1 tablespoon steak seasoning, such as mccormick montreal steak seasoning
• 2 teaspoons ground coriander
• 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 4 kaiser rolls, split and toasted
• 1 lb spinach, stemmed
• 1/2 lb queso fresco or 1/2 lb feta cheese, grated
• 2 scallions, whites and green tops, chopped
• 3 tablespoons cilantro, chopped

Recipe

• 1 preheat an outdoor grill to high or a grill pan over medium-high heat.
• 2 place a small sauce pot over medium heat and add heavy cream, chipotle paste and lime zest. bring up to a simmer and season with salt and pepper. turn heat down to low and cook for about 5-10 minutes.
• 3 while cream is heating through, heat a medium-size nonstick skillet over medium-high heat with 1 tablespoon evoo. add the bacon to the pan and cook for about 4-5 minutes per side, or until crispy. remove the bacon from pan and set on a paper towel-lined plate, leaving 2 tablespoons of the bacon fat in the pan. with the pan still on medium-high heat, add the red onion and cook for about 4-5 minutes, or until onions are slightly translucent. add worcestershire sauce, brown sugar and the lime juice, and cook for about 1-2 minutes. add tomato sauce and bring up to a simmer. season bbq sauce with salt and pepper, and cook for about 10 minutes.
• 4 while sauces are simmering, husk the corn, remove all the silk then run under cold water until wet.
• 5 in a medium bowl, combine meat with cumin, chili powder, steak seasoning, coriander and chopped garlic for the burgers. divide meat into 4 patties about 1 inch thick. drizzle patties with a touch of evoo and season with salt and pepper.
• 6 place the corn and the patties on the grill. grill, turning frequently, until tender and well-charred all over.
• 7 grill the burgers for 6-7 minutes on each side. baste them with some of the bbq sauce the last 2 minutes of cooking.
• 8 before the burgers and corn are ready to come off the grill, place a medium skillet over medium-high heat and add 1 turn of the pan evoo, about 1 tablespoon. add the spinach to the pan for about 1 minute, or until barely wilted.
• 9 place a burger on a kaiser roll and top it with bbq sauce, bacon slices and spinach. remove the corn from the grill pan and place on a serving platter. pour the chipotle-cream mixture over the top of the corn and sprinkle with cheese.
• 10 garnish with chopped scallions and cilantro.