Cheesy Stuffed Bacon Cheeseburgers and Home Fries
Yes. I cooked a whole meal, almost entirely from scratch on my grill Saturday night. My sweetheart and I decided we wanted burgers and fries, so burgers and fries it was!
Ingredients
6 medium potatoes
1 pound ground beef
1/2 pound pepper jack cheese slices
1/2 American cheese slices
Thick Cut Hickory Smoked bacon
Steps
After firing up my Saffire, I sliced 6 medium potatoes into wedges. I put them in the cast iron pan my Grandpa Gene left me and seasoned them with garlic salt, pepper and onion powder. I ran the temperature of the grill up to 400 degrees and set the cast iron skillet on the primary grid.
I took a pound of ground beef, seasoned it with garlic salt, pepper, cracked pepper, and onion powder before dividing it into thirds. I took about a quarter of the beef from the first ball and set it aside. Then I flattened what's left hand pressing it to between an 1/8 and a quarter inch thick patty. I divided a slice of Pepper Jack into quarters and put a quarter down in the middle of my patty. Then I did the same with a slice of American cheese. Last I took the smaller piece of beef and flattened it over the cheese, drawing up the edges of the patty around the cheese. I shaped it a bit and set it on a plate. After repeating the step two more times, the patties were ready to get fired up.
I moved the potatoes off the primary grid up onto the secondary grid and seared the burgers for two minutes a side. By this time I'd let the temperature climb to 525. After searing, I vented the grill down to 400-450, put the burgers on the secondary grid and moved the potatoes back to the primary grid. I added the bacon to the primary grid and let everything sit for 4-5 minutes before flipping the burgers.
I took the home fries off, put them on an 18" pizza pan, you know the kind with holes in it and closed the bottom vent of my grill. I topped the burgers with cheese, let it melt on the grill, put the potatoes on the primary grid and then took the burgers and bacon inside.
After putting the burgers and bacon on buns, I brought in the potatoes and fixed my plate. It was a tasty dinner that's for sure! I can't wait to try bleu cheese instead of American on the inside.