When My Family Bit Into These They Were In For a Bacon Surprise

Our friends, the Enderson Family, has a large cattle ranch in Minnesota.  Tim and Kathryn raise some of the choicest beef on the market. One year they decided to sell some of his special blend of lean ground sirloin with bacon as part of a line of his farm to table meats. This slider actually reminds me of the burgers we fixed from his ranch. Put it this way, seven years after we visited them, I still remember how amazing those hamburgers tasted!

Potato Skin Bacon Burgers

 

INGREDIENTS

• 4 Yukon gold potatoes
• kosher salt
• Freshly ground black pepper
• 2 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 lb. ground beef
• 6 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
• 1 1/2 c. shredded Cheddar
• 1/2 c. sour cream
• 1 tbsp. chopped fresh chives

DIRECTIONS

• 1. Preheat oven to 350º. Season potatoes with salt and pepper and rub with olive oil. Bake until tender, 1 hour 30 minutes. Raise oven temperature to 450º.
  2. Let potatoes cool, then halve lengthwise and scoop out potatoes, leaving 1/4″ potato on all sides.
  3. Place potato skins facedown and brush with oil. Bake until golden, 10 minutes.
  4. Meanwhile, shape ground beef into burgers the same size as potatos. Season with salt and pepper and cook until medium, 5 minutes per side.
  5. Flip and fill potato skins with bacon and cheese. Return to oven until cheese is melty, 5 minutes.
  6. Fill skins with sour cream and chives, then top one with a cooked burger and another potato skin.
  7. Serve.

 

Quick Tip: If you are doing a lot of these little sliders, consider making them on the grill. It is faster and less clean-up is always a huge plus for me!

Recipe and image courtesy of Delish.com