Firecracker Burgers

Ingredients

• ½ cup mayonnaise
• 2 chipotle chiles in adobo
• 1–1½ tsp cayenne pepper
• ½ tsp salt
• ½ tsp black pepper
• 1 tsp montreal steak seasoning
• 1 pound ground beef chuck
• to taste olive oil
• 8 slices bacon, crisp cooked
• 4 slices pepper jack cheese
• to taste hamburger buns

Steps

1. Combine the mayonnaise and chipotle.
2. Refrigerate until needed.
3. Combine the cayenne, salt, pepper, and steak seasoning.
4. Set aside.
5. Form the meat into 4 equal patties, about ½ inch thick.
6. Make an indentation in the center of each one.
7. Brush with olive oil.
8. Sprinkle the patties on both sides with the seasoning mixture.
9. Set aside.
10. Preheat a chimney starter full of charcoal in the bottom of a kettle grill.
11. Once hot, disperse evenly around the bottom of the grill.
12. Add the burgers.
13. Grill, turning often, until desired doneness is achieved.
14. Place a slice of cheese on each patty once it comes off the grill.
15. Serve on buns with bacon, lettuce, tomato, and the chipotle mayonnaise.