Hail Mary Habanero Hamburgers

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Hail Mary Habanero Hamburgers will be a touchdown for your game day fans at your tailgate. Rich, juicy burgers with layer after layer of robust flavors!  After eating  appetizers  like  Hot  Taco  Dip  and  Instant  Pot  Spinach  Artichoke  Dip,  we  like  make  big,  juicy  game-day  burgers!
I love flavorful foods, so naturally I gravitate towards chicken wings and nachos at tailgates. My husband, Copa, is a hamburger guy. Period. With bowl game season tailgates right around the corner, I set out to make a big, juicy burger packed with taste that makes both of us happy!

My sideline secret ingredient would of course be El Yucateco® Red Chile Habanero sauce. I always look for sauces that are flavorful. El Yucateco® uses fresh habanero peppers picked by hand from their own fields, and the fullness of the habanero flavor really shines in their sauce.

GAME PLAN:
Since Walmart is tailgate central for our family’s game day supplies, I headed over to pick up my sauces. I quickly found them in the International aisle:I couldn’t resist trying this one……..
After shopping, I headed home to get ready for our tailgate.
Groceries were unpacked in a flash, and I was ready to focus on the star quarterback for our tailgate: the hamburger! Copa takes his hamburgers VERY seriously. As a matter of fact, he ordered a burger on our first date! So, he’s perfected the art of a glorious hamburger and is sharing a few tips today.

Copa’s tips for your best burger:
1. Bring meat to room temperature before placing on a hot grill or skillet.
2. An 80/20 blend is ideal. The fat brings juicy flavorings!
3. Don’t over pack your meat. Avoid the urge to pound your patties!

Now, let’s make Hail Mary Habanero Hamburgers!

THE PLAYERS ON THE FIELD:
Your team for these game winning burgers include provolone cheese, bacon, hamburger seasoning, hot sauce, and meat.
Five ingredients – that’s it!
Sometimes the simplest play on the field is the most dramatic. #HailMaryPass

HUDDLE UP:
For each burger, chop 1 slice of bacon and 2 slices of provolone cheese, 1 teaspoon of our house hamburger seasoning, 1/2 teaspoon El Yucateco®Red Chili Habanero sauce. Set aside one cup of hamburger meat, separated. 
Make two hamburger patties, one half cup of meat each. Mix the sauce, cheese & bacon together. Place mixture in the center of one patty. Cover with second patty, and pinch the seams to seal in that robust goodness! Finally, season both sides of your Hail Mary Habanero Hamburger with our house hamburger seasoning and place the patty in a heated, cast iron skillet. I like to place a pat of butter in the pan just before adding the meat for even more depth of flavor.

Of course, grills are always a part of tailgating. Fire up the grill and throw on the burgers! For our homegating parties, my preference is to use a cast iron skillet to cook our hamburgers. The hot skillet and rich butter really sear the meat for that full, juicy burger we all crave. Once the burger is cooked to your preference, just add toppings! I have to tell you, the hamburger is so flavorful, you may be satisfied with fresh crisp lettuce, a custom burger sauce and a few slices of crisp bacon. I added a few crispy onion straws, too!For our tailgate, I whipped up two sauces just for these burgers with crema Mexican cheese and a few generous dashes of the sauces in each. The cream sauce provided subtle, cool flavoring to burgers. We offered both cream sauce options for our guests at our tailgate.

TOUCHDOWN:
The real game changer is what you will find inside your Hail Mary Habanero Hamburgers. Layer after layer of FLAVOR!

This burger is SO GOOD.

It’s juicy with a robust depth of flavor; better than any restaurant burger hands down! Hail Mary Habanero Hamburgers will be your first round draft pick tailgate after tailgate!

Take It To The Tailgate Tip: If you are grilling on site, make your patties (including stuffing them) before you leave home. Wrap each patty in wax paper, then place in a zip top bag before placing in a cooler. 

Hail Mary Habanero Hamburgers

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Servings 4

Ingredients

  

Hamburgers

• 2 pounds hamburger meat
• 8 slices provolone cheese
• 2 tablespoons El Yucateco® Red Chile Habanero
• 4 slices cooked bacon
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 4 teaspoons coffee rub

Hail Mary Hamburger Sauce

• 1/2 cup Mexican Crema
• 1/4 teaspoon El Yucateco® Black Label Reserve

Hamburger House Seasoning

• 2 tablespoons ground coffee (not instant)
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon Onion powder
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4-1/2 teaspoon salt

Instructions

 

Hamburgers

• Let the hamburger meat come to room temperature. While the meat rests, chopped cooked bacon and provolone cheese in a small bowl. Pour 2 tablespoons El Yucateco® Red Chile Habanero sauce over the bacon and cheese mixture. Mix well. Separate into four equal portions and set aside.
• Separate hamburger meat into 4 one cup servings. Working with one cup of meat at a time, separate each portion in half. (You will have two 1/2 cups of meat.) Work the meat into two separate patties.
• In the center of one patty, place 1/4 of the cheese & bacon mixture. Place the second patty on top of base patty; it should completely cover the cheese & bacon patty. Seal edges.
• In a skillet on medium-high heat, add one tablespoon of butter to the hot skillet for each burger you will cook. (If you have a small skillet, you will be cooking the hamburgers one at a time, and a fresh pat of butter should be added to the skillet prior to the addition of each new burger to your pan.)
• While the skillet heats and the butter melts, coat both sides of each hamburger patty with 1 teaspoon of Hamburger House Seasoning.
• Sear each hamburger 2-3 minutes on each side or until cooked to your preference.

Black Label Burger Sauce

• Incorporate El Yucateco® Black Label Reserve into crema Mexican cheese. Keep refrigerated until ready to use.

Hamburger House Seasoning

• In a small bowl, mix all ingredients together. Cover and store in a refrigerator until ready for use.

Notes

Original recipe by Heather and Totally Tailgates, LLC.