ULTIMATE JUICY LUCY CHEESE BURGER WITH ONION LOLLIPOP & SWEETCURE BACON

INGREDIENTS
FOR THE BURGER
1kg minced chuck steak (makes 4 burgers)
1 tsp salt
1 tsp ground fresh black pepper
Pinch of white ground black pepper
8 slices American cheese, 8 extra slices for topping
4 seeded American burger bun toasted
8 slices sweetcure bacon
4 middle thick cuts of Spanish onion
ooil
1 BBQ

THE CONDIMENT STATION
1 bottle homemade ketchup (or substitute)
1 bottle homemade brown sauce (or substitute)
1 jar mayonnaise
1 jar jalapenos sliced
Iceberg lettuce
Sliced beef tomatoes
Slice raw Spanish onion

Take the mince meat and mix well by hand with the salt, pepper and white pepper.  Form into 8 equal patties all approx 4oz. To make the burger a Juicy Lucy, take two of the burgers and place two slices of cheese folded half and half again into the centre of the bottom burger, place the other burger on top and press the edges together to form a seal. 

Once the BBQ is white hot coals and ready to cook on, place the burgers on BBQ and don't turn until 3-4 minutes, you want the burger to seal and caramelise, then turn and wait the same time, this will allow all the juices to run back down inside, this will produce a medium well cooked burger, with all the hot cheese inside waiting to ooze out, and you can still have a more well cooked burger just cook on each side for a couple of minutes more each side.

Meanwhile place the thick centre cuts of a Spanish onion, rubbed in ooil on the BBQ, I sometimes skewer them for ease of use turning them if I have many to do.  These onions are fabulous, I like to caramelise them and catch them on the BBQ for that depth of flavour, they are amazing.

At roughly the same time add the sweetcure bacon on the BBQ and cook to your choice I like mine crispy but still bendy.

When the burgers are done, place them on a warm plate to rest, meanwhile place the burger buns on the BBQ to toast the insides,

Now just for the assembly, take the base of a toasted bun, place the burger, top with more American burger cheese, crispy bacon , a onion lollipop and the top of the bun.  All the cheese in the centre will want to start oozing out and then it is over to the condiment station oh la la the choice is yours...