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Home » Main Dishes » Beef Dishes » ‘Best of the Farm’ Burger

‘Best of the Farm’ Burger

May 22, 2014 by Danielle Green 6 Comments

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This burger is a collection of some of the best offerings from our family farm. Over the years, my Dad raised livestock including cattle, pigs and chickens while managing his small grain farm. On top of that, he and my mother tend to large vegetable gardens, in addition to their four children…

There is a reason farm families have so many children…they need lots of cheap labor! 😉 Whether we were helping load pigs, or picking rocks, we never got out of helping out on the farm.

This meal is an ode to my father and all of his hard work he has put in over the years to not only provide the basics for his large family, but provide us with many extras growing up that not everyone is so fortunate to have. He, along with my husband, are some of the hardest working men I have ever known!

Best of the Farm Burger Krafted Koch

‘Best of the Farm’ Burger
1 lb hamburger
¼ lb. bacon chopped into ¼”- ½” size pieces
½ medium onion diced
1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp Italian seasoning
1 tsp salt
1 tsp garlic powder
½ tsp ground cayenne pepper

4 buns, sliced and buttered
4 slices of cheddar cheese
4 eggs fried sunny side up
1 tomato
Lettuce
Pickle spears

Garlic Aioli
3 heads of garlic
1 Tbsp. Olive oil
1/3 c. mayonnaise
1 Tbsp. Dijon mustard
Salt & pepper to taste

To get started, preheat your oven to 400°. Take your 3 gloves of garlic and slice the tops off so each clove is exposed. (This is important, if you leave some cloves intact, they will be difficult to get at later.) Place them on the sheet of tinfoil, cut side up, and use the 1Tbsp of olive oil to rub over the entire head. Be sure to cover them thoroughly, so they don’t burn. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and fold the tinfoil into a packet to enclose the garlic completely. Place in the oven and bake for 50 minutes.

Meanwhile, in a sauté pan, over medium-high heat, begin browning your bacon pieces. After about 3-4 minutes, when the bacon has begun to brown a bit, add the diced onions to the pan. Continue cooking for 5-7 minutes until the onions are translucent and bacon is cooked through. With a slotted spoon, remove the bacon and onions from the pan and place in a medium bowl. Be sure to leave the bacon fat in the pan, to cook the burgers in later.

Roasted Garlic story copyOnce the garlic is done cooking, remove it from the oven and it should be a beautiful golden brown color. Squeeze each head from the bottom to release the individual cloves. (Use an oven mitt to protect your hand if you are impatient like myself, otherwise just wait for it to cool.) Add the cloves to a small bowl and use a fork to smash them up well. To the garlic, add the mayonnaise and Dijon and mix well. This stuff is seriously to die for, I want to slather it on everything now! 🙂 Place mixture in the refrigerator while preparing the burgers.

To the medium bowl with the bacon and onions, add the hamburger, Worcestershire sauce, Italian seasoning, salt, garlic powder and cayenne. Mix everything with your hands so it is well combined, but be sure not to over work the meat or it will become tough.

BurgersDivide the meat into four parts and form into patties. (I stored my extra raw burgers between wax paper in a zip-lock bag, so my husband could make one when he got home late at night after a long day’s work.)

Reheat the pan with the bacon fat to medium-high. Season the patties with additional salt and pepper and place in hot pan. Cook for 2 minutes and then flip. Immediately after flipping the burgers, place a slice of cheddar on each one. This will allow the cheese to get nice and melted. Cook for an additional 2 minutes (or longer if you prefer a well done burger), and remove from heat.

In a new pan, cook the four eggs sunny-side up. Place one egg on top of each burger. To that same pan add the buns, sliced side down, for a minute to toast them. Slather the top of each bun with a generous portion of the prepared garlic aioli.

Assemble the burgers with the veggies and serve immediately.

Best of the Farm Burger Krafted Koch

Best of the Farm Burger Krafted Koch
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'Best of the Farm' Burger

This 'Best of the Farm' Burger is studded with bacon & onions and topped with cheddar, garlic aioli & a sunny side up egg! All the best of our family farm!
Prep Time1 hr
Cook Time20 mins
Total Time1 hr 20 mins
Course: Burger
Cuisine: American
Servings: 4
Author: Danielle | Krafted Koch

Ingredients

  • 'Best of the Farm' Burger
  • -
  • 1 lb hamburger
  • ¼ lb. bacon chopped into ¼”- ½” size pieces
  • ½ medium onion diced
  • 1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tsp Italian seasoning
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • ½ tsp ground cayenne pepper
  • 4 buns sliced and buttered
  • 4 slices of cheddar cheese
  • 4 eggs fried sunny side up
  • 1 to mato
  • Lettuce
  • Pickle spears
  • -
  • Garlic Aioli
  • -
  • 3 heads of garlic
  • 1 Tbsp. Olive oil
  • 1/3 c. mayonnaise
  • 1 Tbsp. Dijon mustard
  • Salt & pepper to taste

Instructions

  • To get started, preheat your oven to 400°. Take your 3 gloves of garlic and slice the tops off so each clove is exposed. (This is important, if you leave some cloves intact, they will be difficult to get at later.) Place them on the sheet of tinfoil, cut side up, and use the 1Tbsp of olive oil to rub over the entire head. Be sure to cover them thoroughly, so they don’t burn. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and fold the tinfoil into a packet to enclose the garlic completely. Place in the oven and bake for 50 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, in a sauté pan, over medium-high heat, begin browning your bacon pieces. After about 3-4 minutes, when the bacon has begun to brown a bit, add the diced onions to the pan. Continue cooking for 5-7 minutes until the onions are translucent and bacon is cooked through. With a slotted spoon, remove the bacon and onions from the pan and place in a medium bowl. Be sure to leave the bacon fat in the pan, to cook the burgers in later.
  • Once the garlic is done cooking, remove it from the oven and squeeze each head from the bottom to release the individual cloves. Add the cloves to a small bowl and use a fork to smash them up well. To the garlic, add the mayonnaise and Dijon and mix well. Place mixture in the refrigerator while preparing the burgers.
  • To the medium bowl with the bacon and onions, add the hamburger, Worcestershire sauce, Italian seasoning, salt, garlic powder and cayenne. Mix everything with your hands so it is well combined, but be sure not to over work the meat or it will become tough.
  • Divide the meat into four parts and form into patties. Reheat the pan with the bacon fat to medium-high. Season the patties with additional salt and pepper and place in hot pan. Cook for 2 minutes and then flip. Immediately after flipping the burgers, place a slice of cheddar on each one. This will allow the cheese to get nice and melted. Cook for an additional 2 minutes (or longer if you prefer a well done burger), and remove from heat.
  • In a new pan, cook the four eggs sunny-side up. Place one egg on top of each burger. To that same pan add the buns, sliced side down, for a minute to toast them. Slather the top of each bun with a generous portion of the prepared garlic aioli.
  • Assemble the burgers with the veggies and serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 burger
Servings Per Container 4

Amount Per Serving
Calories 803 Calories from Fat 450
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 50g 77%
Saturated Fat 18g 90%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 321mg 107%
Sodium 2008mg 84%
Total Carbohydrate 42g 14%
Dietary Fiber 3g 12%
Sugars 6g
Protein 47g 94%

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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Filed Under: Beef Dishes, Main Dishes, Recipe Tagged With: Bacon, Burger


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Comments

  1. Julie @ Julie's Eats & Treats says

    May 22, 2014 at 9:43 am

    MMMMM can we come over and grill at your house?! 🙂 This look FABULOUS!

    Reply
    • Danielle says

      May 23, 2014 at 8:07 am

      Umm, yes! You bring your Balsamic steak skewers, http://www.julieseatsandtreats.com/2014/05/balsamic-steak-skewers/, and potato salad and that sounds like a great grill out! 🙂

      Reply
  2. Tina | Mademoiselle Gourmande says

    May 23, 2014 at 11:32 am

    Those burgers look amazing! The buns look so very German! 🙂
    And how delish are the garlic cloves? Such a great dish…

    Reply
  3. Marissa @ Life is Fantasmic says

    May 25, 2014 at 8:03 am

    YUM!!! I’d love for you to share this at my Saturday Dishes Link Party this weekend! It’s a themed link up & this week’s theme is Memorial Day & Grilling! Feel free to share other old or new posts that fit the theme as well if you have them! (:

    http://lifeisfantasmic.blogspot.com/2014/05/saturday-dishes-memorial-day-grilling.html

    Reply
    • Marissa @ Life is Fantasmic says

      May 29, 2014 at 9:46 am

      Thanks so much for linking up at Saturday Dishes! I can’t wait to see what other yummy recipes you share in future weeks!

      Reply

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