The Surf N Turf Burger

Ingredients

  • Burgers:
  • 6 slices bacon
  • 2 Pounds ground chuck 80/20
  • 6 brioche buns
  • Rub:
  • 6 tablespoons Cajun Seasoning
  • 3 tablespoons Unsweetened Dark Coco Powder
  • 3 tablespoon Ground Espresso
  • 1 Teaspoon Salt
  • Compound Butter:
  • 2 sticks butter-room temperature
  • 1 small shallot-diced
  • 2 clove garlic-diced
  • 1 tablespoon fresh parsley
  • 1/4 teaspoon fresh rosemary
  • 1/2 teaspoon fresh thyme
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • Garlic Cream Sauce:
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • 2 large cloves garlic
  • 1/4 Cup white wine
  • 1 Cup heavy cream
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • Toppings:
  • 6 slices cooked bacon
  • 1 large white potato
  • oil for frying
  • generous pinch salt
  • generous pinch pepper
  • 6-4oz lobster tails
  • 4 slices gruyere cheese
  • 6 leaves of butter lettuce
  • 6 tomato slices
  • 1/2 Cup chopped chives

Instructions

  • In a frying pan on medium heat cook bacon on both sides until browned and crispy, drain on paper towel.
  • Let bacon fat cool.
  • Once fat is cooled place in six equal dollops onto a cookie sheet and freeze.
  • Mix beef slightly, make six equal burgers, place in refrigerator, uncovered.
  • In a small bowl mix all rub ingredients together.
  • Combine all butter ingredients together in a bowl and set aside.
  • Place butter in a medium skillet, on medium low heat.
  • Whisk in flour and cook flour whisking occasionally for about a minute or two.
  • Add in garlic and cook until softened but not browned.
  • Pour in wine and let wine cook off and reduce (about 2 minutes).
  • Slowly add cream whisking continuously until all cream has been added.
  • Season sauce with salt, pepper and cayenne pepper, continue to whisk until sauce is thickened and creamy.
  • Peel potato with a potatoes peeler with a serrated edge, cut the potato length wise to make very thin shoe string fries.
  • Place cut potatoes in a bowl of cold water for about 20 minutes.
  • Take potatoes out of water and dry completely.
  • In a pot with oil deep enough to fry potatoes, heat oil to 350-360 degrees and fry potatoes in batches, not to over crowd pan, drain potatoes on paper towel and season with salt and pepper as soon as they come out of the fryer.
  • Preheat grill, set on medium heat.
  • Spread all buns with butter mixture and toast on grill until lightly toasted.
  • Take burgers out of the refrigerator; place a frozen bacon fat disk into the middle of each burger.
  • Season burgers with rub mixture and set on preheated grill.
  • Cook burgers about 3-4 minutes on each side, or until just under medium rare, flipping only once during cook time.
  • Place a slice of cheese on each burger, close grill lid to melt cheese.
  • Place the remaining compound butter in a small sauce pan and place on low to melt butter.
  • Remove lobster tails from shells and place in butter.
  • Bring heat up to medium low, cook lobsters tails until lobsters are opaque and just cooked through.
  • Place lettuce then cooked burgers on bottom buns; place a slice of bacon, a slice of tomato and a lobster tail on each.
  • Drizzle with garlic sauce, top with