Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 3 slices smoky bacon
  • ½ finely chopped yellow onion
  • 1 pound ground pork
  • 3 tablespoons thick tomato-based barbecue sauce, plus ½ cup for basting
  • 1- 1 ½ teaspoons Tabasco sauce
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 4 ounces Cabot Pepper Jack Cheese, Sharp Cheddar or, Seriously Sharp Cheddar, sliced
  • 4 soft onion rolls, split

Instruction

  • COOK bacon until crisp in small skillet, then transfer to paper towel to drain.
  • REMOVE all but about 2 teaspoons fat from skillet; add onion and cook, stirring, until soft and translucent, about 3 minutes. Spread on small plate to cool.
  • PREHEAT grill to medium-high.
  • CHOP or crumble bacon into small pieces and put in medium bowl.
  • ADD ground pork, 3 tablespoons of barbecue sauce, Tabasco sauce, salt and onions; mix gently to combine. Shape into four ¾-inch-thick patties.
  • BRUSH grill with wad of paper towel dipped in oil to prevent sticking. Brushing with additional barbecue sauce, grill burgers until cooked through to center, 5 to 8 minutes per side.
  • Top with cheese and cover with grill lid or foil until cheese is melted, about 1 minute.
  • SERVE on rolls.