Chili Rubbed Blue Cheese Burger With A Balsamic Roasted Pepper Relish

Ingredients

• Balsamic Roasted Pepper Relish
• 3 sweet banana pepper, seeded and split in half
• 1 hot banana pepper, seeded and split in half
• 1 Poblano peppers, seeded and spilt in half
• 1 red bell pepper, seeded and split in half
• 3 tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 1/2tablespoon course sea salt
• 1/3 Cup Balsamic Vinegar
• 1 teaspoon light brown sugar
• Blue Cheese Compound Butter
• 6 tablespoons sweet cream unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 12 ounces Stilton blue cheese at room temperature
• Rub
• 4 Tablespoon light brown sugar
• 2 Tablespoon
• Hot Mexican style chili powder
• 2 Tablespoon Chili powder
• 1 tablespoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon ground white pepper
• 1 tablespoon fresh ground rosemary
• 1 tablespoon granulated garlic
• Patties
• 2 1/4 Pounds freshly ground beef chuck
• 2 1/4Teaspoons kosher salt
• 2 tablespoons Olive Oil
• Vegetable oil, for rubbing on the grill rack
• 6 good quality Kaiser rolls, split

Instructions

• Prepare a medium-hot fire in a charcoal grill with a cover, or preheat a gas grill to medium-high
• To make balsamic roasted pepper relish, coat pepper halves with olive oil, sprinkle inside with salt and place on grill skin side down. Cover and cook for 3 to 5 minutes or until the skins are charred and blistered.
• Remove from grill and cover in foil and allow to cool for 10 minutes. Once cooled remove and discard the skins.
• Coarsely chop the peppers and place them into a small bowl.
• Add balsamic vinegar and brown sugar, stir to coat well.
• Cover bowl with foil and reserve at room temperature until ready to use.
• To make the Compound Butter: Place the butter into a food processor and pulse until smooth, about 45 seconds. Add blue cheese 3 ounces at a time to a food processor, pulse after each addition of blue cheese until well combined.
• Place into a small bowl, cover with foil and reserve in a cool place until ready to use
• To make the rub, combine brown sugar, chili powder, ground pepper, rosemary and granulated garlic in a small bowl.
• To make the patties, place ground chuck into a large bowl, sprinkle half the salt onto the chuck and gently mix with a chilled metal spoon to get salt evenly distributed.
• Shape the meat into 6 equal size round patties.
• Brush olive oil over entire surface of patties. Sprinkle both sides with remaining salt.
• Place rub onto patties making sure to coat well on all sides. Set aside until ready to grill.
• Keep meat very cold and handle as little as possible to prevent the burger from becoming dense and dry.
• When the grill is ready, using a paper towel, rub the grill rack with vegetable oil, this will
• prevent sticking. Place patties on the center of the grill, cover and cook for 3 to 5 minutes on each side, for medium rare to medium burgers. During the last two minutes of cooking place, the rolls cut sides down on the outer edges of the grill rack so they can toast lightly.
• To assemble the burgers, place a patty on each bun bottom, top the patty with a generous amount of blue cheese compound butter, top with a generous amount of the roasted pepper relish. Add the bun tops and serve.