Freshly Ground Pan Fried Bacon Cheeseburger

My hamburger buns needed a ground beef patty on them, which means I get to share a recipe with you. After reading about how to cook a hamburger, sans a grill, I learned a few things, such as, one - freshly ground beef produces a tender moist patty, second - don't mess with the meat too much, third - choose a chuck and or sirloin cut for the beef, fourth - cook the meat cold on a hot cast iron skillet. With my ground beef patty knowledge I am ready to share my recipe with you.

 Look at that magnificent burger.  It has it all.

Ingredients for this recipe are:

2 lbs. Beef Sirloin Roast (Or pre-ground)

2 lbs. Beef Tender Chuck Roast (Or pre-ground)

4 Tablespoons Worcestershire sauce

Salt

Freshly Ground Pepper

1 lb. Bacon

Sliced White Vermont Cheddar

Spelt Hamburger Buns

 Cut beef into 1 1/2 inch cubes.

 Push beef through grinder.  Skip this step if you used pre-ground.  If using pre-ground, try to buy
 it the day you will use it and keep it cold.  Starting with freshly ground beef you will notice a more 
moist and tender burger.  Keeping the beef cold right up to the point of cooking will insure you 
don't overcook the beef.

 Lightly mix ground meat with spoon, adding Worcestershire sauce, Salt, and Freshly Ground Pepper.

 Taking a baseball size piece of beef, pat into a flat disk with an indentation in the middle.  When 
beef cooks it puffs up in the middle.  With the indentation already there it will puff up but the
 overall patty will be flat still. 

Pre-heat oven to 425 Fahrenheit

Pre-heat 12 inch cast iron skillet over media-high burner.

 Place patties in pan and brown on both sides.

 Move hamburgers to oven on a cookie sheet if making more than will fit in pan.

Sauté bacon on griddle until brown.

Pile the burger on a bun with cheese, bacon, lettuce, and condiments. We had homemade ketchup 
on our burger, recipe can be found Here.

Enjoy!

Freshly Ground Pan Fried Bacon Cheeseburger

Printable Recipe Found Here

2 lbs. Beef Sirloin Roast (Or pre-ground)

2 lbs. Beef Tender Chuck Roast (Or pre-ground)

4 Tablespoons Worcestershire Sauce

Salt

Freshly Ground Pepper

1 lb Bacon

Sliced White Vermont Cheddar

Spelt Hamburger Buns

Optional Toppings:

Mixed Spring Lettuces

Ketchup

Honey Mustard

Cut beef into 1 1/2 inch cubes.

Push beef through grinder, skip this step if you used pre-ground.

Lightly mix ground meat with spoon, adding Worcestershire sauce, Salt, and Freshly Ground Pepper.

Taking a baseball size piece of beef, pat into a 1 inch thick flat disk with an indentation in the middle.

Pre-heat oven to 425 Fahrenheit

Pre-heat 12 inch cast iron skillet over media-high burner.

Place patties in pan and brown on both sides, move hamburgers to oven on a cookie sheet if making more than will fit in pan.

Sauté bacon on griddle until brown.

Pile the burger on a bun with cheese, bacon, lettuce, and condiments.

Enjoy!