2 pounds percent ground beef (if you grind your own, use)
4 slices bacon cut into 1/2-inch pieces
4 servings bread-and-butter pickles for topping
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
2 teaspoons mustard dry
4 servings evoo for the pans
2 tablespoons chives fresh chopped
2 tablespoons optional: dill fresh chopped
4 tablespoons parsley fresh chopped
1 clove garlic finely grated
4 servings splash of half-and-half whole
2 tablespoons horseradish prepared
4 servings potato rolls lightly toasted
2 large russet potatoes
4 servings salt and pepper freshly ground
1 cup cup heavy whipping cream sour
0.5 cup irish stout such as guinness
4 servings watercress for topping
3 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
1 small onion white yellow very thinly sliced
0.5 pound cotswold yellow extra-sharp sliced
0.5 pound cotswold yellow extra-sharp sliced
Equipment
bowl
frying pan
aluminum foil
spatula
Directions
Watch how to make this recipe.
Peel the potatoes, then slice into thin wedges or cut into 3/4-inch dice.
Heat a skillet over medium-high heat and add a drizzle of EVOO.
Add the bacon and cook until crisp, then drain on a paper-towel-lined plate.
Add the potatoes to the fat in the skillet and season with a little salt and lots of pepper. Cook until browned, 5 to 6 minutes. Cover with foil and cook for 5 minutes.
Remove the foil and cook until crisp, 7 to 8 more minutes.
Mix the sour cream, chives, dill, garlic, horseradish, 2 tablespoons parsley and half-and-half or milk in a small bowl. Season with salt and pepper.
Mix the beef, Worcestershire sauce, dry mustard cayenne or hot sauce and the remaining 2 tablespoons parsley in a large bowl.
Sprinkle with salt and lots of pepper.
Heat a cast-iron skillet or griddle over medium-high heat.
Brush with oil, then add the beef mixture in 4 loose balls of equal size (do not shape them with your hands). Flatten with a spatula into 3/4-inch-thick patties. Scatter the onion slices over the top and press in with the spatula. Cook for 3 minutes, then flip and press the onion into the patties. Cook for 2 more minutes. Douse the pan with the beer and lay the cheese over the patties. Cover and cook until the cheese melts, about 1 minute.
Serve the burgers on the rolls with pickles and watercress.
Drizzle the horseradish sauce over the potatoes and serve on the side.
